tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87460855854323628932011-11-27T17:02:28.503-08:00Dave's JDE LTD Newsletter OnlineDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.comBlogger681100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-78864149552391455272010-03-28T09:01:00.000-07:002010-03-28T09:03:21.311-07:00

I've always argued that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is part art, part science and part black magic. Certainly, the "black magic" part applies at times, especially when it comes to Google who keep their algorithms close to their chests.Yet there are some basic things you, as a website owner, can do to help yourself get in and stay in the search engines.What's that? You're already in the

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The very best part of my job is "launch days". That's when all my work, and that of my client, comes to fruition and we set them on their maiden (or renewed) voyage into the world wide web.A JDE website is an investment from not just the customer, but from us as well. From the initial concept ("I have an idea for a website...") to the design ("whacha think...?") to the redesigns ("we're you

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Part 1 of 2Email is so pervasive in our lives that many people, I'm sure, wouldn't know what to do with themselves if someone pulled the Internet plug. A few short years ago, email was considered an "unreliable" delivery mechanism, meaning that if you had something of importance to say or send, you'd better use a backup plan to be sure your recipient got it.No more. Email is routinely subpoenaed

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We're delighted to announce the launch of www.DesertDwellersRealty.com, the real estate broker website of Desert Dwellers. The site features integrated IDX property searches and individual web pages for each of the Desert Dwellers agents. The site also boasts RSS news feeds, dynamic content (CMS) and a host of links, area information and tools.Welcome to the web!

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As a web designer, part of my Quality Assurance (QA) testing is to verify that my websites work in a number of different browsers. One cannot "assume" that just because it's okay in one, it's going to be okay in another. Beyond just working, the appearance of the site is often affected by the browser as well. Sometimes the behavior difference can be quite dramatic.Some of these differences are

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I was fortunate to be able to review this product for free (courtesy of Amazon Vine) . I have to confess that straight upfront, because I'm not sure I'd have purchased it knowing the little I'd read about Vipre and the concern about what it might do to my PC after install. Unlike other software "applications", protective software tends to get into the "nuts and bolts" of a computer. It needs to

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Well, it's been a full year. My subscription expired yesterday. I wrote the following back when I first received the "as seen on TV" gadget that looked pretty amazing.MagicJack...Does it work? when I first got it.Magic Jack : Does it work? after six months. So what's the verdict?I'm pleased to announce that it is GUILTY of working almost flawlessly!But didn't he say "almost"?Yes, he did. The few

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An increasingly large number of my clients are getting Blackberrys (or is it Blackberries...) and other texting devices. After all, it's a tried-and-tested technology for those on the move. But speed and convenience seems to be leading to short replies that may be misinterpreted...When your email is routed to your Blackberry and you want to reply, it's relatively straightforward: type and send.

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According to the World Internet Usage Stats website, the current percentage of the world population that uses the Internet is almost 22%. The approximate world population is in the 6.5 billion range and there are almost 1.5 billion Internet users out there. I can't think of too many changes in the history of mankind that have impacted that many people so quickly, for better or worse.Less than a

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HOME RELOCATION EXPERTSwww.HomeRelocationExperts.comHome Relocation Experts is a group formed by broker Sue Griman of Desert Dwellers Realty, LLC who specialize in personal, corporate and military relocation.Unlike many "traditional" relocation companies, the business model of HRE is more referral-driven than "fee for service". As Sue describes it,"a personal touch in relocation backed by decades

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The July edition of Webby's Updates is now online at www.JDELtd.com. Simply visit the site and click on the "news" button to read it.This month features include two marketing pieces, JDE client reviews, news, new website launches and, of course, Webby's Trivia.Happy 4th of July!

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At least the good ones do. There's always a lot of talk online and offline about "how do I get to #1 in (insert search engine here, mostly Google)?". The answer is much along the lines of the famous New York quip "How do I get to Carnegie Hall?"..."With practice". Search engines vary in the exact "how". At companies like Google, their search algorithms are pretty

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I love it when a website goes live. Weeks or months of work have come to this moment. Even though the site owner(s) know what the site looks like, there is still a feeling of seeing something for the first time. The vision is a reality.I say this today because I'm proud to announce to launch of www.PattyFusco.com, the real estate site of (you guessed it) Patty Fusco. Featuring many standard "

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It's one those chores that most people don't get around to, or choose to avoid. It's an added expense and, like most insurance policies, may never be used. But, like driving without insurance or living in an uninsured homed, if you're not making regular backups, you're potentially risking a lot more headache and financial inconvenience that the policy would have bought you.A large number of

