Category Archives: Tech-Noted

The State of the Internet

Something like this would typically just get rolled into our regular Tech-Noted posts, but this State of the Internet video designed and animated by JESS3 was definitely worthy of its own post. Wealth of information + well designed presentation = hat tip! (via)

JESS3 / The State of The Internet from JESS3 on Vimeo.

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Tech-Noted

•  A handy, comprehensive guide for saving images for web use
•  Lovely Charts is a free, online diagramming software that is extremely simple and intuitive to use. And the results are, well, lovely.
•  An interesting read on the psychology of color in web design
•  The business owner’s social media tool kit over at Inc.
•  10 Social [...]

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Tech Noted

1) The importance of low-light performance in digital cameras and the most important feature to look for explained by the folks at gizmodo
2) The term  ”high def” gets thrown around a lot, what does it mean and what really matters?
3) This is the company and device that will change the way we all watch tv [...]

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A Little Bit About SEO

This time around, I thought I would contribute to our overall optimization well being. It’s true that people have SEO strategies they swear by and others will try to convince you they know exactly how SEO works. Fact is, no one except for the search-engine-super-geniuses know everything about how search engines work. It’s impossible. The [...]

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Tech-Noted | No. 5

• A personal favorite, OmmWriter is a simple text processor that allows you to write an a meditative space. Download it for free right here. (found via 10,000 words)
• The art and science of an email signature.
• Tips for creating a screen friendly PDF brochure.
• There’s an app maker for that: theymakeapps.com.
• Digital Trends and Marketing Outlook [...]

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Tech-Noted | Our Relationship With The Internet

As this is my first post on the It’s Better Together Blog, an introduction is in order. My name is Ben Child. I’m a designer living and working in Orlando. I’m definitely a fan of the It’s Better Together Community, and I’m excited to support the growth and development of other creative professionals and entrepreneurs. With [...]

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Tech-Noted | No. 3

This week’s round up of miscellaneous technology and social media links:
• Looking for a simple, designy, free, browser-based to-do app? Check out teuxdeux (collaboration by studio-mates swissmiss and Fictive Kin)
• Secrets to a faster and attractive web site design revealed
• Five technologies that will continue to shape the web in 2010
• Offline Gmail graduates from [...]

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Tech-Noted | No. 2

This week’s round up of technology, social media, and miscellaneous geekery related links:
• 5 trends that will shape small business in 2010
• Great content equals great rankings, right? Wrong
• The Content Strategist as Digital Curator
• The iPhone Christmas Card
• What’s your holiday {twitter} mojo? Apparently we’re a Nutcracker. . .

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Tech-Noted | Number 1

A weekly round up of technology, social media, and miscellaneous geekery related links:
• Last month, Purple, Rock, Scissors and The Downtown Development Board hosted a Digital Trends and Best Practices seminar series. View and/or download the presentation notes covering How to Make Your Website Convert, How to Develop a Measurable, Online Marketing Mix and How to Leverage Social Media.
• Editorial [...]

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