Full Impact Studios - Web Design

Glassdoor.com - An Anonymous look inside a company.

2008-10-28T00:51:00.003-05:00

I was Twitting around on Twitter, which I'm addicted to now by the way, and I came across a article on Cnet about a company called Glassdoor. It was discussing how they just received another 6.5 Million in VC funds, so I wanted to check it out. At first I thought the name was cool as well, so I guess that's what got my attention as well.

It turns out that the Company is a way for everyday people, employees at companies to post insider information about the inner working, such as Salaries, Management, Work Environment, the CEO, etc. I thought that was an ingenious idea, it's about time a company was started for this..

Well you can check it out for yourself and maybe see if your company is on there as well, maybe even post a thing or two if it's not.

Sprint - Samsung Instinct strikes out

2008-07-05T17:24:00.002-05:00

Ok I was finally able to get my hands on the new Samsung Instinct and walked away not impressed. I played with it for a 10 minutes and found the EVDO network to be slow and even unresponsive at times requiring me to start over...ugh.

The phone touch screen is more about pressure touch than just touch and slide, which isn't too bad once you get used to it, but still not as nice as the iPhone.

TV quality is low and because of the slower network, the video lagged and froze to often.

I found the screen size just OK and the Applications took up a lot of the screen space over the Application window.

It doesn't have WiFi, so you can count that option out.

It doesn't support External Downloadable Apps such as Googles Mobile Maps, Search, etc.

So I'm left waiting for the phone that's going to meet all my needs still.

iPhone - Thumbs down (AT&T stick you for everything plan, no stereo bluetooth, no 3D view GPS with voice, no SD card slot, no MMS, no VOIP via WiFi connection, no video camera.)

Samsung Instinct - Thumbs down (Sprint slow / unresponsive EVDO network, no external Apps, no WiFi, poor screen resolution.)

So I'm waiting for the Spring when Android phones will start showing up with all the carriers.

New Samsung Instinct - iPhone Killer

2008-06-18T13:47:00.004-05:00

Hey everybody, I've been studying the new Samsung Instinct due out from Sprint on June 20th and I have to say it's Extremely impressive compared to the iPhone from Apple.

Here's a list of its top Features:
3G
Full GPS and turn by turn - not in iPhone
Shoots Video - not in iPhone
Video player
MMS - not in iPhone
SMS
Stereo Bluetooth - not in iPhone
External SD - not in iPhone
Removable Battery - not in iPhone
IMAP push mail
POP mail
Gmail support
Yahoo support
AOL
Hotmail
Full WAP 3G speed browser - faster than Safari on iPhone
2mpxl Cam
wide screen qwerty keyboard for SMS - not in iPhone
and only $135 bucks - Wow, iPhone $199
$99 a month unlimited everything.

You have to Admit, Samsung and Sprint did a really good job adding all the features that Apple didn't with the iPhone and at a cheaper cost and a earlier release date of June 20th.

As with anything I suggest getting out there and trying the phone out every way possible to make sure it works for you before you purchase, but the word on the street from techies and bloggers is all good so far.

Take a look for your self - here's the link to the Search on You Tube.

The Amazing Disappearing Car Door

2008-06-03T11:41:00.000-05:00

Say what? what are you talking about, is this some kind of magic trick? That's what I thought at first when my Mom sent me a link to this car with a Disappearing Door. I'm not sure why someone hasn't thought of this sooner, but it really does make complete sense in every way possible. Just like the seat belt that came from Tucker motor cars and the mouse that came from Jobs at Apple, now we have the disappearing car door from Jatech LLC.

Imagine the possibilities, no more door dings, parking in smaller spaces, no squeezing in back seats, you simply step in and step out, that's it.

Well I was amazed when I saw this and I hope you will be too.

Orange County Web Design

Reputation building site Naymz takes off.

2008-06-01T15:29:00.000-05:00

I started using Naymz about 6 months ago and I have to say I'm very impressed with the level of ranking I've been able to achieve in Google using their service.
Their motto is "Empowering Reputable Professionals" and they mean what they say. They even have a partnership with Trufina who provides identity and back ground verifications to companies and individuals. So next time you're looking for a good Lawyer, if there is such a thing, a Car salesman, see previous comment, a Doctor, Dentist, Real Estate Agent and so on, drop by www.naymz.com and check out a few profiles.

