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Yearly Archives: 2010

JT Website Hosting Goes Green

Did you know that our hosting servers are certified green? Now, what exactly does that mean – of course, in the digital world of hosting websites we’re not talking about saving paper. Believe it or not, the IT sector has a huge climate impact.

Consider this: about 4 percent of all electricity used in the world goes to running data centers, and that’s only going to increase in coming decades. One server has about the same climate impact as a 15mpg SUV! So, here at JT Website Design we’re increasing our energy efficiency and reducing our carbon footprint. How?

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Content Management System (CMS) Comparison

Having trouble figuring out which content management system is right for you? Is your head spinning from the technical mumbo-jumbo that seems to tell you why, technically, one CMS is better than another – while never spelling it out in plain English? Well you’ve come to the right place, my friend. In this article, I will list the post popular content management systems, show the pros and cons for each, explain what type of website each one is good for, and keep it all in simple English terminology (well, mostly).

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Goodbye, Google Wave

Just a year after its initial release, Google has announced its plans to discontinue development on Google Wave. Looks like it didn’t really catch on after all, and we will now be “waving” goodbye to it (had to do it, sorry). Why didn’t it gain popularity as expected?

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Website Design FAIL

Wow. There are some bad websites out there. Like the kind that make you want to overt your eyes, but you can’t look away because it’s… just… so… bad. Like a trainwreck.

Here are my favorite sites to look at when I feel like my eyes haven’t had enough punishment for the day.

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How to Setup an Email Account in Outlook 2003

These are instructions on how to setup an email account with Outlook 2003.

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To Flash or not to Flash? Pros and cons of Flash animation

As the debate continues, it gets harder to decide whether flash is a good or a bad thing. Like salting a steak for the grill, it can be a perfect compliment – or it can overpower and ruin the flavor. So it really depends on how you use it, but how to know when and where?

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HTML5: Is it Ready for Showtime?

Well, the word is out. It’s announced all over the internet that HTML5 is going to be the most awesome thing since, well since sliced HTML (cue drumroll). Most of the hype over HTML5 has been pushed by Apple, likely as a ploy against their competitors, Adobe and Microsoft. Although HTML5 has some long awaited features that will enhance our browsing experience, is it really ready for showtime yet? In short, no. And here’s why…

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