[Feb 13, 2010 | One Comment]

Every so often, I cross paths with a small business that is truly outstanding in their contributions to the local community.  Sprouts! is one of those businesses.  In this first edition of my Small Business Spotlight, Sprouts! takes top honors.

This article was written by the Sprouts! staff.

Eco-Conscious Company’s Plantable Seed Paper Products Grow Flowers When Planted

Sprouts!, Inc., an innovative West Palm Beach-based company that uses 100% recycled, handmade paper embedded with flower seeds to create a diverse array of …

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[Dec 1, 2009 | No Comments]

The brand new website for the Indian River Pops Orchestra and The New Gardens Band has been launched. Check out the site for upcoming shows, CD releases, and band information.

The New Gardens Band is a non-profit regional community band based in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. We perform a series at the beautiful Eissey Campus Theatre on the campus of Palm Beach Community College, located in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. In addition we also perform at a number of other venues throughout the region including the Lyric Theatre in Stuart, St. Lucie West Centennial High School in Port St. Lucie, and Mizner Amphitheatre in Boca Raton. Our purpose is to enrich the culture of the community and provide opportunities for musical expression, enjoyment, and education of the band members.

The Indian River Pops Orchestra is a regional community symphonic pops orchestra based in Stuart, Florida. We perform light classics, movie favorites, broadway hits and popular favorites on each concert. Our principal series are in Palm Beach Gardens and Port St. Lucie but we perform throughout the Palm Beach, Martin, and St. Lucie county region.

Click here to check out the website.

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[Nov 24, 2009 | No Comments]

Click here to check out the new version of the site, re-designed to utilize WordPress. By setting up the site this way, the client is capable of maintaining and updating all the content, without needing to put in a phone call to request them. Any content changes that are made are immediately available on the site.

Pizzazz Hair Design opened the doors of its first salon in August, 1974. The vision of Dennis and Kristina Marquez, Pizzazz is a full-service salon offering cuts, styling, color services, manicures, pedicures, waxing, facials and body treatments. Through continuous education and training, our service providers stay on top of the latest hair, beauty and skincare trends. Our mission is to help you look good and feel good day after day.

Now with five salons serving Palm Beach County, Pizzazz Hair Design is the salon in your neighborhood.

Articles, Search Engines, Tips and Tricks »

[Sep 1, 2009 | No Comments]

A search engine can be the greatest tool you have at your fingertips, or it can be the biggest waste of time, leaving you to you scroll through page after page of results that are irrelevant to what you’re looking for.

To properly utilize a search engine, there are a few basics that will help:

  • Searching for a phrase.
    If you’re interested in finding results that only have to do with an exact phrase, such as a full name, enclose the search terms in quotes. For example, to search for pages about Diet Coke, put “Diet Coke” into the search box. This would eliminate any pages that discussed diets in general, with perhaps a reference to Coke, and only return pages that had “Diet” and “Coke” next to each other.
  • Search within a certain website.
    Google’s search engine allows you to specify the site you want to search in. If you’re looking for anti-virus solutions, but only want to see what I’ve included on my website, the search would look like this: site:seanreed.org anti-virus.
  • Forcing a keyword to be used.
    By putting a plus sign (+) in front of any search term, you can let the search engine know that the particular search term must be included in any results to are found. If you’re looking for information about dolphins (the animals), and not the football team, your search could look like this: dolphins +animal. Similarly, a minus sign (-) will force the search engine to exclude any results with a term. To find similar results about dolphins, you could use: dolphins -football.

To find more information about search engines and their search techniques, check out the following links:

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[Aug 24, 2009 | No Comments]

When most people think about “the Internet,” they’re actually thinking about a single piece of software: Internet Explorer. Internet Explorer is the pre-installed and default web browser on modern PCs. When you want to visit a website, odds are you first open Internet Explorer.

While Internet Explorer may dominate simply because it’s there by default and easy to use, there are many other web browsers that offer better features and more security. The list below is not exhaustive, but includes some of the more popular browsers in development today. I encourage you to download and try them all. You may find yourself to be much more productive, faster, or just more comfortable in one of the alternatives. Most of the sites linked contain comparisons, features, and any other relevant information about each choice.