Category Archives: web development
Google Maps Pays A Visit
Imagine my surprise when I put our business address into the navigation function of my phone and was served up a picture of our loading dock. Not the picture that we posted on our web site, but a picture I … Continue reading
The Only Thing They Grow On This Farm Is Money
My Facebook page was constantly clogged with friends’ postings about games like Farm Ville and Mafia Wars, so I was really happy when someone showed me how to eliminate this sort of posting to my feed. “Yes, I like you, … Continue reading
Hey Godaddy! You’re Driving Us Crazy
Over the years I have registered a lot of domain names. We got into web development about 15 years ago and now there are about 300 url’s on our domain farm. Some good. Some not so good. I recently went … Continue reading
Coming In For A Landing
One of the best things about selling on the internet is how easy it is to keep up with your competition. I spend a few minutes every day putting key words and phrases into major search engines to make sure … Continue reading
Have You Got A Website?
I got a “cold” call for a web developer yesterday who wanted to know if my company had a website. I’m not sure exactly what struck me as funny about the call, but asking if a business has a web … Continue reading
Is “Net Neutrality” An Idea Whose Time Has Passed?
This week’s decision by a federal appeals court that said that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has no power to regulate how large internet service providers manage networks has got me rethinking my opinion about net neutrality. Net neutrality is … Continue reading
The Tower Of Babble
One of my favorite Bible stories is The Tower of Babel, where God comes down to the people of Babylon who have built a great tower and causes them to no longer be able to understand what they are saying … Continue reading
The End of “Reseller” Pricing
A daily stop on my internet browsing journey is Seth Godin’s blog. He teaches simple life lessons from a business person’s point of view and he really speaks my language. I recommend him highly. Today Seth’s posting deals with how … Continue reading
FCC Shines A Little Light On New White Space Uses
After making its announcement that June 12, 2010 would be the last date to legally use wireless microphones that occupy what is known as the 700mHz band (also known as “white” space), the FCC has given the first official word … Continue reading
No Need To Go Shopping. It’s Already In Your Pocket
I’m trying to learn to play the piano. It’s one of the most frustrating things I’ve ever done, but I’m sticking with it. I wouldn’t call it a hobby so much as an attempt to deny the aging process. I … Continue reading