I recently came across an article online, that talked about and showed many examples of using the space in your web pages footer more effectively. Wow talk about insighteful, and the examples on the site give you a great feel for what some other web developers/designers are using there footers for.
I have been working on a project with a couple of partners, to hopefully create a little additional security for individuals. The problem that we analyzed is that when people get Insurance, or create a family trust, they are told to document all of their assets. Take photos or video of the items in their home and then store them. Usually the only time that that documentation is used is in the event of a disaster, ie: The Wild Fires in California, or Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. If that documentation (pictures/video) are stored like most people store them they will either be a molten pile of goop, or float away with the flood, etc. Even those that store their information in a fireproof safe may still find it a pile of goop if the fire is hot enough. Have I painted a vivid enough picture for you?
People every day find themselves without the ability to easily produce that documentation, and may not get their assets replaced by their insurance company, because they cannot prove the exact assets that they owned.
Treasurebox is built to provide a safe secure online storage location for that documentation, very accessible, and easy to use. The MooTools framework and extentions to it are used extensively to increase the usability of the product.
The initial release is currently in public beta. I would love any readers to sign up (No Credit Card or billing information required) and leave some comments here about your thoughts.
There are many server hosting companies in the market, in fact I would venture to guess that a new hosting company pops up about every day. I have had a fair bit of experience with some of the largest in the market, RackSpace, Server Beach, Peer1, etc to name a few. But the one that I have been most impressed with, has been 1and1. They are who I use for my hosting and the hosting of my clients. I have been very satisfied with their service and the tools that they make available to me. Great uptime, stellar support, fantastic options, competitive pricing.
So yes this is a shameful plug for their services. 1and1 is my preferred hosting provider.
But also, I might note that I am a die hard apple proponent, but when it comes to general server functions, I am a fan of Linux. I run Linux on my servers locally and in hosting. for their security and ease of administration.
When I started this blog, I figured that I would share my enthusiasm about Apple, Inc. and the OS X Platform. And while there is plenty to share about that, my focus in employment has been in Web Development and Design. So The focus will be Web Development and Digital Goodness from an Mac Perspective.
This should provide ample material for me to clog your internet pipe with.
I have another blog bdoga.com but I commonly discuss items dealing with individual liberties and the proper role of government. I realized though that I could really benefit others by having a place to post my technical discoveries that I make on a daily basis.
They may be small or great but hopefully they will be helpful to others along the way.
And so it begins.