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A web service is simply a method of communication, sharing a connection (an exchange of data) between devices over a network.

September 20, 2023September 27, 2024

Clean Up URLs

Own Your Own Links, We Clean Up URLs

URLs Shortener, the Move To Tinurl, Cleanup Up URLs

Tech | Tools – Shortening URLs

Confirmed, URLs out…

Time to clean up URLs, rid your site of extended URLs and make them cleaner. An update on URLs (shortener): for the sake of time, we have purge our self-hosted url shortener. We’ve officially dropped the stand alone code from production. Try Tinurl, if you want to use such a service. Use something like the Tinyurl app/website… click here to learn more.

The apps has been around for awhile. Those of who you share links, swap links, etc., know that most companies have some form of URL ‘shortener’. Whether it is Amazon, YouTube or TinyURL themselves. Clean up URLs. Check out this short code via Amazon in this scenario. Scenario: College Kid is looking for a tablet, finds one and would like to share the find with someone – a.co/d/dBwmxaK, a pretty handy link… This is just a small example of short of the short code game, with a massive eCommerce site like Amazon. The same goes for YouTube share links… Anyhow, at some point, we will circle back to this topic and see if there is something worth investing in.

Before you leave, make sure to check off whatever is next on your to-do list. I’ll share one more tip with you. Hopefully, you are in the mood to clean up or declutter. Try using justdeleteme – “a directory of direct links to delete your account from web services”. You can learn more about it and the benefits of a great purge, justdeleteme article. We regularly purge old accounts and social sites as often as we can, and you can do the same. I personally delete and close out old account annually. It’s a great resource getting rid of unused services.

Other Means of Support

While were fixing things today, let’s share a few other helpful tips. Such as finding new domain name ideas, GoDaddy Bounceback services, email deliverability, knowing when to clear the cache, and how to Flush DNS on a Mac/Apple. Additionally,ipconfig /flushdns for Windows, and sudo systemd-resolve --flush-caches on Linux.

We’ll also cover how to maintain your digital footprint i.e. activity on the web and what to do when the interwebs are completely down; really down. Choose down detection. These tips are super handy when starting a new website from scratch because eventually, you will come across these issues in one way or another. It’s bound to happen.

September 22, 2022September 27, 2024

FUZZ

FUZZER, THE FUZZ

Who Called The Fuzz

Tech | Tools – FUZZ

“WHOOP WHOOP That’s the sound of the” FUZZ

As always, we continue our testing efforts testing apps, websites and consoles We begin with the The URL Fuzzer, GTMetrix, JMeter, LoadRunner, Selenium, validation tools, and Google Admin Console. Testing is currently in progress. As you read this (or when I wrote this post, and hopefully when you read it), testing is ongoing. We hope it’s within the same year (or at least not to far off).

Furthermore, it’s important to ensure that solutions protect our online investments. Pentest and vulnerability scanning tools could be the key to achieving this goal. For storytelling purposes, two test are currently running: one for Pentest-Tols and the other from Scantrics.io. It’s been a few minutes, and so far, there haven’t been any results. This may or may not be a good sign or an indicator of the final outcome. Let’s also cover Selenium, LoadRunner, JMeter, QTP, HTML/JS ( https://codebeautify.org/jsvalidate) /PHP Validators, Guru99 and a few others… but let’s start here.

Keep in mind that the tools mentioned are free, so consider this when reviewing the compiled and reported results form the services provider. Free tools may not always provide the complete pictures (meaning you have to pay the premium prior for the full picture), so take them with a grain of salt. It’s advisable to use multiple tools or consider paying for premium services. Testing with a variety of tools, both free and premium, is essential.

URLFuzzer, good to test the lite version… Scantrics, good to test lite version… Don’t forget to run your web entities through the toolbox, Toolbox – Google Admin

As usual leave a comment below, let us know what you’re thinking?

January 21, 2022September 27, 2024

Downdetector

WEB SERVICE OUTAGE!

Tech | Tools – Downdetector, Starlink Teaser

Outage? What’s Up with What’s App? Binance? Online Bank Account? Internet? Online Games?

When the ‘interwebs’ fail, or aren’t operating as they should… well, the interwebs has help. Check out Downdetector, great online resource for finding out what’s going on with the web(online games, apps; everything that uses the internet).

