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WESCO Net’s SiteControl is in Good Company

James Hulett — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:03:20 +0000

Pro Blog Design has gathered 30 attractive and effective sites that share the same WordPress core software as SiteControl. Companies on the list, such as Ford and The Wall Street Journal, are using WordPress to allow non-technical users the ability to update content on the website. Read the article for creative examples of what powerful things can be done with your SiteControl site.

What’s a browser?

James Hulett — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 10:54:27 +0000

So many web users can improve their experience substantially just by reconsidering their most fundamental web tool… the browser. Unfortunately, many users do not even know what a browser is. The Official Google blog has a short blog post that addresses this. There is even a video that explains what a browser is and provides links to popular modern browsers.

Read the Google Blog post

2009 E-Statement Contest

James Hulett — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:29:45 +0000

Due to popular demand, we’ve also made a longer version of this snippet that will work as a post on your SiteControl Site or any site using html.

GO GREEN!! Win a Nintendo Wii™

Enroll for E-Statements and you could Win a Wii™

You’ll Love E-Statements – an email message lets you know your statement is available much sooner than a mailed copy.
It’s Safe and Convenient - with your confidential password you can access your statements anywhere you have Internet access.
It’s Easy – Simply logon to It’s Me 247 online banking and select “Preferences”.
It’s Environment Friendly – Save trees with electronic statements. Print only if needed.

*One (1) Prize Winner will be selected on or about October 5, 2008 by a random drawing from all qualified entries submitted between August 1 and September 30, 2009. See your credit union for complete details.


GO GREEN!! Win a Nintendo Wii™





Enroll for E-Statements and you could Win a Wii™
You'll Love E-Statements - an email message lets you know your statement is available much sooner than a mailed copy.  

It's Safe and Convenient - with your confidential password you can access your statements anywhere you have Internet access. 

It's Easy - Simply logon to It's Me 247 online banking and select "Preferences". 

It's Environment Friendly - Save trees with electronic statements. Print only if needed.

*One (1) Prize Winner will be selected on or about October 5, 2008 by a random drawing from all qualified entries submitted between August 1 and September 30, 2009. See your credit union for complete details.

What Beginners Need to Know About Creating Websites

James Hulett — Fri, 08 May 2009 14:16:19 +0000

Sitepoint has an interesting article about the basics of creating websites for beginners. It is a bit targeted to those who wish to create their own site but has some effective explanations of format selection (flash vs. HTML/CSS/JavaScript) and content management system selection worth the read.

"Thanks for all the Fees"

James Hulett — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 10:21:06 +0000

The Financial Brand.com discusses the unique and humorous comparative marketing approach Cananda’s Capital Savings has taken. Including witty commercials, sarcastic thank you cards, even a free vending machine. And you can watch it all… for free.

Typography Considerations for the Web

James Hulett — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:51:27 +0000

Smashing Magazine has a helpful article addressing the seldom considered aspects of web typography. If you have asked yourself “why does that site look so much better but so similar” the article can help explore those details that make good great.

IE8 Standards Mode Opt-In is Back?

James Hulett — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 11:01:45 +0000

In the early stages of Internet Explorer 8 development, Microsoft planned on requiring every web site that used the proper web standards to include an additional, non-standard tag for the site to work as expected. Developers were frustrated with having to break from standards to get the benefit of using the established standards and Microsoft decided against this approach. Sitepoint has an interesting article about a recent addition to Internet Explorer 8 that is eerily similar the original plan.

Internet Explorer 8 delayed

James Hulett — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:10:29 +0000

Ars Technica has reported that the release of Internet Explorer 8 will be delayed from the end of this year to 2009. Ars references the IE 8 developer blog article indicating the delay and explaining the decision.

International Credit Union Day

James Hulett — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:23:20 +0000

Thursday October 16, 2008 is international credit union day. CUNA has a list of resources including celebration ideas, example marketing materials, and graphics available at http://finlit.cuna.org/icuday_index.html.

In addition, WESCO Net Web Services has created the following snippets to use on your site.

Full Graphic

Photomosaic Globe

My Credit Union

Searching on Photos.com

James Hulett — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:59:53 +0000

WESCO Net Web Services has access to a library of photos on Photos.com for imagery on the sites we maintain. You can search these images and request that we use them when updating your web site.

They have recently introduced additional images for an additional subscription. When you begin your search, be sure to select the “Search Photos.com” and not the “Search Photos.com Plus” tab as shown below. This will limit the search to those images we can use for your site.