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American Executive Inn is a 37-room hotel in Mesa Arizona. Owned by Andy Bhakta, the hotel has been remodeled and a new site was requisitioned to promote the "new and improved" facility. The site's incredible photos were taken by Jared Jarvis of AZHome 360 (http://www.azhome360.com/). Site visitors can take a virtual tour of American Executive Inn, learn about local activities and get

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Announcing the launch of SilverlineSpec.com, the website of Rick and Marsha Shaul, owners of Silverline Specialties. With over 30 years of experience in window treatments and interior design, Rick and Marsha are an incredible and wonderful team to work with. Whether you're interested in shades, blinds, shutters, draperies, sunscreens or any variation or combination of them, you could not ask for

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Like your credit report and other government or privately tracked information, your email address is part of your online identity. There is no short-cut to establishing a good online reputation. It's a bigger part of your business reputation than most people think, and it's just as easy to trash. Here's how:CHANGING IDENTITY: I've seen an increase in some unscrupulous sales people changing their

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I am delighted to announce the launch of the new Nationwide Home Relief Services website www.nwhrs.com. NWHRS provides mortgage negotiation assistance to help with foreclosure prevention.Welcome to the web!

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-57034142890452914772009-02-18T12:20:00.001-08:002009-02-18T12:36:11.405-08:00

There is a marketing school of thought (to which I subscribe) which states that in order to be remembered, a brand must be seen by a potential client a dozen times or so.So what has this got to do with email signatures?Quite a lot, actually.An email signature is one of those things that people you send messages to see repeatedly. These are not always people with whom you are doing business. If

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-78302066177128076392009-02-06T08:11:00.000-08:002009-02-06T08:16:53.198-08:00

I am delighted to announce the launch of the new and improved Scottsdale Dental Arts website of Dr Jason McCargar at www.ScottsdaleDentalArts.com. Dr McCargar provides general, family and cosmetic dental services to the Scottsdale area. He and his staff are incredibly efficient, professional and, above all, some of the nicest people I've had the pleasure to work with.Welcome to the web!

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I was honored to be present at the first annual SunWest and Desert Living "Life of the Kitchen" contest in Tempe on Tuesday, January 27th. Five finalists were showcased in the SunWest showroom in Tempe. Custom kitchen designers came from both inside and outside the Valley. Votes were cast by designers and members of the public. Mike and Charlie Frat of Desert Sky Development took third place for

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This edition's money saving tip relates to software. As you may know, I've been promoting OpenOffice from Sun Microsystems for the past year or more. It's a 100% Microsoft Office compatible spreadsheet, wordprocessor, presentation and database system. You can load and save MS Office documents to ensure compatibility and you can save files in PDF form. Unlike MS Office, this product is free. You

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I get asked this question from time to time so I thought it might be a good way to start this entry.Firstly...what is a blog?According to Wikipedia (www.Wikipedia.org): A blog (a contraction of the term "Web log") is a Web site, usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly

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Sign up for the JDE Newsletter, Webby's Updates and take our Trivia quiz to be entered for a chance to win 1,000 free business cards including custom design and printing. Webby's Updates features news and views from the web and technology industry, presented by yours truly.Webby's Updates comes out every two weeks with a new trivia quiz. Each reader may enter once per issue. Drawings will be held

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PC Power. As processors get more powerful and monitors bigger and attachable devices more varied (and necessary), the average computer user can quickly become a pretty large electrical consumer (here's an interesting link to Michael Blujay's site - "How much electricity do computers use?". Many homes have more than one computer, thus adding significantly to the household electrical bill.

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I'm a web designer and a good one (so I'm told). I've been building sites for a long time and I have an excellent reputation for integrity, quality and service. Here's my list of the minimum considerations or investigations you should take into account when looking at a website so you don't end up...well, you know...1. BACKGROUND CHECK PART I How much web design experience does the company or

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It's often about "connections". We refer people to each other all the time. We actively seek out referrals and it's wonderful when you pick up the phone, or open an email and someone says "you were recommended to me by..."In your online world, you may have connections on social media sites such as LinkedIn, Facebook, ActiveRain, Twitter and a host of other sites. Yet there is one often-overlooked

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-49978871013939691252009-01-13T10:21:00.000-08:002009-01-13T10:35:54.833-08:00

