Category Archives: NEWS and EVENTS

AAA Charters

AAA Fishing ChartersYear Round Gulf Coast Fishing Charters

This site is the official website of AAA Charters. They offer access to a fleet of 100+ fishing charters and sightseeing cruises in Orange Beach, AL; Gulf Shores, AL; and the back waters of the Alabama Gulf Coast. Deep Sea fishing in the Gulf of Mexico and back bay fishing in the bays and bayous have drawn visitors to our shores for over a century. They are proud to continue the tradition of offering access to their World Class Fisheries and the sights of their pristine waterways.

Visit AAA Charters

Bliss Dinosaur Ranch

Bliss Dinosaur Ranch in Weston WyomingHere is something I have never blogged about. The Bliss Dinosaur Ranch is near Weston Wyoming where my uncle Frank, aunt Patty and cousin Chris have called home for years. I built them a site for the ranch years ago in flash. The ranch is about the same size as Manhattan and the population is increasing soon.

Check out the Wyoming Dinosaur Ranch site

Roping LonghornMy parents are currently building a home at the Ranch. They also started a cattle business and have purchased many head of longhorn already. The house is nearing completion and they should be moving into the new property this Spring.

Check out the new Roping Longhorn business site.

MedicineMan Creative

MedicineMan Creative Design Agency in Rockford Illinois MedicineMan Creative has been a long standing friend and ally in web design. I have been able to implement some crazy ideas and graphic hurdles given to me by this creative team. Thank you for all of the work MedicineMan Creative.

We have been updating this website to allow for IE10 viewing. Formerly a completely flash based site, Internet Explorer and Iphone/Ipads no longer support the flash plug-in, so the alternative content was just not enough. I made the home flash movie into a cross platform video and I made the company page into HTML5.

Check out the new http://medmancreative.com

Rockford Repo and Recovery

JUKEM

Rockford Repo and RecoveryCreative Asset Management

  • Proven success since 1995.
  • Fully licensed, bonded and insured  agency.
  • Successfully recovered over $600 million in assets for our clients.
  • More than 10 years of industry experience.
  • Recovery of any luxury items commercial vehicles, or heavy equipment.

JUKEM’s agents are skilled at handling all types of accounts aggressively and tactfully.
Visit the new jukeminc.com

Wheels by RT in Rockford Illinois

Wheels by RT

Wheels by RT in Rockford IllinoisOctober welcomed the launch of Wheels by R.T. Wheels by R.T. now offers one of the finest selections of vehicles to choose from. Whether it’s your child’s first car or the vehicle you have always dreamed of, Wheels by R.T. has what you’re looking for. Wheels by R.T.’s goal has always been to provide our customers with a quality vehicle at an affordable price. The cars sell themselves.

http://wheelsbyrt.com

Rockford Process Control

Rockford Summer Sites

Keith Country Day SchoolKeith Country Day School has finally launched. It was a large project and caused me to invent new ways of displaying data.

The layout may seem simple, but there is complex programming going on under the easy interface. It is truly a complex piece with a simple interface.

Keith School is a private school in Rockford Illinois that my son attended when we lived there. It was a nice accomplishment to add my touch to an important institution in downtown Rockford.

Already a massive upgrade from the old Keith website, the new site has been applauded by teachers and parents alike.

Rockford Process ControlAlso after quite a few changes RPC has also launched. Rockford Process Control manufactures, and is expert at, integrating metal related disciplines. We provide our customer with single parts, complex sub-assemblies and sophisticated finished products. Their wide breadth of capabilities includes Tube Forming and Fabrication, Laser Cut Tubing, CNC Machining, Robotic Welding, Metal Stamping, and Powder Paint.

On the Waterfront in Rockford Illinois

Already May

On the Waterfront in Rockford IllinoisI have been so busy I have neglected my blog. http://onthewaterfront.com is all new and works well. Sage Technologies is still yet to launch the new version of their website. http://www.usesage.com looks great and is ready to go when they are.

I also am close to launching new sites for Keith Country Day School, The Beer Gear Store, and Rockford Process Control. All three of these should be up this month (cross your fingers).

Shelter Care Ministries Homeless Shelters in Rockford Illinois

Busy February

There were several new sites that now grace the hard drive of hostastick. This month has been one site after another.
Forest City Communications Network Design Specialist
First was http://fcitycommunications.com/ for Chad Davies. Chad is a Rockford area network installer. He installs phone systems, wiring, security cameras and configures routers.

Finch Funeral and CrematoryNext was a site for a funeral home. Yes, funeral homes need websites. Finch was pleased to be able to include slide shows with the obituaries that the owner easily updates himself. Please visit http://finchfuneral.com/ to see the result.

Shelter Care Ministries Homeless Shelters in Rockford Illinois
And finally Shelter Care Ministries is on the way to getting done. This new version is at http://shelter-care.org

Oniyom Bengali Radio Station Classical Bengladesh Music

Oniyom

Oniyom Bengali Radio Station Classical Bengladesh MusicHere is a little radio station that my brother Amzad and I started in 2006. If you enjoy ONIYOM on a regular basis, please consider supporting us on a regular basis as well. As always, if you simply can’t afford to send us support, we understand.

