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A Forecast of 2017 Web Design Trends | Elegant Themes Blog
ElegantThemes is the creator of Divi, a WordPress-based design, layout, and content creation tool we use on many websites nowadays. This article is a great review of some of the current trends, as well as things around the corner. Just like any other art form,...
See the Company and Logo Image of Email Senders in your Gmail Inbox
The default layout of your Gmail inbox has the sender’s name listed in the left most column followed by the subject and the date of the message. The emails are sorted in reverse chronological order with the newest messages listed at the top. The problem with this...
Getting Started with SQLite in a Xamarin.Forms Project (Part 2)
This is part two in a two part series helping you get started writing data-driven Xamarin.Forms cross-platform apps using SQLLite. In this post, we cover creating helper classes to access the data you’ve recently made room for in a SQLite database and then taking that data and using it in your cross-platform Xamarin.Forms app.
Getting Started with SQLite in a Xamarin.Forms Project (Part 1)
This is part one in a 2 part series helping you get started writing data-driven Xamarin.Forms cross-platform apps using SQLLite. In this post, we cover the NuGet packages you’ll need, creating your database models and tables, and establishing a cross-platform connection to the database file.
Windows 10… Is It Time?
If you're like me, you've probably seen the graphic below far too many times and wondered... "Why not?" When was the last time you saw Microsoft give away Windows for FREE? Truth be told, Windows 10 is in your future, like it or not. Microsoft has bet a lot on this...
How to filter mail by date in GMail (or Google Apps Email)
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How Small Businesses Can Utilize Big Data to Unlock Secrets | Inc.com
There's nothing that says you can't do this as a small business, too. Read more here:: How Small Businesses Can Utilize Big Data to Unlock Secrets | Inc.com
How to Hire Top Quality Sub-Contractors | Elegant Themes Blog
Businesses cannot run as a one-man show, especially if they intend to scale. A good team is the greatest asset of your business. Once you start delegating your work and free yourself of micromanaging tasks, you can put your energy and efforts into the core of your...
Microsoft starts prompting Windows 7 and Windows 8 users to ‘reserve’ their free Windows 10 upgrade | VentureBeat
The fact that Microsoft is turning on this notification now shows just how eager the company is to get users onto the latest version of its operating system, OEM pricing for which leaked just yesterday. Offering users the option to reserve digital copies in advance,...
How to Better Estimate Your Time (In 4 Steps)
eing able to accurately estimate your time is an essential skill for any WordPress developer. However, the ability to accurately judge how long a project will take to complete – and therefore how much you should charge a client – is a difficult task for many reasons....
Always learning – a better and often overlooked way to accomplish a common task
Sometimes it takes a couple tries to get things right. Yesterday I wrote a task that "did the job," but it took over 3 hours to do so. Which wouldn't work since the job needed to run every 2 hours. I ran across a technology that was both simple to us and sped up my...
Wearables, the Internet of Things and 3D Printing Could Revolutionize Field Services — BizTech
In forward-thinking enterprises, a potent mix of technologies (augmented reality, 3D visualizations, and video conferencing) is piped through smartglasses to give field service workers critical information and facilitate valuable interactions, hands-free. Schematics...
Local SEO: How Should You Approach It? | Elegant Themes Blog
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The Best Places to Find Free Newsletter Templates (and How to Use Them) | Elegant Themes Blog
A good email template doesn't always come with an "easy button." Read more here:: The Best Places to Find Free Newsletter Templates (and How to Use Them) | Elegant Themes Blog
4 Strategies to Get Customer Referrals | Grow Your Business Coaching
Good stuff... We got a great referral from a client without even asking for one a few weeks ago. What would happen if we were even more intentional about asking? Oh... by the way... do you know someone who'd like to grow their business by leveraging tech but doesn't...
UI, UX: Who Does What?
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Putting yourself in someone else’s shoes: Cross-training at Work – 12 Stars Media
A reconnect with a contact from years ago pointed me to this post - I think it's worth the read! Read more here:: Putting yourself in someone else's shoes: Cross-training at Work - 12 Stars Media
I Am a Social Media Guru Who is Terrible at Social Media — Chris -The Brain-
Too many people have been fooled into thinking that social media can “create” popularity or brand value. The reality is that personal or corporate brand value has to built first, then social media can be a way for an audience to connect with a brand they already...
Why we often price e-Commerce projects wrong
Did you know that on average, of over 150 online retailers studied by Forrester, the cost of supporting their e-commerce systems was 7% of their online revenues... In disconnecting the upside of a solution from its costs, people are also making it very difficult to...
What drives the cost of data recovery? – Gillware Data Recovery
If you've ever heard the tell-tale "click-click-click" of a hard drive gone bad, you know how quickly your mind can shift into worry and concern. We hate going to the lengths dissecting a hard drive to recover data, which is why it's great to have a couple backup and...
Online JSON Viewer, Editor, Formatter, Validator, Minifier
This is one of my most visited sites recently... JSON and I are becoming good buddies. Read more here:: Online JSON Viewer, Editor, Formatter, Validator, Minifier
Your deliverable is knowledge.
Your deliverable is knowledge. A consultant is hired for one reason: Knowledge. A client selects you to work on their behalf because you know something that they don't. This means that you tell them like it is, and don't back down. Deliver the knowledge that they pay...
Elon Musk made SpaceX photos public domain because of a tweet | The Verge
The power of Twitter. Read more here:: Elon Musk made SpaceX photos public domain because of a tweet | The Verge
25 of the Best PowerPoint Presentation Examples Every Marketer Should See
When you're clicking through the presentations below, notice how they weave an interesting story through the SlideShare format, design their slides, and make their presentations interactive with SlideShare-exclusive features. Read more here:: 25 of the Best PowerPoint...