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Q&A: The Unappreciated Benefits of Dyslexia

Andie Finnigan — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 04:03:51 +0000

Normally dyslexia is considered a handicap: a mental deficiency that makes reading, long-division and remembering whether letters and numbers face left or right difficult. Challenging this view, learning disabilities experts Brock and Fernette Eide argue that dyslexia is an alternative way brains can be wired — one with many advantages. Learning disabilities specialists Fernette and [...]

R2-D2, C-3PO Designs Inspire Star Wars-Themed Xbox

Andie Finnigan — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 21:05:20 +0000

Microsoft will release a limited-edition Star Wars bundle with droid-inspired designs this holiday season, it said on Thursday.Image courtesy Microsoft A limited edition, Star Wars-themed Xbox 360 will feature designs inspired by your favorite droids. Microsoft and LucasArts unveiled a console bundle for the upcoming Star Wars game at a San Diego Comic-Con International panel [...]

Update:BraveNewCode WordTwit Pro

Andie Finnigan — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 22:02:22 +0000

Our friends over at BraveNewCode have started their beta testing of WordTwit Pro. WordTwit Pro is a WordPress plugin which adds powerful, easy-to-use Twitter features to WordPress. Publish tweets about your new posts to Twitter account(s) automatically. Tentative release date for Final pro version is June 10th, 2011. Live Demo of WordTwit Pro is located [...]

BraveNewCode WordTwit Pro

Andie Finnigan — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:47:13 +0000

June Contest

Andie Finnigan — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 15:34:36 +0000

Another month and another great contest from Finnigan Designs. For the month of June we are offering free hosting for one year for one of our valued customer. Whether you are just starting as a customer or have been with us since the start. Here are the details If we have built a website for [...]

Special Offer for April and May

Andie Finnigan — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 06:57:11 +0000

Having computer issues or need a website built? For the next two months you can receive a 15% off all services till the end of May. Here are some of the services available. Computer Related Services Diagnostics $30.00 hr. Cleaning and Maintenance $39.00 hr. – Peripheral Installation $39.00. Virus and Malware Removal $65.00 [...]

Porsche Rolls Out World’s First Hybrid

Andie Finnigan — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 06:15:46 +0000

NEW YORK — Toyota gets all the love for ushering in the hybrid era with the Prius, but Porsche is here to say its founder had a hybrid on the road almost a century before those guys in Japan. Porsche rolled into the New York Auto Show with Semper Vivus, a meticulous $750,000 reproduction of [...]

In Dark of the Moon Sneak Peek, ‘Birdmen’ Steal Transformers’ Thunder

Andie Finnigan — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 03:27:22 +0000

Action auteur Michael Bay takes the Transformers saga into the third dimension with Dark of the Moon. Image courtesy Paramount Pictures LOS ANGELES — When director Michael Bay saw a 60 Minutes segment on thrill-seekers known as “birdmen,” he knew he had to work the high-flying athletes into his third Transformers movie. The result: Five [...]

Hello world!

Andie Finnigan — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:11:44 +0000

Welcome to FinniganDesigns.ca; where we are here to help you with your computing and webpage needs. Here is our first completed project. Amanda wanted a business card designed, so after a few rough drafts here is what the finished project looks like:

The time has come!

Andie Finnigan — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 04:11:43 +0000

I have made enough progress to the webpage to publish the website tonight. Some of it isn’t finished, but it has enough done that I am happy with it. Next to be completed will be updating the slideshow page and the theme, they need to be tweaked a little. Thank you to all that have [...]