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Taking Steps to Maximize Your Web Presence

I get asked a number of questions about websites, their development and usefulness. But invariably, the questions that pop up most often have to do with getting visitors to the site and getting them to interact with the site, whether …

Taking Steps to Maximize Your Web Presence

I get asked a number of questions about websites, their development and usefulness. But invariably, the questions that pop up most often have to do with getting visitors to the site and getting them to interact with the site, whether …

Shopping for Insurance Can Be a ‘Progressive’ Experience

It’s getting to be that time of year again. March Madness? Maybe. Tax time? Too early. No, for me it’s my yearly auto insurance renewal for my two cars: the Sienna minivan and the crusty Tercel. Each year, I make …

Shopping for Insurance Can Be a ‘Progressive’ Experience

It’s getting to be that time of year again. March Madness? Maybe. Tax time? Too early. No, for me it’s my yearly auto insurance renewal for my two cars: the Sienna minivan and the crusty Tercel. Each year, I make …

Programbusiness.com: A Portal into the World of Markets

If a man speaks in the woods, and no one hears him, is he still wrong? Well, if I were the man, then the answer would be a resounding, “Yes.” Let me start from the beginning. I receive an e-mail …

Get Rich Quick with Fast-Loading Media on the Web

When I say rich media, I’m not talking about just for people on high-end networks. I’m talking about folks on dial-up modem access and browsers without plug-ins, experiencing everything from virtual tours to streaming audio to scrolling panoramas. I’m talking …

What I’ve Learned from Y2K: It’s All About Keeping Your Customers Happy

The year 2000 was an interesting year. And if we mix our own lives in with the news events of this past year, it started and ended with a bang. Think about it, we were huddled in our shelters waiting …

High Tech Toys for the Holidays

Late nights with the new baby have given me time to do some online “window shopping.” And being the high-tech geek that I am, I’ve put together my own little holiday list of items: • Handspring’s Visor Prism I know …

How Important is Your IT Person to You’ TechRepublic Can Help

With computers, networks, extranets, intranets, mobile computing, telecommuting and information systems now a necessary part of everyday business, I have to ask: “How important is your information technology (IT) person or staff to you?” The reason I ask is that …

Getting in the Thankful Mood

As we head into the holiday season, we turn our thoughts to what we are thankful for. For me, I have become a father again. My son Jack was born just a couple of weeks ago. He’s a little Chivvis …

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