GemGfx ready for 2010
When GemGfx opened it’s doors on a permanent basis in April of 2009, we never imagined the wild ride that we would be in for. We went from a fledgling company, to one that experienced amazing growth in a very short space of time. We did make some mistakes, we’re a young company so we expected that. We also experienced tremendous successes. All in all we are humbled and grateful for the year that has gone by. (more…)
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Website Submissions for Habesha Style
Introduction
As promised, these are the new website template samples for the online clothing store. Keeping in mind the concept behind the logo and your client market, and your request for a modern look. It is important that I mention here, that these are just samples, and should be considered as such. They are not the final product, and nothing is etched in stone. These are designed to give an idea of what the final product will look like. Once you decide upon a template, you will be able to modify that template to bring it to the final product. Read More
Website Design Submissions for Tutors are Us:
Introduction:
Following are the submissions for the design and feel of the Tutors are Us Website Project. Included in this submission also is the modification of the supplied logo so that it better conforms to a Web 2.0 standard and appearance.
It should be noted here, that just like these submissions are just drafts. They are not the finished product and should not be looked upon as such. They are designed to give an idea of what the finished product would look like. No aspect of any of the designs is etched in stone or final. Read More
Featured Project – Case Study – The Directors Studios
The Directors Studios
GemGfx recently had the pleasure of working with Mr. Sam Graber and his team at The Directors. Sam is one one of the Partners at The Directors, LLP which is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. USA. The Directors produces and presenter commercial theater. Our
mission is to grow a national network of venues that consistently delivers the magic of live theater entertainment to targeted audiences.
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Special Offers for Non Profits
A nonprofit organization is formed for
the purpose of serving a public or mutual benefit other than the pursuit or accumulation of profits for owners or investors. “The nonprofit sector is a collection of entities that are organizations; private as opposed to governmental; non-profit distributing; self-governing; voluntary; and of public benefit” (Solamon 10). The nonprofit sector is often referred to as the third sector, independent sector, voluntary sector, philanthropic sector, social sector, tax-exempt sector, or the charitable sector.
We at GemGfx would like to make a special offer to all non profit orgaizations. If you have an event or project and need design assistance, we are able to offer you free to discounted services based on what you require. It is our way of managing our corporate social responsibility. If your organization is in any of the following categories please feel free to contact us and let us help your organization.
Charities, Foundations, Social Welfare or Advocacy Organizations, Professional/Trade Associations, Religious Organizations, Arts, Culture, Humanities, Education, Environment and Animals, Healt, Human Services, International, Foreign Affairs, Public Societal Benefit
Find out more here.
Happy 47th Independence to Trinidad and Tobago
Many of you will have noticed a change in our main header logo at GemGfx.com. For those who have not, we’ve borrowed a page from the folks at Google and made a slight change to our logo for two weeks in the month of September 2009. Our logo at the top of our website looks like this:
GemGfx Header Logo celebrating Trinidad and Tobago's 47 years of Independence.
Website Security a must! Our first Hacker experience.
They say in the internet world that everyone is touched by a hacker at least once. Especially if your website is becoming more visible. Such might well be the case, as GemGfx had it’s first experience with hackers on August 17th which was approximately 1 week and a half ago. Read More
Elance suffers breach in security. Members information compromised.
One of the most popular freelance websites in the world Elance, suffered a security breach today Friday July 17, 2009. All members of the popular website, providers as well as buyers received an email from Elance admins that read as follows.
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Corporate Social Responsibility for the Freelancer with the use of Non Profit Organizations
Corporate Social Responsibility as defined by Wikepedia:
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), also known as corporate responsibility,
corporate citizenship, responsible business, sustainable responsible business (SRB), or corporate social performance,[1] is a form of corporate self-regulation integrated into a business model. Ideally, CSR policy would function as a built-in, self-regulating mechanism whereby business would monitor and ensure their adherence to law, ethical standards, and international norms.
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GemGfx News Update
Good Day Design Community
Undoubtedly in the ever changing face of the Internet and it’s technologies, GemGfx, as any organization wishing to remain relevant in the business world, must evolve along with the technologies. It is imperative to the very existence of GemGfx that we as an organization ensure that we are in a position to take our place on the ever expanding global market.
A few things have happened with GemGfx since our last update and here are just a few: Read More
GemGfx featured Supplier on 2Checkout.com
I have to take this time out to thank the folks at 2Checkout for the invaluable promotion that they gave to GemGfx by featuring us as a Spotlight Supplier on their community on Monday 29th June, 2009.
GemGfx Spotlight Feature on 2Checkout.
Succeeding as an outsource designer in a cluttered marketplace.
The globalization of the design industry has brought into play a dynamic that has changed the face of the marketplace. Now there are many “design firms” offering a wide range of services at extremely competitive prices making it harder and harder for the qualified designer to justify his prices or make a decent living from his trade.
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GemGfx on Facebook
We again are using the powerful tools of the Social Networking Community. This time Facebook.
Even though Facebook has it own advertising program, for those of us who can’t spend that kind of money, we can use their free services to promote our website. Look into it.
Till next time,
GemGfx Blog Admin
GemGfx is now on Twitter
Follow GemGfx Now On Twitter.com
Yep, it’s true. We to at GemGfx have latched on to the craze. As small business owners, it’s a good idea to use every available free resource to market your product.
Social networking in recent times has become big business and it’s only natural that you use the markets available to you for free. One such tool that has come about in recent times is the website known as “Twitter“. It started after Facebook, but already it’s a big hit. Even President Obama’s campaign team used Twitter to keep voters up to date about the progress of the campaign for election.
