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INTERACTIVE AGENCY
Company News
Join us for the August Interactive Mixer next Thursday!
It is that time again! Come by our offices next Thursday, August 26 for our next Interactive Mixer!
This month we are having a PET FOOD DRIVE for the NASHVILLE HUMANE SOCIETY! So many pets are finding themselves in need because their families are facing hard economic times. Please make a donation of an un-expired and unopened dog or cat food. You can help make a difference in their lives.
It’s getting pretty hot out there! Come in, cool off, and mingle with the Nashville Interactive Community. Great food, great conversation - don’t miss it!
Centresource’s Evan Owens recognized as a Nashville ‘Top 30 Under 30′
We are thrilled to congratulate Evan Owens from our team as a Nashville 30 Under 30 award winner this year.
Nashville’s Top 30 Under 30 recognizes the city’s most active young philanthropists while benefiting the CFF. Honorees were nominated by co-workers, friends and family for their charitable and professional endeavors. The top 30 honorees were then selected by the Top 30 Under 30 selection committee during the month of June.
“This honoree class has once again shown that Nashville is full of young professionals that care about their city. We hope the community will help the CFF congratulate and honor them by supporting the Top 30 Under 30 celebration in September,” said Top 30 Under 30 co-chair Anne Elizabeth McIntosh.
Spinning Beach Ball? 8 Ways to Speed Up Your Mac
If you own a Mac, you know what the “Spinning Beach Ball” cursor means: it is going to be a while before you get to use your computer again. At our June Interactive Mixer, we handed out sheets of paper with a few tips for keeping your Mac as fast as the first day you bought it. Several people have asked to have an extra copy of it, so here it is for your reference.
8 Ways To Optimize Your Mac’s Performance
- Clean Out Startup Items
- Apple Menu > System Preferences > Accounts > Login Items
Tuned In: Centresource picks up a pair Telly Awards for online videos
Our downstairs fireplace mantel is getting a bit more crowded. We picked up a Silver Telly Award statuette for our work in creating the online video for the Two Futures Project. This is the second major award for the site, the first a “Best in Show” from the W3 Awards. The second Silver Telly Award is given for our work in creating a video called “No Charity” for Blood:Water Mission.
More than 11,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents were received for the 2010 competition, honoring the very best local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions and work created for the Web.
Symfony 2 Conference Hub at the Castle
When the Symfony Live Online conference was first announced, Brandon came up with the great idea to get the entire Nashville Symfony/PHP community to watch it together at centresource. “It’ll be an amazing gathering of nerds the likes of which have never been seen!” he says.
Well, Sensio decided to steal our thunder by suggesting Symfony 2 Conference Hubs a few days later. Hey Sensio, we still take credit for the idea. We thought of it first. And now that’s off my chest, the sales pitch:
My favorite iPad Apps
After a few months with the iPad, I’ve settled upon my favorite apps (thus far). I could go into deep detail as to WHY I like each of these, but I decided to save you the preaching. However, you should always remember that the value of many apps is how well you learn them & incorporate their value into your work flow. The best example: Evernote. You either get it (and love it) or you don’t - kinda simple. So, without further adieu, here’s my list:
Kick off the summer by attending our Interactive Mixer on June 24
It’s time to open up and let the sun shine in! Come join us for the Summertime centresource Interactive Mixer! We know that Apple has announced that the iPhone is coming on the same day, but we are sure you can skip the lines long enough to come join us for an evening with the best and brightest in Nashville’s interactive community.
What keeps us busy after hours
At some point in a conversation with our development team, these words are very likely to come up: “… well, we could build a site that …” You see, it takes a naturally inquisitive and industrious person to become a Web developer. Some of these ideas are for a good cause while other are just for fun. It is really amazing to see some of the sites and projects they have come up with.
Here is a snapshot of some of the recent projects that have kept our development team busy outside of their normal day-to-day work for our clients.
Flood relief efforts underway in Nashville
Photo by Chuck Bryant
As you may have seen in the national news, a series of storms over the weekend have caused the worst flooding in Nashville in decades. At least six people in Middle Tennessee have lost their lives, and countless more have lost homes and businesses. More than 2,000 people stayed in storm shelters last night. We are truly blessed to report that all of our team is accounted for and is safe, but our hearts and prayers go out to those who are not as fortunate.
More Cool Finds on the Interwebz
Here are some of the cool things we’ve found online recently:
- Contxts.com
Business cards are so 2007. What with the environment in shambles do you really want to be that guy who is handing out chopped up pieces of bleached trees? Contxts.com lets you share your information via SMS! - Mozy.com
An online backup service for consumers and small businesses. Back up all of your personal files, photos, music, etc. automatically online. Worry free! - SnapaBug.com
Help widget for customer service chat on web sites. - RealTime Inline Validation article on GetElastic
Realtime in-line form validation to improve conversions and avoid shopping cart abandonment.
