If you have seen the Facebook url to your business page, you know it can be really (really) long - this is mine - http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Johnstown-CO/Radical-Designs-Computer-and-Web-Design-Services/120218557989457?ref=sgm&ajaxpipe=1&__a=5

If you want to share that it looks a little formidable to most people.

But there is a way to make it much shorter - like this:   http://www.tinyurl.com/RadicalDesigns4u - which looks much nicer to share.

How? This is really easy…

1. Go to your Facebook page (or any other page you want to make a short url for) and select/copy the url (web address that shows up at the top of your browser)

1. Go to TinyURL.com

1. Paste in your long url in the first box you see, like I did, and click the "Make TinyURL" button. But wait! You can make a Custom Alias, just like I did.

See the "Custom alias (optional) " text? Enter your preferred site name or blog name or page name in that box and then click the "Make TinyURL" button. You will then get your desired link!

Is that easy or what! And fun! You can make shorter links for facebook and twitter and your blogs - whatever.

Just so you know, TinyURL is not the only site that does this. Search for "make short urls" and you will get a long list of similar sites. However, I do know TinyURL has been doing this for a long time - since 2002 - which is several generations in technology time. You can use short url's from TinyURL.com with confidence.

Let others know how you use TinyURL. Comment on this article.

Hi,

Welcome to the Radical Designs myBlog. This blog is intended to be informative with tips and tricks and possibly solutions for your IT issues, whether they be computer hardware or software. I'm sorry if you have a Mac, I won't be able to help much. I have 20 + years experience with the PC environment and can't speak to recent experience with a Mac. My consulting expertise runs to solving PC problems for small businesses, generally 1 to 10 computer users, and small office/home office with 1 to 5 computer users. I repair hardware, build systems, install software, do maintenance and updates for a wide variety of operating systems and software, networking and wireless setups, and building custom Joomla content management system websites.
I get asked a wide variety of questions from the very basic to the very complex. Do I have all the answers all the time? No. But I do my best to find out what I don't know and solve annoying issues as quickly as possible.

I have often thought as I make my daily journey, that others might benefit from what I find out on any given day, so I am going to put my educational curve online to benefit whom it may.

If you have questions or comments about things IT, please ask. I don't guarantee to have the answer, but it might start a good discussion.

Hoping you enjoy the flow.
Carolyn Breninger - Techgal