Several of my clients have raised the question of blogging recently. Concerns run the gamut from "what should I write about?" to "what it no one reads it?" Questions that I'm sure we've all asked from time to time and ones which I do my best to help them resolve.One of my clients, however, asked me about whether he should bother with a site at all and perhaps just start a blog. He's a business

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-23631558347839148232009-01-12T10:39:00.000-08:002009-01-12T11:11:43.170-08:00

The recent Twitter password compromising incidents have once again bought the issue of passwords to the forefront of many people's attention (mine included). The average computer user (with Internet access) has between 5 and 10 accounts, with passwords, to manage. These accounts have usually have a user name component, sometimes your email address, and a password.As many of us know, the

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-53488993888668381542009-01-11T12:32:00.000-08:002009-01-11T12:35:55.497-08:00

Microsoft introduced the Windows Task Scheduler several years ago. It's one of those useful little tools that not too many people know about but comes in rather useful from time to time.As the name implies, Task Scheduler allows you to set up an "appointment" to accomplish a task or run a program at a point or recurring time in the future. The scheduler is used by many programs already. For

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I remember, several years ago, working on the trading floor at a Wall Street company. There was an old IBM PC XT in a closet. No one knew what it did, but no one dared switch it off because it did something important and had been doing so for about 10 years.They don't make them like that any more.The life expectancy of a PC is three to five years. There are many out there that have been around

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-63126502135986872662009-01-09T06:23:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:38:43.569-08:00

If you've spent any time at all on the web, you've probably heard of Twitter. It's one of a huge number of social media tools that appear almost weekly. Twitter seems, at present, to have some staying power, though the servers do go down periodically due to traffic.Here's a link to a nice little article "15 Twitter follows dos and dont's" by Paul Chaney." />The analogy I've heard about Twitter is

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I saw a disturbing tweet flash by today. Apparently one of the third party twitter application providers is reselling data (here's the link to the story). The article highlights a very valid concern with all technology: who has the information you provided and what are they doing with it?Registering for many pieces of software includes providing a user name, password and your email address. The

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-49671754101958641372008-12-31T10:27:00.000-08:002009-01-05T10:57:44.643-08:00

A tidy computer is a faster computer, both in terms of performance and the ease with which you can find things on it. Over the course of the year, we get a lot of clutter, bits and pieces of software and files we no longer need immediate access to. Here are seven (and a half) ways to get your (Windows) computer ready for the New Year.Out with the old. If you have older documents, consider

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The growth of social media has been explosive in 2008, there's just no other way to describe it. Whether you use Twitter, ActiveRain, Blogger, Wordpress, Facebook, LinkedIn or another or all of the social networking tools, you'll have seen unprecedented growth in all of these and, with any such growth, come two very real risks: overkill and marginalization. Email was hailed, and still is, a

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This post comes on heels of a comment left by someone in a previous post. My last couple of ramblings have concerned the use of electronic communication and questioned the social impact. This particular post relates to the legal.If you've heard, seen or read news about several major legal cases over the past year or more, you'll have heard that email records are increasingly being used in court.

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Welcome to Carefree Physical Therapy's site www.carefreephysicaltherapy.com! The team at CPT is amazing. They offer a full range of therapy services including:Post Surgical RehabilitationMedical RehabilitationOrthopedic Manual TherapyASTYM (Soft Tissue Treatment)Sports RehabilitationIndustrial Injury Rehabilitation (Workman’s Comp)Fall Risk Assessment

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I'm delighted to announce the official launch of www.SouthwesternMobility.com! Southwestern Mobility is a T-Mobile partner with locations in Mesa, Gilbert and Chandler.

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There's an old saying: “many a true word is said in jest”. An email newsletter from a friend of mine got me thinking along similar lines this morning. In her newsletter, she mentioned that she'd typed it all up and then hit the wrong button, losing it all.Now, granted, that's not quite the same as saying something, followed by an immediate “just kidding”, but it does make me think of a saying

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For several years there have been various emails from supposed wealthy individuals, politicians, celebrities and other monied people asking the recipient to take posession of funds in return for a percentage (or fee).These are commonly known as Nigerian 419 scams, so named because they first originated in that country. Now, these scams come from everywhere an anywhere and people are still falling

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-62657837910189484972008-12-10T05:59:00.000-08:002008-12-10T06:03:33.632-08:00

I've noticed a dramatic increase in phishing attempts over the past few days. While I see several over thne course of a year, there's been an increase as the financial situation has grown more worrying and the holidays approach."Phishing" is when a hacker attempts to get an unsuspecting user to provide personal information then used for identity theft, hacking etc.I've seen several very

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As a technical person and a natural skeptic, I was very dubious when I heard about this new product that would give you what amounts to free telephone service using your PC and high-speed Internet connection.Unlike services such as Vonage, Magicjack is a small USB device that plugs into your PC. Plug in a phone, sign up for a number and hey-presto, you have phone service. The cost of the device

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Pro Transmission is a family-run business based in Glendale, Arizona with over 80 years of experience in the auto repair industry. I'm proud to announce the new website for Pro Transmission .Welcome to the web!

