In the days and weeks following the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, millions of people were without power or internet both at their homes and offices. They relied solely upon their mobile smartphones for Internet access to read their email and visit websites. In today's business world, companies can no longer afford...
Apple has launched a Hulu Plus feature on Apple TV today without much fanfare. Current owners of AppleTV units may need to reboot their devices for the Hulu Plus channel to appear. Hulu Plus is a U.S. online subscription streaming video service with support from many television networks and studios. Existing Hulu Plus...
There are times when you may wish to test a web site you have designed before the actual domain name's DNS (Domain Name System) entry is updated. DNS Explained Think of yourself placing a phone call to the 411 Operator. You ask the operator "What's the phone number of Joe's Pizza...
Getting your customers to writing positive reviews on Google+ Local for your company is a great way to drive traffic to your site and increase your search rankings. On the flip side, someone might post an unfavorable review of your business. We get...
The use of specific type faces in web design has always been difficult. Unless you were willing use graphic versions of your fonts (thus eliminating any Search Engine Optimization benefits) web designers were limited to use such generic web fonts as Times New Roman, Georgia, Arial, Verdana, and perhaps Tahoma. Luckily...
95 percent of smartphone users have looked for local information, with 88 percent of these users acting on information within one day, most often contacting or visiting a business.’ according to a Google commissioned survey.
Adobe has released its pricing plans regarding its new version 6 of its Creative Suite software. The Creative Suite (CS) is made up of several applications, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and others. The Standard CS6 package will cost $1299 whereas the Master Collection will cost $2599. You can choose to buy...
MacUpdate is currently promoting a Mac application bundle deal. Their latest bundle delivers at 11 Mac applications for $49.99 (a $457 value if all purchased separately). Notably, it includes Parallels Desktop 7, a popular virtualization tool that allows users to run Windows on their Mac (it does NOT include a version...
I have had the "notification to update" sitting on my iPhone for a couple of weeks now. As with most updates, Apple or otherwise, I usually wait for the dust to settle to see if there are any issues or problems reported by users by such updates. My update policy...
Google has now replaced its Google Places and leaving in its place a new feature that combines its Google Plus (Google+) social media service and restaurant reviewers Zagat. Google Plus Local is the latest push by Google to incorporate its networking site into more of its other products. Google's goal is...
