Office closed for the Holidays!

Happy Holidays!

Our office is closed for the holidays (Dec 24 - Jan 1). 

If you are having a website emergency, please email jameyb@yourplanb.com or leave a message on our office voicemail and we will follow up with you as quickly as we can.  

We will be back at the office on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 and ready to discuss your web projects and plans for the new year :)

Happy New Year!
JameyB and DavidB

Why we love Google!

Why we LOVE Google!

From Chrome to Google Analytics - how can you not love how much easier surfing and following your surfers has become thanks to Google.

Not to mention Google Docs or Drive!  or Gmail!

So how does Google help you?  And why should you love it to?

1. Google Search has a better AI algorithm than Yahoo and MSN, which serves up better results for you while you are looking for something online.  If you want to quickly find something nearby, use the Local Search option.  And then there are the maps - so helpful and easy to use (and you can save them for use later!)

2. Google Chrome

• it is fast
• it does one thing (browse the web), and does it well
• it's updated regularly

PLUS: it uses the same browser technology as your iPhone or Android.

3. Google Docs (Drive) let's you easily share (and set permissions), work collaboratively and find work at home or at the office.  You can quickly save documents as pdfs!

4. Gmail
Not only let's you have space to send and receive large files.  It also has a great address book!  If you are an Android user you can share this address book which makes keeping things current so much more efficient at your desk and on your phone.  Gmail tends to receive less spam, has built in chat, is secure and FREE!

5. Google Analytics
Need to know who is visiting your site, which pages, when and if there are errors?  Use Google Analytics.  From it's easy to personalize dashboard, to quick reports (and the ability to email them as pdfs) to great resources on how to increase visitors, Google Analytics is a one stop shop for website analytics.

And what can be next?
Improved Android, tablets, laptops, Google TV, social game network?

Check out - Google Glass: Users are able to wear the glasses and see a computer interface near their eye as well as take photos with a nod – the final iteration of this device may well be released inside 2013; we’ll just have to wait and see!

More Google:
http://googlization.wordpress.com/
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/internet/web/101-google-tips-tricks-and-hacks-462143
http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/tips-tricks/25-awesome-google-search-tips-and-tricks/
http://www.thegeekstuff.com/2009/06/expertise-in-google-search/
http://google.about.com/od/toolsfortheoffice/u/TipsAndTools.htm
http://lifehacker.com/339474/top-10-obscure-google-search-tricks

Motorbrains.com LAUNCH!

Working together with MotorBrains, we took an HTML/Flash combo site and designed a new responsive Word Press site! Images that pop, ideas that work and technology to keep the site on screens (no matter if it is a phone, tablet or desktop).


Visit motorbrains.com
Follow on Facebook and Twitter!

MotorBrains first came to us to work on their initial site back in 2004. Since then we have been working on their site, business cards and enewsletters. DavidB created the iconic robot who was the host on the old site and still can be found in the new version!

Give us a call if it is time to take the Flash off of your site and move to a Contact Management System like Word Press or Drupal. Call 773-665-2552

Kenilworth Press LAUNCH

 
KenilworthPress.com LAUNCH!

Full Color Off-Set and Digital Printing
Come visit us for all your printing needs.

From banners to business cards, stapled booklets to signs, calendars to Christmas invites, we can do it all! Just north of Evanston, a few miles from Chicago, Kenilworth Press has been supplying the North Shore of Chicago with custom printing solutions since 1973.

We have been working with Kenilworth Press for over 16 years! Many a print project for a client was handled by this capable crew in the near north suburbs.  And it was our pleasure to revamp their website into a content management system (Word Press) so Steve could keep the site current from the shop.