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Five Reasons Why Your Website Should Have a Good Content Management System

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:55:09 -0500

If you've ever thought about owning a website, you are probably at least somewhat familiar with what a Content Management System (CMS) is. But in case you're not, here is the opening sentence from Wikipedia's definition: "A Web Content Management System (WCMS) is a software system that provides website authoring, collaboration, and administration tools designed to allow users with little knowledge of web programming languages or markup languages to create and manage website content with...

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Designing Websites for Mobile Devices

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 21:01:27 -0500

If you live in the US in 2012, there's almost a 50% chance that you own a smartphone according to Nielsen's 2011 State of Mobile Media Report. The continuing rise of smartphone use means more and more people are accessing the web via handheld mobile devices. As that transition from desktop to mobile browsing continues, the focus on providing mobile-friendly websites becomes more important. The main difference between the desktop browsing experience and browsing on a mobile...

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TEEM Technologies Gets a Full Makeover

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:38:46 -0500

Welcome to the completely re-designed website for TEEM Technologies! As it turns out, I was able to complete the re-branding and website design sooner than I anticipated. Something I'm learning about myself is that I don't seem to like leaving design projects in an unfinished state. I feel compelled to keep working on them (even into the late hours of the night) until they are completed - then I can rest. A Little Bit About the Process... I started this process with a desire...

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Coming Soon: TEEM Technologies Brand and Website Refresh

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:53:02 -0500

I just wanted to take a moment to tease something that I've been planning for a while now and have begun working on in my ever-elusive free time. It's time for a new website to represent TEEM Technologies, and along with that, a slight change in branding. I don't want to give too much away and I'm not certain these concepts are finalized, but I have a pretty good idea where I'm going with it. The graphic to the right is a teaser of what may be coming. --> I hope to...

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Extreme Makeover: Website Edition

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 17:50:07 -0400

My father always taught me not to "judge a book by it's cover." Good advice when dealing with people. The web is from about the same generation as I am, and judging by some of the websites generated in the 90's, I'm guessing the father of the web (Al Gore has made a claim to fatherhood of the web, but DNA testing was inconclusive) offered the same advice. But both the web and I have grown up, and times have changed. I still try not to judge people by their appearance,...

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