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Archive for May, 2009

Back in the saddle again.

posted by Scott on May 29th, 2009

I was away on a mini-vacation to take care of a few things, like, getting married. Thank you Tim, for filling in the gap with your one blog entry. :) Now that I’m back, wow, we have a lot going on right now!

We’re making progress on the development side of the City of Hagerstown’s economic marketing initiative, Hagerstown Advance. This week we completed a website design for Bushey Feight Morin Architects, and we’re also working on new website designs for Studio 6 Health Club, The Woods Company, Franklin County Works, and North Square Farmer’s Market. We also have a handful of sites that are in the development phase, being coded and tested, that should be launching soon. We have some really cool stuff happening but its too early to make any announcements on those projects yet… exciting things going on behind closed doors! We’ll also be rolling out some big updates to the 2nd Floor site next week and the week after. Along with the above items, everyone is knocking out service tickets, weekly client updates, and anything else that comes up. Busy? Yeah!

Junior Fire Company Engine No. 3 HagerstownWe’ll be relocating our Hagerstown office to the old Junior Fire Engine Company No. 3 firehouse on N Potomac if everything continues to go as planned with its exterior and interior renovations. The firehouse, which (I believe) was built in 1852, comes equipped with lots of history, ghost stories, a fire pole and many other unique qualities. Yeah, a fire pole! Needless to say we’re really looking forward to getting in there!

Whew! With all that said, it’s good to be back and in the trenches!

A new journey…

posted by Tim on May 18th, 2009

Scott & Kate
(Photo by Aesthetic Life Studio)

Congratulations Scott & Kate.

Scott and Kate got married this past Sunday during a beautiful outdoor ceremony and celebration at the Stone Manor Country Club in Frederick, MD.  Steelers’ fans unite, as we learned that Ravens-only dogma shall prevail in the household.  We got a chance to meet many of their friends and family, and also learned that Scott will not be involved in driving up the price of asparagus, and had an awkward experience as a young lad in his first attempt with sushi – long story, ask his father. They had a great day, and looked fantastic -  may their journey together be full of health, happiness and prosperity.

Leadership Washington County
Class of 2009-2010

posted by Scott on May 8th, 2009

Leadership Washington County

Just wanted to give an official “thank you” to the Board of Directors of Leadership Washington County for selecting me to be a part of the 2009-2010 class. I’m really looking forward to the experience and to meeting my classmates! Click below to see the full list of 2009-2010 class members. – Scott

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Franklin County Visitors Bureau just got a facelift.

posted by Scott on May 7th, 2009

Franklin County Visitors Bureau - Explore Franklin County PA

We just launched the latest version of the Franklin County Visitors Bureau site, Explore Franklin County. This update primarily consists of visual enhancements, and some back-end functionality to support the next phase of the site, which includes some pretty cool multimedia and interactivity tools! We’ll keep you updated when the next phase goes live!

Check out the site!

The Top 12 Technology Mistakes Small Business Make and How to Avoid Them

posted by Scott on May 6th, 2009

Good friend and partner of Innovative Inc, Jason Rappaport, sent me this article.

By Brian Roach

Have you ever had that ominous hunch that something bad is going to happen – and then it does? Unfortunately, this gut-wrenching feeling is far-too-familiar for small businesses facing the complexity of information technology.

By its nature, IT is a confusing, expensive and forever-changing animal. Hardware and software sometimes become obsolete within months, let alone a few years. And thanks to budget restraints, many small businesses fall into lethal traps like hiring inexperienced personnel to handle their IT. But it only takes a single mistake to lead to a catastrophic loss of company data, and starting over can be heartbreaking.

Fortunately, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are many ways small business owners can learn from the mistakes of others. As a veteran IT professional on the front lines each day, I’ve listed the top 12 most common errors that small businesses make with IT.

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