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I'd delighted to announce the opening of JDE in Show Low, Arizona, in the beautiful White Mountains. Just three hours away by car, the White Mountains are a world away from the Valley. The air is clean and cool, with a hint of pine. There are lakes aplenty, starry nights galore and peace...JDE is now offering small business web development and marketing services to companies in the area. We are

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-16855797721446519022008-11-03T05:37:00.000-08:002008-11-03T05:39:37.497-08:00

I just realized that we'd not announced the sites from last month including www.rainwatercapital.com (Rainwater Capital) and www.abetterlo.com (1st Rate Mortgage). Sorry about that!

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I'm delighted to announce the release of the 360 Mortgage, Inc site www.360minc.com! Another JDE site and satified customer!

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In the best of times, having to buy a new desktop or laptop computer is a real pain. Yes, prices have come down in recent years, but a computer is still a major purchase.I've had a few clients discuss getting a new system with me lately. In some cases it was warranted (I have one or two Windows 98 users out there still). In other cases a little maintenance was all it took to set the client up for

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If I was a tenth a great as my dog Ben thought I was, I'd probably walk on water. Most mornings I wake up and see the large black nose of my large golden retriever a couple of inches from mine. Then I hear a rhythmic thump thump thump of his tail as he realizes I'm awake. It's as though he's thinking “Yay, Daddy's awake! C'mon get! Get up! Sleeping wastes time!” With Ben, every morning is

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The whole online browsing dynamic may be about to change. Microsoft has begun talking about features in the next version of Internet Explorer (IE), version 9. I know, just when you thought it was safe to go back into the web, but they're discussing some very interesting features in the next release including the ability to surf anonymously. What does this mean?As you're probably aware, most web

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Notice the spelling? If not then you're already "web-a-tized". It seems that, as web familiarity grows, a whole new language develops. It's not just abbreviations any more IMHO. Texting, the need for speed, and shorter messages, has also meant a change in the language. I C abbreviations all over the place and sometimes it takes 4ever 4 me 2 figure out what someone was saying. It duz make me

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NEW SITES & NEW AWARDS I am delighted to welcome one new and one redesigned site to the web:www.NXTGenerationLLC.com www.CowieHomes.comI also found some time to revamp our very own JDE site this summer (which was long overdue)......and while I was at it, also picked up another three design awards from the American Association of Webmasters:www.click-done.com (Gold award for excellence)

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I am a hypocrite.Ever since those little flashing earpieces have been available on the market I have poked fun at their users. Not because of any "silly-looking" factor or safety reasons but because, many times, I'd run into these people at a grocery store where they seemed to walk about shouting out their business (you know, like the people who insist on using their cellphones in restaurants,

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I'm delighted to announce three new sites:www.GoldCanyonRanch.net, a real estate website redesign for Kelly Courvisier.www.MountainSkyDevelopment.com, a luxury home builder website for Mike and Charlie Frat of Mountain Sky Development Custom Homes, LLC.www.BNINorthScottsdale.com, one of the newest BNI chapters, the BLoNS (Business Leaders of North Scottsdale) site.Welcome to the web!!

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I'm very "old school". I use the keyboard about 90% of the time. The other 10% I use a trackball, mostly for graphic design. For the time being Windows allows me to use the keyboard. I'm a dinosaur. When I first started working with computers (and then PCs), there was no mouse. To tell the truth, when I first encountered a mouse, I couldn't get the hand-eye coordination right and I thought it

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ICANN (Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers), the company partially responsible for the good .com domain name shortage, is considering several major new domain name extensions. An “extension” is the suffix of a web address (i.e. .com, .net, etc). Included in their consideration are possible "free for all" extensions, allowing companies to create their own suffixes to domains, a

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-55604274140972072902008-06-25T08:32:00.000-07:002008-06-25T08:34:26.226-07:00

The latest sites to join the JDE family:WilliamGravesPC.com.CharlesHenrySports.com.MOOVEST.com.

