Sitepro Blog - Entries for category 'Resources'

What is Bing.com?

Cleo Gilgenbach — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:28:00 -0500

Bing search service launched in early June by Microsoft. It is their version of Google. It is different because you can ask it questions, as opposed to Google, where you mainly search for just information. Bing is capable of answering questions; it is like a decision maker.

the Mobile Web - Part 2

Jessica Janiuk — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:45:00 -0500

After spending a little more time with the mobile web, there's a bit more to be said about issues surrounding designing websites for the mobile browser. Differences in phone technology as well as new software technologies in development are changing the field of mobile web design. This post takes a look at some of those phone issues and new developments.

reCAPTCHA: Blocking Spam and More

Jon Karna — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:40:00 -0500

A few months ago, I developed a ColdFusion/Mach-II implementation of the reCAPTCHA API. This type of CAPTCHA requires the person to enter two words rather than a single sequence of random letters. In addition to protecting your website from spam, reCAPTCHA helps digitize text books. They do this by using a mystery word as one of the two words, until there is a consensus about what the correct answer for that word is.

What Makes A Website Successful?

Paul Her — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:18:00 -0500

We’re not going to focus on the design or the layout of a website, although we may mention some basic elements that will relate to the design, but more importantly, we’re focusing on how the website is structured so it can be successful.

There’s no question on arguing how a website can help you obtain a successful online presence and that it’s the most effective marketing strategy one can have as a designer or a company. A successful website should already have basic information where a site visitor can learn, identify and quickly understand how you can help. Essentially, a website provides a solution to a problem.

Backing up your data - Part I

Tim Kiekhafer — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 17:06:00 -0500

"I've never had a hard drive crash on me." That is the phrase I kept using as an excuse to put off setting up a backup system for my home computers. That and the tons of space that I would need to fully backup my important data. Images, mp3s, videos, important files, etc., on multiple computer... oh the logistics! Well you can pretty much imagine what I'm going to say after the break...

Sitepro CMS – Content Management System

Matthew Martin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:00 -0500

The Sitepro CMS allows you to quickly make updates to your sites WebPages without the need to contact a Sitepro representative. This saves you time, money, and allows you to keep your content fresh and relevant, important issues facing every competitive business. The best part is, the Sitepro CMS comes standard with each and every website we host.

Why Do I have a Business Website and How is it Doing? Part 4:
Taking Action-What Do I Do With All This Data?

Jeff Gibson — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:59:00 -0500

This is the final post in the four part series: Why do I Have a Business Website and How is it Doing? The first post expressed the importance of defining clear goals for your website, the second post showed you how to assign a dollar value to those website goals, the third post explained how to create Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) to measure the performance of these website goals, and this final post will show you how to organize and look at these KPI's to make real data-driven decisions.

Firefox 3.5 First Impressions

Benjamin Stroinski — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:58:00 -0500

After months of release candidate testing, Mozilla released Firefox 3.5 just days ago. If you're a current Firefox user, upgrading is as easy as clicking Help>Check for Updates up there in the menu. And if you're on a different browser all together, you can download the Firefox installer here, or stick around to read more about some of Firefox 3.5's features and newfound speed past the break.

Not subscribed to Sitepro emails? Here's what you're missing!

Benjamin Stroinski — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:30:00 -0500

The Sitepro team wants to make sure you're getting the most out of your website and the technology we have available for our customers. To meet those goals, we send out two free monthly emails to provide value both to our existing clients and those interested in web tech and trends. Read past the break to sample some of what you're missing - we hope you'll decide to subscribe!

Meet Collecta, the latest real-time search engine to enter the market

Lauren Haugh — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 17:27:00 -0500

Collecta is a new search engine that returns results based on real-time content from various sources across the web including blogs, social media sites, news publications and more. It was released today and is one of the latest real-time search engines to enter the market.

Privacy and Social Networking

Benjamin Stroinski — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 15:24:00 -0500

Still not sold on facebook, twitter, linkedin, and similar web applications? The most common reason I hear from people as to why they won't try social networking is the loss of their privacy. Well, if that's all that's keeping you from connecting with friends, colleagues, and potential customers, I'm here to share some simple things you can do to participate and maintain whatever level of anonymity you choose!

Read on for ideas for guidelines you can set for yourself, and settings relevant to several of the more popular sites to keep your personal information private.

Browser Wars Revisited: Microsoft tells a different story

Benjamin Stroinski — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 10:58:00 -0500

Last week I discussed a ZD Net report that indicated Safari 4 was found to be the "world's fastest" browser, particularly at tasks involving rendering JavaScript. Microsoft has responded, completing their own study of IE 8, and now say that it's faster than both Chrome and Firefox. See more of their results after the break.

Twitter wants to know: What are you doing?

Benjamin Stroinski — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:16:00 -0500

Today's the day. Are you ready to get started with social networking? Let's start up your very own Twitter account! Click past the break to see how easy it is.

Safari 4: King of the (Browser) Jungle

Benjamin Stroinski — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 08:51:00 -0500

ZDNet News reported test results last week indicating Safari 4 is the fastest browser available, both on PC and Mac. While the data ultimately comes down to a matter of milliseconds, Safari still clocks in more than three times faster than Firefox 3 and more than five times faster than Internet Explorer 8 (release candidate 1).

These are results from a PC with a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo:

1) Safari 4 (Total time: 910ms)
2) Mozilla Minefield 3.2a1 (1,136ms)
3) Google Chrome (1,177ms)
4) Firefox 3 (3,250ms)
5) Opera 9.6 (4,076ms)
6) Internet Explorer 8 (5,839ms)
7) Internet Explorer 7 (39,026ms)

Bottom line, this may or may not mean much to you. Everyone likes a browser for a particular reason. If you're up for a new flavor of Internet, why not give Safari a try? You can download it for free here.

Top Five Web Resources We Love

Lauren Haugh — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 11:40:00 -0500

This Valentine's Day, Sitepro staffers have compiled a short and sweet list of websites we love. Check it out, and then spread the love and share your favorite site or sites with us - such as gossip blogs, news sites, or industry-specific web resources - to be shared in next month's inSite e-newsletter. Send us the link and your description of the site. If yours is selected, we'll send you a box of chocolates from Obsession Chocolates in Eau Claire!