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Archives – November, 2014

How Online Banking Sites Mastered Their Web Design

Posted on by in Web Design

By now, most industries are well aware of the fact that more than half of the American population own a smartphone, and 36% of the same population owns a tablet. Last year, mobile device sales were actually significantly higher than desktop sales. But what does this mean for the financial industry?

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Everyone has a website nowadays and banks are certainly no different. How a site is designed and the features that it has to offer can often mean the difference between success and failure on the internet. Websites should be appealing to the eye, but more importantly, be friendly to the user and have functional features. Read more…

User Experience Design UX: The Worst and the Best

Updated on by in Web Design

This is easily one of the most done-to-death topics in the good old web universe. This question is directed at all practicing web designers and developers or even app developers: How many times has the client or user told you that the UI of the app or front end of the website does not appeal to them? Depending upon your experience, you probably have lost count and that is alright in this case. No one can deny the importance a user friendly interface has on a project be it an app or a website.

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The reason why this is being written is because professionals in all degrees have had trouble in nailing down the kind of design they want on their UX Read more…

5 Tips for Taking Your Company Website Mobile and Creating Apps

Updated on by in Web Development

These days, simply having a website isn’t enough. With the growing popularity of mobile web browsing, your site has to work on a wide range of devices. But doing mobile the wrong way can actually frustrate visitors even more than a regular site and drive traffic (and sales) away.

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Many companies enjoy the success of mobile apps and sites when they allow customers to make purchases directly from their phone or mobile device. If you also want to enjoy this success, you must ensure that you avoid the common mistakes that companies often make when first going mobile. Read on for a few tips that will help make your site mobile-friendly, and bring your business to a broader audience. Read more…

7 Things Marketers Should be Learning from, According to the Internet

Posted on by in Info & News

The world of internet marketing and search engine optimization is constantly evolving, as are the habits of online consumers. Trying to navigate through the latest developments and advances in technology can be quite difficult. There are several things you should know when it comes to marketing your website or business online.

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Staying relevant and positioning yourself correctly is the main purpose of internet marketing, which will get you more sales and growth for your business. Search engine optimization is the best way to get traffic organically, but is just one aspect of internet marketing. Here we will point out the top 7 internet marketing trends that you should know about and learn from. Read more…

Recover Lost Photo, Audio and Video Files from Mac OS X Yosemite

Updated on by in Software

Apple Inc. recently launched another successor in its series of Macintosh operating systems, named Yosemite – Mac OS X 10.10. The newest version brings updates for hundreds of applications and features that its predecessors have already been providing. Additionally, many new features have also been added to the operating system suite, which are intended to make consumers even more comfortable in its usage.

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As you know that Mac OS X is termed the excellent computer operating system, I consider that you must know the reason behind it. If not, then let me remind you of its unmatched graphics, excellent hardware, and most importantly – its performance. How can I forget Disk Utility – the Mac OS X inbuilt disk management tool, which lets you fix many of the problems encountered while doing your work. Mac computers are even more secure as compared to other computers in the marketplace, which by the way cannot compete with Mac, no matter whichever feature is on the line. Read more…

11 Tips that will Help Your Videos Go Viral on Social Media

Updated on by in Videos

Who wouldn’t want their videos to go viral on social media? This is one of the surest ways to achieve the boost that you are looking for your business. In fact, viral videos have emerged as one of the most coveted ways to rustle up feathers and reach out to the target audience. Although it sounds all rosy but it is quite an arduous task to create a video that will win the hearts of the social media folks. It is like playing lottery – you either win or lose. Even if you have succeeded once, there is no guarantee that you will be able to repeat your previous performance. So what is the big secret to create viral videos? Honestly, there is no magic trick to ensure that your videos will click in the social media.

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However, a bunch of tips and tricks might guide you to create a video which can work across the social media platforms. There are simple ploys like building an emotional roller coaster or including heaps of humor that can work wonders for your online video. Let’s take a look at these tricks in details: Read more…

4 Marketing Tools that Let Small Businesses Compete with the Big Guns

Updated on by in Web Tools

It’s a dog eat dog world when it comes to digital marketing. With the internet being the great leveler, marketing your brand online is now less a function of your budgets and depends more on how smart you are in using all the various tools and resources available at your disposal. With the right tools and tricks, your startup can take on Goliaths without batting an eyelid.

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Let’s take a tour of 4 fantastic tools that offer your brand that edge over your deep-pocketed competition, once and for all. Read more…

Adding a Cash Drawer to a Point of Sale Terminal

Updated on by in Hardware

Cash drawers are part of the point of sale system. Modular systems usually come with multiple methods of attaching the cash drawer to the system. Some of these are far more effective than others. Companies such as Shopify offer cash drawer solutions for many retail businesses, with a wide variety of choices.

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Cash drawer additions can be made by almost anyone once they know what they are doing. Having a specialized IT person is recommended for a company, especially in the case of a point of sale terminal upgrade or fresh installation, but pretty much anyone can make the call for a new unit once they become familiar with the technology. Read more…

How to Improve Mac Performance without Upgrading System Hardware

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When it comes to speed up Mac performance, people wonder if they have to upgrade the system configuration. They might be correct, though; however, hardware upgrade is not the only step they need to take. In fact, many other steps, such as defragmentation, hard drive cleanup, and the like can also be taken in order to improve the performance of the Mac.

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Digging deeper inside the Mac makes you witness certain system hardware components, such as RAM, hard drive, Ethernet card, and more. However, upgrading them is not the only step you must take in order to achieve speedy performance and faster execution. Instead, following are the things you can also go for: Read more…

How Can Your Company Benefit From Moving Files Into The Cloud

Updated on by in Business

The cloud is here and it looks like it is here to stay. As a relatively new technology, it has been embraced by some and ridiculed by others. The fact of the matter is, for businesses the cloud can be a business saver when a disaster strikes. It can also allow coworkers to work even closer, making the team more unified, even when its members are spread across the globe. There are many good reasons your company should utilize the cloud.

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