Happy Social Media Day!
I’ll bet you thought today was nothing more than a cloudy Wednesday in June… right? Wrong! Popular social media blog, Mashable, has officially declared June 30th as Social Media Day. Thousands are celebrating with meetups, tweetups, and more all across the globe. “Social media has changed our lives. It has…
Mail (Spam) Changes
This week our hostmaster will be making some modifications to our central mail system in an effort to improve the efficacy of the anti-spam software. The changes will not involve any downtime, however, you may see a temporary increase in the amount of inbound spam you receive until the new…
Twitter: The Quick and Dirty on the Birdy
It’s 6:40 a.m. The alarm on my iPhone 3GS is singing and it’s time to drag myself out of bed to face the world. What is happening out there, anyway? I tap open my Twitter application – Twittelator for iPhone – and within seconds, I am flooded with a sea…
Ri Ruv Roo!
It’s not nice to tease you, talking about the Lost Roo before she’s solidly open. But I just couldn’t wait to show you the fun things Roo Keepers Mark and Helen Johnson have been working on. Helen put a lot of detail focus on getting her logo roos just right…
Menus: An Interesting Puzzle
Menus usually pose the challenge of putting a lot of information into a comparatively small amount of space. Menus should be easy to read by all ages in mood lighting and most restaurant owners want to include a fair number of graphics and images, as well as use an interesting…
WordPress 3.0 – A Sneak Peak
As some of you may know, many of the websites created here at beachdog.com are built using WordPress. WordPress is a top-notch publishing platform with a focus on aesthetics, web standards, and usability. It is used for blogs about your dog and Fortune 500 companies alike. We like it for…
Welcome Code Puppy Ethan Seifert!
We’re pleased to introduce you to Ethan Seifert, who joined our team a couple of weeks ago and has been getting oriented to his change of career, state and general culture. A Portland native, Ethan comes to us from OHSU where he was lost in a land of cubicles for…
Memorial Monday
Today is about remembering those who have given the ultimate sacrifice while serving our nation. Gratitude doesn’t seem enough to offer the loved ones of these men and women.
We're letting our freak flag fly!
A few of our facebook friends got to talking about what we could do to show visitors that the Long Beach Peninsula is a friendly community. Our collective goal was to promote tolerance, encourage diversity, and celebrate freedom of speech. We decided to fly flags that look like this: We’re…
10 Simple Google Search Tricks
featured a great little article today on some of the lesser known toys Google offers, from calculators and currency converters to spelling and time checking, along with operators for search tips. It’s a quick read. What are your favorite Google toys & tricks?
