Category: Free Stuff
Posted by John Sundberg in Business, Free Stuff, Resources Friday, 15 January 2010 View Comments
Google announced this week that they will be adding file sharing and storage to the feature set of Google Docs, one of the applications that makes up Google Apps. That includes files of any kind, limited in size to 250 MB (limited??) per file and 1 GB of storage per user. Not enough storage space for your needs? The price to increase that quota is minimal.
Gone are the days of trying to email big files, send them through the mail on a CD, or paying a third-party service for the privilege of uploading and downloading files to and from a shared folder. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’m excited about this and looking forward to integrating this service into the daily routine of Black Hills Web Works.
This is probably a good time to make a plug for Google Apps. Custom Gmail with your organization’s domain name, Google Docs, Google Calendar, Google Sites, and now file sharing and storage. Google Apps comes in different editions – Enterprise, Education, Nonprofit, and Standard, which is a free version.
With companies like Google offering services and products like Google Apps we no longer saw the need to offer email as part of our hosting service, but we can help you set up Google Apps for your organization, and we have already for Black Hills Web Works and several of our clients.
Posted by John Sundberg in Business, Free Stuff, Joomla Extensions, Joomla!, Life in General, Resources, Technology Thursday, 31 December 2009 View Comments
This post could go in numerous directions but I’m going to try to stay focused on web-related discoveries, since this is, after all, a blog that lives on a website about and for Black Hills Web Works.
One conversation in particular with an old friend I reconnected with on Facebook is worthy of being called “the milestone of 2009.” I was remodeling the website for my construction company and experimenting with Dreamweaver and static HTML pages and he suggested I look into using a CMS like Drupal or Joomla!. I took his advice and looked at both of those platforms, and though he was pushing me towards Drupal I felt drawn to Joomla!, and the rest of 2009 is history. Black Hills Web Works was born, websites were built, new languages learned (HTML and CSS to name two), and my thinking and experiences were significantly broadened.
And so, here is my list of “significant” discoveries that I made or learned about this year. Some, most, or all of these may be familiar to you already. On the other hand, it’s just possible that there is something new in here that you haven’t found yet. Have a look…
Posted by John Sundberg in Free Stuff Saturday, 22 August 2009 View Comments
The other day when I was looking for a better RSS icon than the stock icon that came with the K2 component I ran across this blog post at the Creative Nerds website: Ultimate RSS Feed Icon Collection Over 1500+. Here, in their words, are what they found:
“The ultimate icon collection round up of the best RSS feed icons available on the internet, featuring over 1500 unique icons. These icons are perfect for blogs and websites to persuade visitors and attract their attention in order to subscribe to your RSS feed. What makes these icons even more appealing [is they are] available for free.”
There are many to choose from. Check it out!
