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Small and Medium Businesses in the Cloud

Although the term “cloud” is seeing increasing use, it’s necessary to clarify what portion of “the cloud” is of interest to a particular audience. For small and medium businesses (SMBs), there are generally two areas of relevance in the evolution of IT services to the cloud. The first is the application layer, commonly referred [...]

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How to Build a Website, Web Design

By Jen Brister

Your company website is one of the most important aspects of your company’s brand. continue »

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Touch Screen Design Part 5: Touch Screens of the Future

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By Meredith Barnhill

There’s no shortage of innovation when it comes to the future of multi-touch and touchscreen devices — touch screens allow richer interactions between users and their devices. continue »

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Touch Screen Design Part 4: Designing for the Finger Instead of the Mouse

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By Meredith Barnhill

Designing websites and applications for touch screen displays can be challenging. Mobile browsers have extremely limited display space and designing for the less-accurate fingertip can result in frustrating errant keystrokes. Keeping the design simple and easy-to-use is the best way to keep your mobile users happy. continue »

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Touch Screen Design Part 3: How Is the User Experience Different on a Touch Screen?

Web Design

By Meredith Barnhill

The arrival of touch-screen mobile devices has completely changed the way designers have to think about their target market. Users want the same functionality on a screen a fraction of the size of their personal computers. This requires a separate, and touch-screen-optimized, website design. continue »

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Touch Screen Design Part 2: Who Is the Market for These Devices?

Web Design

By Meredith Barnhill

J.D. Power and Associates conducted a survey and found that touch screen users overall are more satisfied with their handheld device and adoption of these devices is growing at an exponential rate. While nearly every mobile and computing company is developing touch-screen phones and tablets, this technology doesn’t appeal to every demographic. continue »

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Touch Screen Design Part 1: Most Popular Devices

Web Design

By Meredith Barnhill

Touch-screen devices, particularly mobile phones, have exploded in the technology market in the past few years. The most popular devices are completely touch-based with few physical keys and can use applications and browse the Web. continue »

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Web Site Images: Which Format Works Best?

Web Design

By Emele Maisy

When it comes to taking, creating and indeed saving images for online use, it can be difficult to know which file format to save in. Not all file formats are suitable for all images, and choosing the wrong one can result in unnecessarily large file sizes. continue »

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Wow Visitors with Your WordPress Design

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By Gail Seymour

Whether you’re adding a WordPress blog as subdomain on an existing Web site or using it as a simple content management system to make updating easier, you will quickly realize that the default template is less than inspiring. If you want your blog to stand out and reflect your business image, you will need to make some changes. Follow these steps to customize your WordPress installation to build your brand. continue »

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Top Web Design Mistakes Small Businesses Make

Web Design

By Meredith Barnhill

To create a business presence in today’s market, you have to have a Web site; however, a poorly designed Web site is almost as bad as having no Web site. There are several common design mistakes that can be easily avoided. continue »

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Fifteen Important Web Design Tips

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By Sharon Housley

Here are 15 important Web site design tips that you might not be aware of or have overlooked. Consider taking advantage of them if you haven’t already done so… continue »

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