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Google's New Map Features Gives Me Hope

When you’re considered a leader in ecommerce services and search engines and Web services, it’s easy to force-feed users. For some t... 0 Comments | Read More »

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When Patience is a Downfall...

If your car broke down on the highway, would you leave it there for weeks? If it was 12 below zero and the central heating in the ho... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Video Tutorial Ideas?

It's about time I used this blog for something useful, like finding out what kinds of things our readers want to see Video Tutorials... 0 Comments | Read More »

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When cool becomes cumbersome...

I like flashy web features as much as the next Internet-surfing junkie. I'm virtually married to the Web - it's where I rent my movi... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Paying for Our Own Mistakes

As I write this, my arm hurts, my back hurts, my shin is black and blue... My back, neck and right hip? They all hurt. Sometimes I'm... 0 Comments | Read More »

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CAPTCHA Killer

A few posts ago I mentioned that we had put in a CAPTCHA verification thingy on our article comments form. For those that are unfami... 0 Comments | Read More »

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The Web 3.0 Browsers

We posted an article not too long ago that attempted to clarify some of the nomenclature being tossed around lately about "the Web 2... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Put Customers at Ease by Customizing Error Pages

The dreaded "Page Not Found" error is only the most common error. I never understood why many of the big dogs ignore the fact that y... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Article Comment Spam

As this week wraps up, we are getting ready to implement some of the changes to the website that we have been working on for a coupl... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Don't Sweat the Inbox...

"If your business keeps you so busy that you have no time for anything else, there must be something wrong, either with you or with ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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When we're hungry for success...

"If you can allow yourself to trust those little movements round your gut that tell you when something is interesting or exciting, t... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Custom Date Output Using Rails

Here is another one of those instances when I just can't believe how much easier something could be than the way that I have done it... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Keep the Engines Clean

I love my dog. She's the most adorable red beagle. Her name's Luna and she's my pride and joy. And though I spend many of my waking ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Flash Animations vs. Images

The topic of whether or not to use flash in websites came up in our forum recently, and I thought I would do a post about the differ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Mass Mailing Delays? Don't always blame the host...

When it comes to scheduling opt-in emailings to your customers, planning is key. Times and days are dependent on several factors, an... 0 Comments | Read More »

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POST, GET and State Changes

I figured I would post about this one, as it is something that I have picked up along the path of learning more about developing web... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Slacker Is as Slacker Does...

"Whenever I am tempted to slack up and let the business run for a while on its own impetus, I picture my competitor sitting at a des... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Video Tutorials

We published a new video tutorial on our site this week covering some Photoshop techniques for removing product backgrounds. The res... 0 Comments | Read More »

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Take Time for Yourself...

When I got into this business, I worked long hours. Nearly every waking moment was spent in front of a computer screen. With little ... 0 Comments | Read More »

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The Model-View-Controller Explanation

This should be a fun one. I wrote an article recently for the magazine about Ruby on Rails, which was meant as a primer to those tha... 0 Comments | Read More »

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