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Measurable & Realistic Goals 2010
This is usually the time of year where everyone gets caught up with resolutions and goals. It is also the time of year where everybody is hyped, focused and confident of successfully making changes. Although this is a good thing we too often make unrealistic goals or soon get bogged down in other things and forget about our goals until the next year. This year instead of taking stock annually we will plan to take stock of our goals weekly and document our progress on our websites. This new approach will hopefully discourage the habit of putting things off and…
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SeizerStyle Designs 2009 Plan of Action
This year before laying out a new set of goals we will be carrying forward our goals of 2008. These were: Utilize all our assets Forge meaningful alliances Experiment in transparency Considering that our tag-line is “always improving” it would be unrealistic to limit our commitments to a calendar year. In any case none of these goals were satisfactorily accomplished. As a result this year we will be taking into account the inevitable distractions and time constraints while still resisting the urge to set our expectations low to avoid taking on challenges. To start we will get read of excess…
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We Endorse Open Source
As a small business the price of software can be daunting. So much so that many use pirated software. Even if the software is not pirated some may find themselves in violation of the vendor’s restrictive licensing policy. Free Alternatives With the increasing popularity of open source software, alternatives to proprietary software are becoming more readily available. Most of these programs also have the advantage of being cross platform meaning they can work on multiple different operating systems. SeizerStyle Designs regularly uses the following free and open source software: Operating System Ubuntu Linux Open source linux operating system which is…
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Dual Booting Problem Resolved
A couple months ago I wrote about how Windows wouldn’t boot but linux would. Back then I said I was waiting for Ubuntu 8.04 to be released before I tackled the problem and now I believe I have a better understanding of what happened and how to resolve similar problems in the future. The Problem When installing Ubuntu Linux I installed GRUB (a linux bootloader) to the Master Boot Record (MBR). This was not a problem since you can use GRUB to start Windows without a problem. The problem was however that my PC came with a restore partition which…
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Slight Hike In Domain Registration Price
Today I was renewing a domain name with GoDaddy when I came across this notice On April 5, 2007, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN®) approved a price increase for the .COM, .NET, .ORG, .INFO and .BIZ registries, which we strongly disapproved of and did our best to oppose. This increase in our cost has affected the renewal price for the related TLDs purchased prior to September 26, 2007. In accordance with our 10-Point Value Plan, renewal prices for domains purchased on or before May 29, 2007 have been increased by the same amount as our cost…
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Windows Won’t Boot But Linux Will
Update: Dual Booting Problem Resolved On my PC I dual boot with Ubuntu Linux and Windows XP, but last week my Windows setup crashed. While in Windows I got an error saying some files were corrupted and could not be read which advised me to run chkdsk (checkdisk is a Windows disk checking utility). That was the last time I was able to log into Windows since. All attempts so far have ended up in the blue screen of death even using the Windows XP installation CD. I was able to run chkdsk using the recovery console but no errors…
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SeizerStyle + 2008 = Fire Straight
Happy, New Year! We are into another year of challenges, accomplishments, joys, sorrows and surprises. Knowing this, it would be futile going into 2008 without a set of objectives. Therefore, for 2008 it is our intention to bring you “fire straight” meaning exciting new projects, a positive outlook and a much more aggressive marketing strategy than last year. Our first order of business for the year is to utilize all our assets. This would include our many under-publicized sub-domains and various other none web related activities we undertake. Expect for all of these to be more visible this year. Secondly,…
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Restructuring Pt. 1
So far this year we have seen SeizerStyle Designs expand into new avenues with mixed results. With this expansion we have to consider some restructuring and reorganization. Our focus should be on providing the best services for our customers and clients while keeping our commitment to our various other community efforts. Sometimes the two conflict with each other. As a result of this interesting challenge we are going to make some changes. We have already highlighted our three main business areas i.e. website designs, graphics design and computer repairs. Now we are going to remove all community endeavours from the…
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1 Year Of SeizerStyle Designs – Expansion Begins
Today, Saturday, 11th June 2006 is exactly one year since seizerstyle.com was officially launched. To commemorate this event we have done some restructuring and expansion. First of all we have launched two sub sites: SeizerStyle Projects and SeizerStyle Music at projects.seizerstyle.com and music.seizerstyle.com respectively. This will allow these departments to operate independently and allow www.seizerstyle.com to be more focussed on business and designing. SeizerStyle Projects is an expansion of the projects we previously hosted at seizerstyle.com. Our vision for these projects has not changed, but this makes us more flexible to deal with different projects. SeizerStyle Music is an area…
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Dominica Olympic Committee Website Relaunched
The Dominica Olympic Committee (DOC) is the National Olympic Committee of Dominica. SeizerStyle Designs today, May 23, 2005 launched a redesigned version of the site www.dominicaolympiccommittee.org for the DOC. The DOC is the organisation you need to contact for any questions about olympic activities in Dominica. Feel free to explore their site whether you are an athlete or just curious. Edited August 27, 2008 (3:10 PM) The Dominica Olympic Committee website can now be found at www.doc.dm. Update: The Dominica Olympic Committee website is no longer associated with SeizerStyle Designs.