GemGfx may not be as big as a Presidential campaign, but we can still maximize the use of free social networking tools to build up what is a world class brand.
To find us on twitter, http://twitter.com/GemGfx
Till next time,
Gemgfx Blog Admin
GemGfx has a new Toolbar
In the never ending search to bring new and fresh content to GemGfx, I came across another website that allows users to build a customizable toolbar. To ad to your site so visitors can download and keep up to date with what’s going on on your site. It’s a really powerful tool and I must commend the developers of the site. It’s called Conduit, and it’s a free service.
So I signed up for a free account and created a customized toolbar for GemGfx. I designed a cool ad and placed it on my website as well. You can have a look at it here:
With this GemGfx toolbar, you can keep up to date with the latest developments in the GemGfx community.
The toolbar itself is very handy as it allows for many customizable options. You can check out conduit and enhance your own website.
Till next time,
GemGfx Blog Admin
How much is your site worth
I’m sure many website owners in their quest to get good page ranking etc, wonder about the value of their website. I came across a very useful online resource a while ago, where you can get a valuation of your website. There are many such websites available to check your site value. The one I am referring to is Website Outlook.
I did a check of GemGfx recently and this is what I got.
My site is worth $3131.7.
How much is yours worth?
Not bad. But I should make a point here. This is just an automated program that checks your site value based on several protocols. It is by no means accurate.
Also, this tool does not take into account what your site means to you, or how much your site is worth in your own eyes. In most webmaster’s cases, as is mine, a site you build from scratch, nurtured, modified etc for years, is worth a great deal more than what an online tool can tell you. Check it out.
Regards,
GemGfx Blog Admin
Catdace Javascript Tutorial
The following is an excerpt from one of my coursework exams when I began my degree. You can see the project and the program in action at this link.
You can download all the files to this project
here
Introduction:
For this forth and final coursework assignment, I chose to go with something that is of particular interest to me. That is the use of Java as it applies to web based applications in particular the use of the Java Applet. I am interested in learning how to produce web graphics using java and also to make them interactive. In addition to this I wanted to find a way to bring sound effects into the web experience using java.
Java Applets are very useful for web developers for it allows them to integrate with the users browser an application of some sort to increase the users interactivity with the web.
An applet is a little Prior to the World Wide Web, the built-in writing and drawing programs that came with Windows were sometimes called “applets.” On the Web, using Java, the object-oriented programming language, an applet is a small program that can be sent along with a Web page to a user. Java applets can perform interactive animations, immediate calculations, or other simple tasks without having to send a user request back to the server.
For this particular assignment I have located a java applet that displays a button in a web browser that when clicked by the user explodes. It incorporates, graphics, interactivity, and sound, all with the use of Java. It appears in the web browser with the use of a Java Applet. It is a simple code but it incorporates four of the basics of Java that I would like to learn.
1. Java Applets.
2. Images.
3. Sound
4. User interactivity.
The Program:
I simply wanted to create a program that could be placed in a web page that gave a user some type of interactivity (something to click) that would cause the program to act and then cause some kind of result that involved images and sound. I did not need to use more than one field so I shortened the program.
I wanted to know how to get an image to appear in a browser and an audio file to play using java. The Cat Dance program did just that.
You can download all the files to this project
here
Thanks for stopping by
Regards,
Everard J. McBain Jr
GemGfx Admin
Benifits of a Home Business
Starting a Home Business – Exposing the 5 Big Benefits of Working From Home
Author: Brendan Brosnan
The successful home business owners throughout the world share in a lifestyle often unmatched by company jobs. From a survey done by Home Office Computing Magazine, 98 % are happier working from home. Here are the 5 big benefits of a home run business.
1) Money: On average the earnings of a home run business in America is about $60,000/year. The amount of money that can be earned in a home run business can be staggering. There is great potential in home-run businesses to achieve high incomes and profits. The income minus the costs equals the profits, which goes directly to the home business owner. This simple math shows that it’s all about big profits provided the business provides a saleable product or service.
2) Personal Satisfaction: This may be the most profound benefit to most home businesses. It is a position of great feeling to own a home business. It is a feeling of achievement, and of service rendered. It is more satisfying according to the level of good the business is doing for people. The more the home business is helping people, the more general good it is doing. This is directly related to how good it makes the owner feel. It is good to give!
3) No Daily Commute: Another important factor in the lifestyle of a home business person is the convenience of simply being at home. This point can be emphasized to a low degree, or a very high degree of significance. It depends on the person’s normal daily traveling time from home to the workplace. On average it could be 30 minutes commute to work every day and an equal time on returning home. Home businesses benefit because they save on the travel expenses as well as the time it takes. Home business owners are able to simply wake at their convenient start time and set the hours themselves.
4) The Boss: Home businesses have the benefit of having internal control. The home business owner is the boss. As the boss, all the decisions are made, the hours of work are chosen, the rewards are given, the punishments are devised, the business is managed, and there is total control. Calling the shots as it were is a dream for most people out there and there is a real feeling of power.
5) Life Security: In today’s climate of economic uncertainty, the most secure of jobs are home based jobs. This is so because, when times get tough, home businesses can work harder and survive. However, some company paying jobs cannot be relied upon to remain secure no matter how hard the person works. There is more security in a home business, and the power is with the home business person. She/he can make it or break it. It’s in their control.
To summarise, these 5 big benefits are the rewards that may be reaped from a successful home based business. In fact, the process of building the home business can be as much fun as the mentioned benefits. It is as much about the journey and the person you become, as the tangable benefits and results of working from home.
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Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/business-articles/starting-a-home-business-exposing-the-5-big-benefits-of-working-from-home-840986.html
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