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How Your Old Website Costs You Time & Money

1. Becoming Obsolete Costs You
   The number one mistake we see business owners make with their website is waiting 3 or 4 years to upgrade the design and technology. After this much time has passed completing the upgrades are EXPENSIVE and TIME-CONSUMING. Just like paying for regular car maintenance saves you on car fees in the long-term, we’ve found that smaller, more frequent website upgrades are much more efficient, saving time and money.
    
2. Not Maintaining Your Content Costs You
   Is it a challenge to make simple edits to ...

Layovers are a great time to learn new things, because there is not much more you can do. Last summer, I was stuck in LAX for 2 hours and a huge black and white square THING l caught my eye. I now know that thing was a QR code, short for Quick Response code. Next to it, the billboard said, “Scan me for a free eBook”. Since my flight didn’t leave for a few hours I decided to investigate this new (to me) technology. I downloaded a free scanner to my iPhone and scanned the barcode. Immediately my phone’s browser ...

It’s December, meaning for the past two months stores have been selling eggnog, Josh Groban CDs and… the hottest tech gadgets. This year I’m seeing a lot of great TVs and tablets as well as off-the-beaten-path options such as the Garmin GTU 10 GPS Tracker (a little homing device with a 4-week battery life). But what are the real Fredericktonians in your life craving this year? I polled the staff here at the 270net office; here are the results of this excessively scientific poll.

Mark Williams (Program Manager) – “I’d ask for a Kindle Fire. Actually, I’ve already ordered one. ...

I looked down at my iPhone and saw “RIP Steve Jobs” trending on Twitter. I was stunned. @grandmofhelsing tweeted “Countless people are learning Steve Jobs died on devices that would not exist without his vision. That's a legacy.” I couldn’t agree more. For me it was even more poignant, as I was only on Twitter at all because Apple announced it would be integrated in the new iOS 5. I am an Apple fangirl, hook, line and sinker and this news, although not shocking, was devastating.

I hadn’t always been an Apple girl. I grew up using Windows and it ...

Have you heard that Netflix is splitting in two?  Well, turns out they aren’t.  In September Netflix announced it would be re-branding its popular DVD-in-the-mail service as “Qwikster” and only offer streaming content under the Netflix name.  But due to overwhelming user backlash they’ve reversed course yet again and will not be splitting their services.  Glad that’s cleared up. Perhaps you’ve also heard they raised prices by up to 60%?  Yeah, that’s still true.

Now I’m a loyal consumer, but we all have our limits.  I’ve begun to weigh my options.  If you’re also thinking of jumping ship, consider ...