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Last week we received news that we'd been nominated for the American Association of Webmasters' "Gold Award for Excellence" for our work on the Athletes Resource site. This was followed by the news that we'd also been award two "Bronze Awards for Excellence" for Charles Henry Sports Management and MOOVEST.com.We were delighted to be recognized for our efforts. Our single silver award was starting

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WELCOME TO THE WEB!Newly “LIVE” JDE Websiteswww.DelugeInc.comwww.AthletesResource.comCURRENT PROJECTS & UPCOMING RELEASESSports ManagementDue March 2008Alternative EnergyPhase I due April 2008Office Equipment SupplierDue April 2008Real Estate WebsiteDue April 2008OTHER JDE SERVICESRemember us for MarketingBusiness Cards DesignLogos & BrandingVehicle WrapsHats, Shirts etcFlyers / Post

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GadgetsAmazon KindleAmazon’s wireless reading device looks to be the first true electronic book that might be worth getting. At $399, it’s a little expensive and the range of available titles is still a little limited, but it’s the right idea, the reviews are pretty good and I think this might be winner if you’re looking for an alternative to carrying books with you when you travel. Just be sure

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I’ve been asked a lot questions along the lines of “how do I get my page up there in Google and MSN and stuff...”It appears that SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is a booming business and there are lots of companies promising many miracles for a “small” fee. I’m also seeing a lot of people spending some serious money on some of these plans.Forgive my skepticism, but if you promise 11 people that

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-65519231293118104022008-02-21T10:03:00.000-08:002008-02-21T10:04:45.011-08:00

A “Life Site” is a personalized website that celebrates, remembers and appreciates those special people and moments in our lives. Life Sites can be created for almost any reason: To celebrate a birth and share pictures with friends and family. As a wedding gift for a bride and groom. As a long-term online memorial to a friend, colleague or family member. Ask friends and relatives to contribute

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We’re delighted to announce that we were award the American Association of Webmasters “Silver Award for Excellence” for the design of the Desert Sky Development Site, www.DSD-AZ.com.The site went “live” at the end of January and has attracted quite a bit of attention. The site includes a four-minute, music-accompanies portfolio presentation of Mike and Charlie Frat’s luxury custom homes. The

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-39740537803119236972008-02-16T16:37:00.000-08:002008-02-16T16:41:07.581-08:00

Desert Sky Development, the award-winning Scottsdale Custom Home builders have just announced their new site www.DesertSkyDevelopment.com, a four-month development project with JDE LTD. The site uses Flash to showcase the portfolio of DSD and provides a remote client management application that allows clients to log into the site from anywhere on the web and review the progress of their build,

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-92187595104045630252008-02-16T16:33:00.000-08:002008-02-16T16:37:29.145-08:00

We're delighted to announce the live release of Deluge, Inc's new site www.DelugeInc.com, developed by Dave Segrove of JDE LTD. Deluge are the designers of the "Natural Energy Engine", a heat-powered engine that utilizes small amounts of energy from solar, geothermal, or any other heat source, including waste heat from existing processes. It can use this heat to efficiently generate electricity,

Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297701289331057897noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8746085585432362893.post-9658649017513440932008-02-16T16:18:00.001-08:002008-02-16T16:18:54.083-08:00

One Office upgrade too many and too expensive. while the latest version of Microsoft’s Office is great, it’s expensive. Whether you’re upgrading or buying a new copy, there’s no cheap way to do it, especially if you need Outlook or Access (only available in the Professional version or sold separately).Enter OpenOffice.org. I was a little skeptical when I saw a reference to this appear on my news

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What does your PC do when you walk away from it and leave it on? Well, a screensaver probably loads after a while, and then there’s the automatic updates that Windows does from time to time (if yours doesn’t it should!) and perhaps a virus scan or update. Other than that, most PCs sit idle.Several years ago, the World Community Grid was formed. The idea behind the Grid is to make use of “

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Famous last words? Perhaps. Backing up our computers isn’t something that we tend to think about...at least until they crash. There is so much information being stored electronically these days that computer manufacturers have provided ever-increasing hard drives to meet the need. From tax returns to vacation snaps, resumés and bookkeeping records, we keep a lot on our computers!When we think of

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Yes we are. I am still amazed at the number of “my PC’s not working properly” problems are the result of some sort of virus or other “malware” infestation.Anti-Virus, anti-spam, anti-spyware and firewall software are now a minimum requirement for any computer that is used to access the Internet. If it’s being used by kids, add a parental control option too. On the downside, the products cost

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