Design can have many meanings but it is typically associated with something visual. In this section of the blog we will only be discussing graphic design, system and database design will be covered in the architecture section.
Mozilla Firefox – 8.0
Mozilla Firefox 8.0 In today’s day and age, the internet is what our entire lives revolve around. Whether it’s kids gathering information for homework, shopping online or using social media, the internet is very prevalent in our daily actions. Of course the explosion of the online world has brought about much competition among companies to create the “best” browser. During the 1990s Netscape became the pioneers in web browsing. After Netscape came Microsoft’s Internet Explorer, Mozilla’s Firefox, Opera Software’s Opera,...
read moreQuality Assurance – The Overlooked Necessity
An overlooked yet vital part to building and maintaining successful websites is quality assurance or QA. Quality Assurance refers to systematically testing a new website or any modifications to current websites to ensure that the flow and functionality are working properly. The primary goal of testing is to make sure that the end user has a positive experience on our clients’ websites. The most sure-fire way to lose a customer is to have a website that is frustrating to navigate or that doesn’t work correctly. In Peacock Production...
read moreQR Codes – The Future of Marketing?
QR Code I recently posted a QR code on my Twitter account and I had many people ask me why I linked to a picture of a barcode. Although popular in many countries, marketing by QR code has not yet caught on in the US. I am of the opinion that it soon will and when it does, it will become one of the most effective marketing tools in the digital world. QR codes are non-intrusive to consumers; easy and cost-effective for marketers to produce; and they allow companies to effectively target market and drive consumers directly to their...
read moreMicrosoft – Too Big to Ignore
What comes to mind when your hear “Microsoft”? Evil empire? Cutting edge innovators? A mixture of both? Whether you love them or loathe them, there is no denying the force that is Microsoft. The business world revolves around their products, most notably their Windows OS and Office Suites. In addition to their computer operating system of which everyone is aware, Microsoft also produces the Xbox, Windows Phone OS and, as of May 2011, are the owners of Skype. For every anti-trust suit they have lost, they have contributed billions of...
read moreCase Study – PicnicTables.com
Peacock Production Studios will be posting case studies detailing the many websites that we have developed and maintained over the years. From logo design through the latest upgrades, we will provide an in-depth look at the various processes involved in developing and maintaining a professional website. We begin our series looking at PicnicTables.com which was the first website we developed for our client’s “Franchise Ecommerce Websites”. Logo Design When developing a website from scratch, the first step in the process is to design...
read moreNew PPS Website and Facebook Pages
Peacock Production Studios is proud to announce the launch of our new website and updated Facebook pages. Please visit our site and provide any feedback you may have – both good or bad. http://www.peacockproductionstudios.com/ We updated or Facebook page with a lot of new portfolio pictures. Please visit our page and “like” us. We promise not to add too much noise to your timeline. https://www.facebook.com/PeacockProductionStudios Thank you for your support! PPS...
read moreAdobe
While most people associate Adobe with Flash or Reader, PPS uses Adobe software for multimedia, creativity and programming. Adobe Systems began as a small company that provided creative software exclusively for Apple. The most popular of these were Photoshop and Illustrator. In 2005, Adobe Systems purchased rival Macromedia adding ColdFusion, Dreamweaver and Flash to its existing product line. PPS utilizes ColdFusion, Dreamweaver, Illustrator and Photoshop to develop and design our websites. Adobe is now in the news with its dispute...
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Coldfusion
Adobe ColdFusion, which is created by Adobe Systems (link), is a software language and application server used for the development of Internet applications such as dynamic websites, a fundamental requirement for ecommerce. ColdFusion is a software program used by website developers to connect the basic HTML code of a website to a backend database. ColdFusion stands out from its competition because its code is the closest to plain HTML. We at PPS use ColdFusion as our primary programming language and consider ourselves CF experts. We...
read moreBing
Bing – is a search engine from Microsoft. It was formerly known as Windows Live Search and MSN Search. On July 29, 2009, Microsoft and Yahoo! announced a deal in which Bing would power Yahoo! Search. Bing is the 3rd most popular search engine with almost 4% of market share. Google has an overwhelming 85% market share while Yahoo comes in 2nd with nearly 6%. Bing features - Daily changing of background images - Video thumbnail preview (hover over video thumbnail and video will start playing) - Instant...
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