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What is USB Type-C? How does it change the game?
I ran across my first USB Type-C connector today as I set up a new USB hub for my laptop in our new office. I won't actually use it on my computer, but I'd heard about them in the new MacBooks, so it was a good time to check out what they're really all about. Sounds...
Russia’s VPN Ban: What business travelers need to know
We have several clients with staff that travels the world selling and supporting their products and services. China is a hub of manufacturing and the "Great Firewall" is something you have to consider when setting up your business network, cloud services, and email....
We’re Moving – News about C2IT’s New Plainfield Office
As you may know, C2IT has been in business since 2003. Joe Newlin and I rode a roller coaster of on-call IT support and custom software development for well over a decade. Over the last 3 years, we’ve dialed in our vision to help organizations leverage technology in...
Benefits of a Windows Domain
What are the benefits of a Windows domain? We recently brought on a client with over 30 computers, 2 sites, and several users that roam the earth who still need access to company resources. The company does not have a Windows domain in place for central...
Amazon is going to kill your brand. And your job.
[Amazon's] biggest stroke of genius was to comprehend early a key consumer insight: people value their time. Source: Amazon is going to kill your brand. And your job.
Setting Up Your WordPress Development Environment
We're currently lining up about 4-5 WordPress websites for clients - some long term clients moving from one CMS to another, and others for small businesses ready to move away from a 10 year old "online billboard" to something that can grow with them. The WP...
Adding Material Design To Your Website With Divi | Elegant Themes Blog
This is a nice article about the background of Material Design, as well as how to incorporate into the WordPress UI packages we use at C2IT Consulting. While the end result is simple, it takes some thought to implement the first time around, and this is a great...
Why Isn’t My CrossFit Games App Working?
Dear @CrossFit, You should have called. We would have loved to help. We have removed the CrossFit Games iOS App from the iTunes store, and the existing app on people’s phones will now cease to work. Source: Where’s the CrossFit Games iOS App on iTunes? Why Isn’t My...
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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