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Okay, real talk, blogging often is hard shit. We care so much about you and your time. We don’t write posts for the sake of writing posts. If we have a passionate topic, you’ll see it here. Otherwise trust we are probably just busy making something great for the citizens of the interwebs.

the real world review

iPhone rocked the phone industry with a revolutionary PDA / phone / smart phone. Ever since every phone manufacturer has been trying to be the next iPhone.  I was really glad to see this today, Palm is asking for volunteers to review their phone. Palm, who has an upcoming device titled the “Pre”. Its touch…

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iPhone baby shaker app

In case you havent heard, some yahoo made an application for the iPhone, called “the baby shaker app” that uses the motion sensing hardware for the user to shake the phone, to get the baby to stop crying. Disturbing yes. It seems the Media is blasting Apple for allowing the application / game to be…

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another earth day post – newspapers

Since the dawn of the internet era (the mid 90’s), experts have speculated that the world of paper would go away. Everything would be digital. No newspapers, magazines, brochures, even business cards.  While a lot has shifted to the web, I still dont think the world of paper will go away 100%.  Both the New…

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5 commonly-made web design mistakes

Web design is not all technical. We work hard to make the html and css stuff work on our end and then hand it over to our clients to make the content work on their end. Many mistakes are made on the web, by forgetting simple art theory and how it plays a big role…

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Pushing the envelope

Some people say there isn’t anything new to design anymore, we are all just rearranging things that have already been created, slapping on a new label, and calling it our own. That may be true, however I do believe we can certainly push the envelope, change what’s already out there and make a beautiful creation…

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break the mold

as mentioned in past posts, we like to do things differently around here any time we can. And I LOVE to see other companies doing the same.   Who said water needs to be in a gross plastic bottle that pollutes the earth, both in creation and decomposition. boxedwaterisbetter.com About 90% of the Boxed Water container is…

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Good Business, Bad Business

This is NOT one more post about the tough times… you can get that negative talk anywhere. We all need some inspiration, motivation and ideas to move forward and upward in our pursuits. —- One of the most foundational contributions to my personal leadership & business development was being pressed by a friend to read…

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The importance of usability on the web

What is a user-friendly site and how does a user-friendly design help business? User-friendly sites are not only easier to navigate through, but they are more effective in reaching people because users can find what they are looking for, they feel satisfied in getting what they need, and in turn they feel good about you…

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why does QUICK & EASY feel so good?

Whenever something takes longer than the predetermined time I have alloted for it, I can feel my satisfaction and enjoyment waning. On the other hand some things in life need to be extended: mountain bike riding, a very nice meal with my wife, a good fight scene in the movie and a much needed Sunday afternoon…

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the BEST during the WORST

Do the hard times really bring out the best in businesses and non-profits? I believe so. One recent commentary on our current economy strongly suggested that during lean economic times it is natural for people to trend towards ‘BEST’ even when on a whole we are spending less. Think about it, even the BEST companies…

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