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November 17, 2011
The SEO Tightrope
When consulting with prospective clients, typically, one of the main topics of discussion is Search Engine Optimization (SEO). Each of our clients’ websites is built from the ground up with SEO in mind. But there’s so much more to it than that. Search Engine Optimization The process of improving the visibility of a website or a web page in search [...]
October 21, 2011
FileHippo Update Checker
FileHippo.com is a great resource for software and obtaining the very latest versions. But the best part about FileHippo is their Update Checker software: The Update Checker will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to FileHippo.com to see if there are any newer releases. This is a [...]
October 18, 2011
Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware
The arsenal of weapons you use to fight the malware, spyware and adware on your computer should always include Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware. Here’s what the developers themselves say about it: Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free utilizes Malwarebytes powerful technology to detect and remove all traces of malware including worms, trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware and more. While it’s good [...]
October 13, 2011
CCleaner: Housekeeping For Your PC
We’ve been installing CCleaner on client computers for years. In a nutshell, it keeps things running very smoothly and keeps your PC computer running efficiently. As Piriform, the developer of CCleaner, puts it: CCleaner is the number-one tool for cleaning your Windows PC. It protects your privacy online and makes your computer faster and more [...]
September 23, 2011
4 Great Online Storage Solutions
Sharing files with friends, coworkers, clients and others has gotten easier than ever before. Here at Harness Technology, we regularly use free online services to help us send and receive files, mostly to and from our clients. One great benefit of these online storage services is the ability to upgrade when and if you ever [...]
September 17, 2011
5 Reasons Why Logo Design is Crucial
Your logo represents your company by defining its identity and giving it purpose. It is an integral part of a company’s brand strategy and is not to be ignored. Without a logo, it is impossible for a consumer to identify one product or service from another. Many consumers have strong opinions when it comes to their favorite brand. Their [...]
August 27, 2011
5 Important Features For Your Website
These days, a good website is a required tool for your business’ marketing arsenal. Regardless of what products or services you provide, you likely have a lot of competition in the online arena. But there are steps you can take to stay ahead of your competitors. Sure, maybe they are using some or all of [...]
August 17, 2011
I Want To Be On the First Page
One of the first things we often hear from new web design clients is, “I want to be on the first page of Google search results”, or some other similar statement. Getting your website to show up in Google’s first page can be challenging, to say the least, but certainly not impossible. There are many [...]
August 6, 2011
20th Birthday of the First Website
How could I have missed the 20th anniversary of the first website to ever exist? Without that pioneer website, Harness Technology could not exist. I mean, it’s like the Lewis & Clark of the Internet, right? Sure, the Internet already existed, but what good was it without a website to visit? On August 6, 1991, [...]
July 31, 2011
We Need A New Tagline
If you’re familiar with Harness Technology already, you may know that our old tagline (a.k.a. slogan) was, “You Build Your Business. We Build Your Website.” We thought that was a pretty clever tagline when we first registered our business. However, we now offer more than just website design, which makes the old tagline outdated and [...]
July 31, 2011
Have You Tried Google+ Yet?
Google+ (pronounced “plus”) was released not too long ago on an invitation-only basis. Even so, Google has already racked up tens of millions of users. As many have noted thus far, it does hold a lot of similarities to Facebook. But Google+ does have some features that are unique, such as video chat with several [...]
July 28, 2011
Spotify Lands in the U.S.
If you like your music at home, on the go or anywhere, take a look at the new Spotify.com music service. You can only sign-up via invitation right now, but it only took a couple of days after I submitted my email address to them before they activated my account. Apparently, they are all the [...]
July 26, 2011
