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Product Tool Development: the Product Selector
As part of our ongoing work with Labconco, a Kansas City-based laboratory equipment manufacturer, we’ve come up with a new Product Selector to help users figure out which Labconco enclosure is the most suitable for their application.
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App Development: the Filter Reminder Service
When you run a business, it can be hard to keep up with all the items that need to be replaced periodically. But when worker safety is at stake, it’s critical that you have a system in place.
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Improving the Dr. Colorchip Ordering Process
Dr. Colorchip’s auto paint repair kits make it easy for anyone to make a fast, professional repair of most chips and scratches. Ebeacon redesigned the Dr. Colorchip website, improved usability, and revised the order placement process. Now, ordering is just as simple and easy as a Dr. Colorchip repair.
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Responsive Web Design: Why It’s the Standard
Responsive web design (RWD) is not just a recommendation anymore: it is an absolute necessity.
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More Changes to the Way Facebook Selects Ads for Your Viewing Pleasure
Facebook is a double-edged sword for many of us who are both Facebook advertisers and Facebook users, especially when it comes to privacy and advertising. Last week, Facebook once again changed how they determine which ads are most relevant to Facebook users. Now, they’re not just learning about your interests through the things you click and like within Facebook, they’re also tracking the sites that you visit outside Facebook.
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Online Retailers—Are You Ready For Internet Sales Tax?
For online businesses, the prospect of figuring out the tax on items shipped to states with different tax regulations could be seen as a nightmare. Yet, that’s exactly what online sellers are facing if Congress passes a new bill requiring all online sellers—except those who meet the small-seller exception—to collect sales tax.
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Authorize.net supports the new Apple Pay
Authorize.net announces support for the new Apple Pay system. Available now at no-cost to all Authorize.net merchants.
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POODLE and You
POODLE is a just announced security flaw that impacts web servers and browsers like IE, Firefox, Chrome, and Safari. Public wifi users on mobile devices are particularly vulnerable.
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Refreshing the KCATA Site with a New Responsive Design
We’ve talked before about responsive design and the need for websites to look good on a range of devices from full size monitors, to tablets, to smartphones. Until recently, we generally thought that for complex sites and catalogs, a mobile-specific, slimmed-down version of a site that was easy to navigate and quick to respond was still the best approach.
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No Ebeacon Sites Affected by Heartbleed – Security Still a Concern
If you’ve been online this week, you will have heard about the Heartbleed bug—a serious vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptographic software library that allows attackers to steal data from services and users, and eavesdrop on communications.
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Tompkins Industries – Finalist in H&P’s BEST OF INDUSTRY Awards!
We’d like to extend our warmest congratulations to Tompkins Industries, Inc. for their recent selection as a Finalist in the Hydraulics & Pneumatics’ BEST OF INDUSTRY awards!
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Launching the Labconco Mobile Site
Recently we launched a new mobile site for Labconco, a laboratory equipment manufacturer in Kansas City. With a clean, uncluttered appearance, the mobile site lets users jump straight to the main menus – Products, News, Sales & Support, Contact – to find the information they’re looking for fast.
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