An Insiders View

Downdetector

Down Reports

Detailed Reporting

Comments

More Reporting Detail

Aggregate reporting, reported outages, and a neat heat map of the world showing said outages, slowness etc. Next time you experience a snag in interweb service, join the ‘outage club’ (a group that manages outage and communicates services issues for the latest, real-time outage reporting and monitoring service. We use it regularly, almost every week, and sometimes daily. While waiting for Starlink to come on board and receive equipment the website is our go-to for web service, applications or website outages. Other tools in the developer kit, you may want to explore include the FUZZ or give Selenium a try if you’re ready for it. There are many, I’ve just provided a few we use locally to keep services and websites working in optimal capacity.

For a full list of websites, service monitors, check out the 404 list – which lists of all websites monitored by DownDetector. As usual leave a comment below, let us know what you’re thinking?

October 1, 2017September 27, 2024

Web Studies

Accounting Services

OHPASCO

Lab Work – Web Work

Web studies include three examples, OHPASCO, Clapboard Video and Talented Yound. Find each example below.

Starting with OHPASCO, a local small accounting business, based in Shaker Heights, Ohio (Cleveland,OH). The client, a close friend, was looking to establish a marketing presence online targeting family, friends and tertiary contacts. The main goal was to expand the business’s online presence across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York(Mid Atlantic Region).

Furthermore, with the increasing popularity of shared hosting and cloud based professional accounting services, the focus shifted towards implementing a marketing website to provide information and gather contacts, along with a practical hosting solution.

This work was a foundational study on mobile-first or device-agnostic design. It focused on adding a Bootstrap-lite WordPress website, business on a page (infinite scroll) or a CMS to serve up marketing content. The goal was to provide monthly updates and a home for social media to drive traffic and encourage visitors to call or schedule an appointment to learn more.

Clapboard Video

Lab Work – Web Work, Clapboard Video

Next, we have Clapboard Video, a local small business that specializes in digital wedding video and photography services. They offer full coverage of pre and post-wedding celebrations.

Talented Young

Lab Work – Web Work

Finally, we are excited to highlight Talented Young, a local startup that aims to showcase design portfolios in a Facebook-wall like format. They use cards to display individuals’ skills, talents and contact preferences, creating a virtual portfolio for creatives, architects and more. That’s Talented Young in a nutshell.

Our main focus has been on improving the designer experience, exploring possible communication channels, identifying favorites, and presenting internal offers. The design was created as a study for a large project, an academic proposal, or an online student portfolio offered by a franchisee (school) or private institution.

The owner had great international exposure and was friendly and open to an iterative design and release strategy. They were an early adopter of agile and/or scrum development methodologies, focusing on practical use of the system to develop only the most important, shippable deliverables.

Although some of these studies or websites are no longer available online, you can find our latest design and website builds by using the portfolio tag in the search feature. Follow us on X @salleetech.

October 1, 2017September 28, 2024

Our Trusted Services

Trusted Services

A Refined Look At Our Web Services

Methodology – Trusted Services

Let’s discuss web-focused services and more.

Design, Development And More – We offer the following services and solutions – Web, UI/UX, SEO, Web Hosting, IT/Technical Services, Analytics, Design, and Desktop Publishing.

Web Related Services

Full-Service UI/UX Design and Development. We offer development services for custom work, CMS, Bootstrap, eCommerce, Social Media, and Usability.

Looking to improve web rankings, increase visibility and web traffic? We cover SEO, Ranking Influence, Analytics(GA, Webmaster, Bing and cPanel Static Tools etc.), Performance/Performance Testing (Selenium, URLFuzz, GTMetrix, Yoast SEO, Cache Solutions, Page Speed Insights, Search Console) compliance, standardization, validation and more.

The same can be said for web hosting! We offer web hosting admin services as part of our trusted services, on shared/dedicated hosting. On-Premise/Off-Premise and Cloud on some of our favorite platforms like SiteGround, GoDaddy, HostGator, and AWS.

Fully operational backend hosting integrations with cPanel or Plesk(depending on your hosting preferences). Additionally, we offer migration, backup/restore and domain support with or without secure (SSL) certification.

Experience, Related Services

Choose from our certified technical expertise in business services, systems specificity, proprietary systems and nano-to-scaled delivery.

Including a wide range of IT and Technical Services.

Professionally Certified – Apple MacOS/iOS Technician,
Google IT Support, AWS Cloud Practitioner
Scrum/Scaled Agile Development Frameworks and other mobile OS platforms.
Google Technical Support covers system and OS configurations – Systems(MacOS/iOS, Windows, Linux, Linux Variations, IoT & VM, and Devices(Android, Parallels, Ubuntu Snap, Raspberry Pi OS, Qualcomm Snapdragon).
Additionally, excelling in IT Consulting, Agile Leadership(Waterfall, Scrum, Scaled Scrum, Hybrid).

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