This year I am starting out on my first ever vegetable garden…which is also my first ever garden, period. I have been taking photos to document this delicate process, and it is quite exciting. I have very few expectations for the outcome of my veggies, but if I get a few good herbs or vegetables of any variety I will be happy. Here are the fragile beginnings of my seedlings (as well as some early spring flowers) in all their photographic glory. Enjoy!
One of the biggest buzzwords in web design and online marketing industries lately is SEO, or Search Engine Optimization. Thought by many to be a magic formula that will take your site straight to the top of Google search results, SEO actually involves a number of factors that can help boost your website rankings. Today I will address one tool that can help optimize your website for search engines: a sitemap.
This week so far has been low on client work and high on allergies. In a situation like this it may be tempting, and in my mind even justifiable, to ditch the office and head out shopping or catch up on DVRed episodes of Project Runway. (Un)fortunately, I know better. I know that “slow times” for a business owner are anything but slow, as they are quickly filled with soliciting new work, taking care of backed-up invoices, logging my finances…and the list goes on. One of the reasons I know how to make the most of this time is thanks to a business class that I took in August and September of last year.
(For more before and after websites, see Part 1 and Part 3.)
Here is it, the second installment of before and after screen shots of websites that have been redesigned by GetCreative. The amount of change varies depending on the needs of each client, some receiving an entire new look while others just needed an update. Enjoy!
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After
In the ever-important realm of internet security, passwords are both a blessing and a hassle. With so many requirements, it’s no wonder most of us have a hard time remembering our encrypted secret codes.
Password must be at least 7 characters long and contain at least one of uppercase, lowercase and special character. Password may not contain in full or partial your username. You can not use a password that you have used in your past 5 password changes. Your password must be impossible for anyone anywhere ever to guess, hack, or otherwise figure out. Ever. In fact, make up a new word in a foreign language that has no meaning except in your own overloaded, confused and forgetful mind. And then remember it without writing it down or using it again for any other password-requiring login.
Yikes. With everything from your email, bank account, online photo gallery and favorite shoe store requiring a password these days, its easy to get them mixed up and confused. And while it’s tempting to use the same word in various forms for everything – Banana35, banana35, 35banana, bAnAnA1110435, and so forth – doing so jeopardizes the security of your online accounts, and can still be difficult to keep straight.
