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Our blog posts are the result of issues and opportunities we see in our daily work. They are designed to increase understanding and provide a source of vision for your web presence.

Get Ready to Do More with Joomla -- and 3by400!

Joomla version 3.3 was released this week and it brings along some amazing new features and server requirements and 3by400's servers are ready to Do More with Joomla! So what is all the fuss about? Read on to learn more ... and Do More! Joomla! 3.3 Performance Boost Joomla 3.3 includes a completely overhauled JRouter.  JRouter is the traffic director for Joomla.  Testing has shown a 10% increase in website speed, and over 2.5 seconds faster page load times. This is a huge performance boost and translates to more conversions and better SEO results for site owners!  Sites Do More with...

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Plan Well...Changing Business Contact Name in PayPal is Not Simple

As a first step in setting up a new PayPal account, you have to list the business name contact under which the account will be known to PayPal (and posted on a lot ofyour client-facing PayPal correspondence). Before you fill out this field, think carefully...think strategically...because once done, it is a colossal pain to change. Want to guess how we know this? You got it...recently had to review for one of our clients.We would recommend that you make this your business name, since you never know if you will retire to the tropics, lose your CPA, etc. Just so you're informed,...

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Finding Page-Specific Statistics in Google Analytics

In order to determine how individual pages are faring in terms of visitors and other handy Analytics information from Google: Log into your Google Analytics account (www.google.com/analytics).Select "View Report" for the web site you wish to review.From the main Analytics report for your account, go to: Content (left menu), then In-Page Analytics (left sub-menu) This gives you a representation of your site with click info for each link. Just drill down to your desired page from your standard web site navigation. When your page displays, you can see the Content Detail on the left, showing pageviews, uniqueviews, bounce rate, etc. Note that...

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Creating an Image Gallery with Simple Image Gallery (SIG)

1. Open the respective article and click the image manager button. 2. Within the image manager, create a directory. (ex: myphotos) 3. Click on the new directory and upload your images. (For proper viewing, ensure they are no larger than 900px wide or 900px tall before uploading) 4. Once all photos are uploaded, close the image manager. 5. Within the article add for example {gallery}myphotos{/gallery} and press apply. 6. View the article from the front end of the website. All images existing in the directory: "myphotos", will be automatically presented as an image gallery.  ***Pre-sizing images to one standard size (ex:...

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How to Implement Green Business Practices


With all of the "Go Green" messages in the marketplace, we are frequently asked to help businesses minimize their dependence upon resource-draining practices, such as consuming reams of paper and contributing the depletion of fossil fuels, as well as an increase in pollution. Our approach is one of improving your efficiency/productivity through technology and being a good steward of the resources on earth.

There are numerous ways to both improve efficiency and productivty using very simple technology implementations. For assistance implementing these technologies, please contact us!

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