We’re happy to be able to provide you with our classic Bengali music streams even if times are tough.

Enjoy the stream now or visit the site http://oniyom.com

Peter Paul Electronics, Inc. Solenoid Valves

Peter Paul Electronics

Peter Paul Electronics, Inc. Solenoid ValvesI have been adding to this very complex site for some time now. It features many types of programming and includes a custom email marketing system.

Peter Paul Electronics has two facilities, one in New Britain, CT consisting of a 77,000 square foot plant in New Britain, Connecticut, and a 23,500 square foot facility in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. High quality design, innovative research and development set Peter Paul apart from other manufactures. Continuous improvement is in the fabric of the company on all levels with people having years of experience, dedication and pride.

Please visit PeterPaul.com today.

Betsy Youngquist Artist

Betsy Youngquist

Betsy Youngquist ArtistBetsy Youngquist’s mixed media beadwork reflects a fascination with the intersection of humans, animals, and mythology. Stemming from a life-long love of all creatures great and small, Betsy’s work weaves together the human and animal spirit through a surrealistic lens.

Hostastick Hosting Service serving Sarasota, Bradenton and Lakewood Ranch

Hostastick

Hostastick Hosting Service in Lakewood Ranch FloridaRodger Bliss needs your continued support to help pay for this server. In the past Rodger has used far less expensive shared reseller hosting servers. All of my customers were sharing one IP address with 100′s of unknown sites and this had become a problem that was simply getting worse. Hostastick is a dedicated server.

A dedicated server comes at a much higher price and now I actually charge a monthly fee to host websites. Your cost is a small fraction of what the server costs me per month. Hostastick has now actually payed for itself. 

Support me with a hosting account.

Hostastick Hosting Service serving Sarasota, Bradenton and Lakewood RanchMy dedicated server has provided the sites with a higher level of security, speed, and up time. You will have the capability to go far beyond the resource limitations found in a shared hosting environment. Security is a top priority of hostastick. I am requiring passwords that are rated 100% secure.

TEKSEA Custom Software Applications

Teksea

TEKSEA Custom Software ApplicationsMy company TEKSEA has been developing custom programs for the Internet since 1996. TEKSEA provides software development services that deliver robust, scalable, and cost-effective software solutions. http://teksea.com

Check out our new TEKSEA webinar that was developed by Amzad

Commercial and Residential Appraisers in Rockford Illinois

Real Property Consultants

Commercial and Residential Appraisers in Rockford IllinoisReal Property Consultants provides experienced, expert solutions to real estate/property concerns. Our knowledge in appraisal, market analysis, valuation and consulting enables us to identify methods appropriate to address our clients’ individual needs. We then professionally apply those methodologies to form well-supported opinions and conclusions.

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WordPress

Please visit WordPress.org for more information about this Content Management SystemI have decided to go away from using only flash to create this site. WordPress has been the Content Management System I have been using to create sites with lately. I thought I would begin by blogging about the plug-ins I use on this site. Here are ten I use on this site.

  1. Akismet. Used by millions, Akismet is quite possibly the best way in the world to protect your blog from comment and trackback spam. It keeps your site protected from spam even while you sleep. It comes with WordPress so every WordPress has at least this type of protection against spam.
  2. All in One SEO Pack. Out-of-the-box Search Engine Optimization for your WordPress blog. It gets easier to take suggestions from Google Analytics and bring them to your pages. A must for anyone who wants their site found.
  3. Contact Form 7. Just another contact form plugin. Simple but flexible. I have used this to program all kinds of forms as well. It does not allow for custom programming, but most forms do not require it.
  4. Google XML Sitemaps. This plugin will generate a special XML sitemap which will help search engines like Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com to better index your blog. This make the process automatic.
  5. Simple Google Analytics. A simple Plugin to add Analytics code on your pages. You simply enter your ID, you choose if you are on a sub-domain and add your domain name. You must also maintain the google analyitics
  6. NextGEN Gallery. A NextGENeration Photo Gallery for WordPress. I used this to make the painting area of this site. It is just about default so you can see what it may do for your site.
  7. WP e-Commerce. A plugin that provides a WordPress Shopping Cart. Easiest way to set up a store online yet. I have been looking for something this easy for 10 years while making e-Commerce sites with so much complexity and problems.
  8. WP Super Cache. Very fast caching plugin for WordPress. This makes pages load faster. This plug-in should be a default plug-in like Akismet.
  9. Zopim Widget. Zopim embeds a chatbar on your website, so that any visitor can chat with you directly by clicking on the chatbar. Again I am using the free version of this plug-in as well. This is a great plug-in to say the least.
  10. Kimili Flash Embed. Provides a full WordPress interface for SWFObject – the best way to embed Flash on your site. Every flash movie can have alternative content that shows up for mobile devices.

These plug-ins are all free to use, but please donate to all of them if you can. WordPress is an Open Source project where thousands of people dedicate time and effort to make this Content Management System for anyone to use.