Author Archives: David McKillen

If you suddenly realize your Web host for whatever reason decided to “upgrade” your database from MS SQL Server Management Studio Express 2005 to MS SQL Server Management Studio Express 2008 and find yourself in a predicament attempting to push the square peg in the round hole then rest easy you are not alone. Continue reading

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You don’t really experience the true power of Twitter/Facebook until you optimize the implementation of it as a true social media tool. It’s kind of like that “aha!” moment you get when you figure something out – it kind of just dawns on you when you see Twitter being used in an effective way. Continue reading

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Best case scenario if your domain name runs out is that some ISP buys up your domain and puts some profit making ads on your little piece of cyberspace. You might be able to buy your domain back but unfortunately more often than not it will cost you a few of your hard earned dollars. Purchasing and maintaining your domain name is very important as it defines your company’s Online marketing campaign. In most cases you have business cards, posters, letterheads and more brandished with your cool personal Web Domain name, that nobody else was smart enough to think up. Continue reading

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[Case Study] How Twitter helped build a community and establish a recreational soccer league from hundreds of miles away. Continue reading

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I’m guessing just about everyone on the planet is awaiting the release of the new iPhone. Well maybe not EVERYONE :) – I’m sure there are plenty of HTC incredible people out there quite happily ignoring the new release. Personally I’m excited to get the scoop and see what Steve has to say about it all – you have to wonder if he will make any reference to the leak by Gizmodo and then the following leak from Vietnam. Continue reading

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Lessons learned from a professional wrestler, a reality TV show and their application in life and careers. Continue reading

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For the longest time Joomla! suffered in my opinion due to a lack of Social Networking options (plugins, modules, ability to allow your members to create groups etc.) Over the months and years I’ve always been on the look-out for improved SM plug and play options. A valiant effort was started by some of the diehard Joomla! students but has since disappeared. Continue reading

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I was looking around for a nifty way of examining load issues on clients sites. I wanted some way of quickly pin pointing which images/files were causing the issue (or the delay was even being caused by site file sizes in the first place!). I discovered a cool little site called Pingdom that did the job. Continue reading

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Here at WSI-WebStrategies, we work with a plethora of really talented programmers both inside the company and outside as contractors. We try not to reinvent the wheel when delivering a Web based product as it keep costs down for our clients. From time to time however, clients will come to us with requests for slightly more advanced functionality that isn’t readily available “Off The Shelf” and this requires customization. Continue reading

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Recently I got chatting with Mitchel Sellers, a very well respected big-cahoona in the DotNetNuke World about the different options available to your typical small to medium size business. Continue reading

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