I have a profile and I've received lots of clients that found me on Naymz. So if you ever are in need of a great Web Design Firm feel free to check out my Reputation - http://www.naymz.com/search/aaron/hemmelgarn/1566746

Los Angeles Web Design

Spin Imaging Re-launches after updates

2008-06-01T14:34:00.000-05:00

We recently finished updating a number of key elements for a new client of ours, Spin Imaging. We improved their site content areas by adding retractable panels, moved the Gallery image selection to a drop down nav from the Gallery button, enlarged the Print Specs area to cover more space of the design and built a custom admin for adding or deleting their own images from the gallery.

Spin Imaging is a High Res graphic image print company that specializes in vehicle wraps, but they also provide image wrapping for buildings, store fronts and billboards.

Long Beach Web Design

2008-06-01T14:18:00.001-05:00

Recently found Twitter and really enjoying it, there's a few things I wish were better, but overall it's a fun site. A Twitter group would be a cool new feature, meaning you can set levels of access to viewers and adding outline color to the Twits of your friends from the group, maybe even a filter tab to see just your groups twits as well.
If you're reading this and don't know what I'm talking about, then go to Twitter and check it out. Twitter is basically a website that allows you to say what ever you want in 140 Characters or less. Then you can sign up to others posts or "twits" as they call them to see what people are talking about, feeling, doing, etc.

Check out my page http://twitter.com/fis_web_design

Dallas Web Design

Follow your friends anywhere

2008-05-27T10:28:00.000-05:00

I recently came across an article about a company called Pelago. They are developing a application called Whirl that allows you to download a small web app to your cel phone. Once the web app is downloaded and installed you can scan for nearby attractions, receive ongoing events, invite your friends and tag locations you've been too and if you liked them or not and get this, it's FREE..well, so they say, because nothing is actually free right. Ok, ya about that free part, here's the deal, Pelago is going to get their revenue by letting advertisers target your movements. My biggest concern here is obviously the Privacy of users. Here's their Privacy Policy, take a look for yourself and be the judge of if you want to sign up or not. I do have to admit, for someone who likes to travel and stay in touch with his friends from all over the World, this is an interesting web app I may just give a test drive and see what happens. Check back later and I'll post a blog about what I think.

Fence Fabric launches

2008-05-26T20:30:00.000-05:00

We've just finalized the Fence Fabric website project. This was a re-design of their existing website, utilizing the same theme and colors. We improved the navigation and the flow of the site, making it much easier for users to both know where they're at in the site and where to go next. We used 100% CSS and added a few Flash elements such as a photo slide show player, our own in house video player and some mootools ajax for image enlarging.

You can take a look here..
www.fencefabric.com

New Video Technology DimP Player

2008-05-26T20:04:00.000-05:00

DimP is a new Video player technology that allows a user to Drag moving objects in a video with the mouse. This technology could soon replace the way we currently view videos. Think Tivo for your YouTube, allowing a user to pause, rewind and and fast forward a video without using the scroll bar.

Don't believe me? See it for your self below.

I can see this having a number of uses, take a product in a E-Commerce website for example, where a user can control the speed of a Product demo. Then there's the Sports sites such as ESPN and the NFL Network. If they implement this technology in their video players the user would have the ability to view videos frame by frame, making it perfect for those close calls or referee blunders.

DimP
Flash Video Players

Melinda Elmer Real Estate website launches

2008-03-19T16:24:00.000-05:00

We just launched Melina Elmer's website re-design project with a ton of new features. We redesigned the entire site and gave her a Clean, Elegant and Functional design. Take a look for yourself www.melindaelmer.com. Melinda is very pleased with the way things turned out and is hiring us for to build a website for her Multi Unit Condo listing in Long Beach.

Here's a list of new features we added to the Melindaelmer.com site:

- CMS to edit and control her content and add pages.
- MLS listing application to display her listings and all the listings available in her area on Google Maps using DsSearch Agent.
- Mailing list Database.
- Capcha for e-mail form security.
- Quick Search for listings on her Home page.
- Chat using SMS text messaging to her Cel phone, allowing her to respond to a potential client from the road or anywhere she has Cel Phone service.

If you're a Real Estate Agent and like what we've done here and would be interested in us doing something similar for you, feel free to Contact Us here and let's discuss what you're looking for.

Aaron