Search, Social, Gaming, and the Internet

Deleting the Undeleteable

Posted by Dan on December 18, 2012 in Guides | Comments Off

Have you received the error message “This is no longer located in ….” in the past but you know for a fact that the file or folder is where it claims it is not? I’ve had this frustrating error occur multiple times since switching to Windows 7 (upgraded from Windows XP, where I encountered this problem maybe once or twice in roughly 10 years.) After many Google searches and digging through troll-filled Help forums and Tech blogs, I have come across a solution. I’m hoping this page surfaces as an easy “go to...

Google Wallet: One Card to Rule Them All

Posted by Dan on November 5, 2012 in Technology | Comments Off

Google Wallet is about to take a step outside of your smartphone and into your wallet, literally! A physical, Google Wallet card is coming out sooner than later and there’s all sorts of speculation about what new features are to follow. Imagine being able to program your card to withdraw money or credit from specific accounts based on a simple IF statement. Example of Possible Usage: If you’re shopping at a recognized place, use a specific card. An example would be, if you’re at Lowes, then Google Wallet should use your...

Links for SEO

Posted by Dan on July 24, 2012 in SEO | 1 comment

This post is “part 2″ of my Web Design Links post. Here’s some of my bookmarks for SEO tools and other useful SEO related pages. This is by no means a complete list, I’ve been very careful not to overload this page with “more of the same” – each tool here serves a different purpose, few are alike, and all are worth bookmarking. Website Analyzing & Research Tools Marketing Grader This page gives you a nice overview of your website’s marketing related items. I personally liked HubSpot’s...

50 Web Design Links

Posted by Dan on June 25, 2012 in Development | Comments Off

Over the years I’ve acquire more bookmarks than you can shake a stick at! This post should make it easier for me to share my bookmarks with fellow designers and developers. I am also hoping you can share some great links me in the comments. Generators HTML5 with CSS3 Login/Registration Form An easy way to make a lightweight, modern and sleek looking login box or registration form. This tutorial provides step by step instructions on how to make your own form using HTML5 and CSS3. You can also download the source code and use it right...

Smashing Avatar Redesign

Posted by Dan on June 21, 2012 in Development | 1 comment

I’ve been pretty busy the last 6 weeks with several high priority tasks and unfortunately, that means my personal blogging is at the end of my task list. I’ve got posts I’ve been working on, one specifically about gamification and how easy it is to test the waters before investing real capital into a gamified system for your business / website. They will have to wait for another day though! Today’s post is about a redesign I recently did for a client, nay, a long term buddy of mine who I’ve known for well over...