Alienworx Media Solutions Blog

Alienworx Now Offers Hosting

Tue, 13 May 2008 15:10:07 +0000

Alienworx now offers hosting at discount prices to all its clients. Hosting packages start at 5.95US/Month for our Unix and Windows servers which support mySQL, PHP and on our Windows servers ASP.

For more information on our Hosting Services please contact us to see how we can help you switch hosts and never look back.

Web Fashion for 2008

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 20:47:30 +0000

Just like clothing the Web changes styles and trends fairly quickly. Don’t be caught using something on your website that was used two or three years ago. By getting with the trends and styles of today you will attract more users to your website then you ever have.

So what’s in style in 2008 for the Web?

Bright, artistic, colourful layouts using smooth font styling and stylish logos. Top horizontal navigation has become the norm these days along with more websites ditching table layouts and sticking to the more modern CSS approach.

Flash seems to be getting pushed further into the shadows as dynamic programming languages like Javascript and web development libraries like jQuery and Ruby on Rails have taken the forefront. These libraries enable the ability for Flash like effects without the need of a third-party application like a Flash Player.

So how can you apply some of these modern ‘Web 2.0’ styles and libraries to your website? Easily, but first I must stress one thing. A logo can make or break a website, it’s true. If your company has been in business since 1943 and still uses the same, old, drab looking logo it is only necessary you get modern and update your style.

The main purpose of the style upgrade is we not only want our website to appeal to an older audience but a younger one as well. Consider this: In 2006 Statistics Canada reported 88.9% of internet users are 18-34 years of age.

Restyle and Modernize your Web Approach

Websites need to be simple and easy to use. An e-commerce application should flow very smoothly without any hiccups. This is where AJAX comes into play. Not only can it send data to the server but it does it in real-time. Meaning, your customer now has the chance to place an order in a ma ..

New Application in Development

Fri, 14 Mar 2008 10:33:03 +0000

Alienworx Media Solutions announces their new application eScout. eScout is an interactive recruitment application that takes the ease out of hiring for companies and large corporations. It utilizes Web 2.0 to the fullest extent. Add listings in seconds, remove listings in seconds and schedule applicants for interviews with a click of a button.

Get rid of the old methods with emails, file compatibility issues and paper resumes. Click to view the applicant, then if you like what you see click to schedule an interview. Best of all eScout is easy to integrate into existing websites and easily customizable through it's administration panel. Safe and secure eScout allows one administrator and multiple operators.

Lightweight and comfortable, eScout gets rid of old slow applications and uses AJAX technology to process all of its data. For more information on this product or to give us some suggestions while in development, feel free to contact us.

Scheduled Release: Late April - Early May 2008
Platform: PHP/mySQL

The Importance of WAP

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:41:46 +0000

What is WAP?

Well WAP stands for Wireless Application Protocol and enables mobile phone users to access internet content. Through a Browser on your mobile phone a WAP enabled website offers users the ability to view your site content easily on their mobile phone.

Why is WAP important to implement into your site?

Without a dedicated WAP page for your website viewers from their mobile won't be able to view the content on your site easily. If you have used your mobile browser before you know when a website isn't WAP friendly when it is difficult to view any of the content or even click on any links.

With the percentage of the population using mobile phones continuing to rise it is only necessary that websites be enabled for mobile viewing.

Webaware Web Awards 2008

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 12:43:42 +0000

Another Web 2.0 Applications Awards contest is up. Webaware will give you the chance to choose from 300 finalists in multiple categories including Browsing, Social Networking, Video, Music and more. Included in the 300 finalists are Facebook, Flickr, YouTube, Twitter, NetVibes and much much more.

From WebAware:

"Today we are opening up the user voting on the 2008 Webware 100. This is our yearly awards program where Webware users vote for their favorite Web 2.0 apps. In the 2007 Webware 100, there were more than 480,000 votes cast. And this year we have an even stronger lineup of finalists, so we expect very active voting.

Go vote now or read on for more about the 2008 Webware 100.
As we did in 2007, this year we collected products nominations from users (using WuFoo's online forms product). After all the nominations were in -- we had nearly 5,000 eligible entries -- Josh and I selected 30 products in each of ten categories to move on to the voting phase. Categorizing the finalists was a tricky task, since we were aiming for exactly 30 products in each category, but for the most part we think we found the most important webware products and put them in their best categories.

Voting will run until March 31. Winners will be announced on April 21, the day before the big Web 2.0 Expo opens. (The Expo is an official Webware 100 partner.) "

Go and vote for your favorite application now!

jQuery jTip Now Without AJAX

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:05:09 +0000

There are plenty of Tooltip plugins for jQuery however what I found was that Cody Lindley's jTip (creator of Thickbox as well) was very small, lightweight and unobtrusive.

The jTip code was initially set up to implement AJAX and load a URL into the tooltip from a link. What we have here is jTip Again, a modification of Cody Lindley's code so that can use it in forms on any input field (View Demo Below).

Description: Add a tooltip to any HTML form's input element.

Use:

Download current release of jQuery (Required)
Include both the tooltip.css, jQuery package and jtip.js documents into the page where you wish to use a tooltip
in the input element you wish to include a tooltip set class to jTip and you must use an ID attribute.
Set ALT attribute of input element to desired tooltip text(may also help in SEO)

Sample Code:

Download:
jTip Again (.zip)

Demo

View Demo

Support

Let me know if you find any errors using or implementin ..

What we do and more

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 13:22:52 +0000

Many clients and customers often think that we just offer services dealing with web development, however we would like to point out a few of our other services we provide that just may help you.

Photo Retouching - We offer photo retouching on any digital photo for web, print, advertisements and more. Let our creative, artistic experience help you develop high-quality images.

Product Branding - Let us help you create your product brand and label. With our experience in modern creative design we can help your product be the best seller.

Web Marketing & Advertising - Get your ad the impressions it needs by allowing us to design and create modern advertisements with our web marketing experience.

Which Developer For Your Project?

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:11:14 +0000

This article covers the basics for businesses looking to invest in a web presence for the first time. We give you inside info on how Web Development firms work, how to choose one for your project depending on various factors.

Doidge Controls

Mon, 03 Dec 2007 19:22:24 +0000

Alienworx launches new and improved DoidgeControls.com.

jQuery: Grabbing Data From A Div

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:01:39 +0000

This article will tell you how to parse a Div of Divs and get data contained in each.