Intellect Blog

What and Where to Recycle in the Lower Mainland

By: Sheryl on January 27, 2012 — 

There's a lot more recycling going on these days, and it's difficult to know who takes what.  Check out the list below and be amazed by what you can recycle!

Computer Hardware/Peripherals Recycling
Once you've had your fill of the blue screen of death or your machine spontaneously rebooting and have explored all the avenues of updating/repairing, there are a lot of local alternatives to trashing your hardware. Read more »

Dropboxing My Way Through Computer Backup

By: Sheryl on January 20, 2012 — 

A couple of weeks ago I set up a new computer for our client.  We don't really do this much lately, so had to think about exactly what we'd need to do in order to move all of the data over quickly and efficiently.  I burned a backup disc and also dumped all of the files into the client's Dropbox folder, which we had set up previously with this backup of files in mind.  This client had mostly documents, so it was not a huge amount of data to move over. Read more »

Changing Copyright Date of Website in Drupal

By: Sheryl on January 9, 2012 — 

Nine days behind, but just changed the copyright date for our website, which is super easy in Drupal.

Log in, go to Administer, Site Information.  Edit your footer message to the correct year. Save and you're done.

Now Koji tells me there's a way to set this up so the date automatically changes!

iPhone Gadgets

By: Koji on December 13, 2011 — 

Really cool iPhone gadgets.  I saw someone messing with their phone for a few minutes at a ballgame.  The guy kept attaching these things, and when finished, was suddenly holding up this iPhone with a big zoom lens, miraculously gaining the appearance of at least a 300% gain in mass.  A true transformer.

 

To be different.. or?

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Putting Your Business on the Map

By: Sheryl on December 1, 2011 — 

While looking up directions recently, I noticed Google has options for finding your business on Google.  There's a rating system for places you like personally as well, and both options start from here:  http://www.google.com/places

What's the point of having your business on Google Maps?  You can have current updates with information about products or promotions, photos, videos and people can even submit reviews about you. Read more »

How Do You Make Time For Your Company Website?

By: Sheryl on November 17, 2011 — 

I studied social work for 8 years and received my Bachelor's Degree.  So why am I spending my days working on websites?  I missed my kids and didn't want to miss out on their pre-school years, so I quit to work from home.  We had no idea how things would turn out but Koji and I are compatible in our work ethic, passion for problem-solving and desire to make things as simple as possible for busy people. Read more »

Basic Website Testing Ideas for the Small Business Owner

By: Koji on October 20, 2011 — 

Prior to having your new website made live, as a consumer, it is always a good idea to properly inspect the goods/service being delivered. This ensures the value and quality of work produced is in line with your requirements and expectations, and may be your last chance to squeeze out fixes prior to making your final payment. Read more »

.COMs for $10.00

By: Sheryl on October 7, 2011 — 

From October 7 - 17, 2011, purchase as many new .COM domain names as you like for $10.00 each + tax.  

Search for your name at web.intellectsolutionsinc.com and email us at info@intellectsolutionsinc.com to register at this special price.

Why Do I Need An SSL?

By: Sheryl on September 19, 2011 — 

I often find myself out of my realm with technical terms about some of the web products our company provides.  We've sold digital certificates for several years, and I simply invoiced these every year with no concept of what they were for - until I set up my eCommerce store. Read more »

Is Technology Leaving You Behind?

By: Sheryl on August 11, 2011 — 

I ask myself this question every day - is technology leaving me behind?  When Intellect Solutions started off as a partnership back in the 90s, the focus was on selling computers.  We kept a few of those invoices to look back on, because it's phenomenal how much more the parts cost back then.  Today you can get a computer with decent speed for a few hundred bucks or a new 22"+ monitor for under three hundred dollars. Read more »

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