Web Development

I am very excited to announce the launch of Altek Business Systems' new website. I am really pleased with how the design turned out. It is proudly built in Drupal.

I just posted a news release over at OfficeProductNews.net.

Here is an excerpt from the press release:

“We have made substantial investments in new areas to enhance the services we provide to our clients,” commented Ray Derstine, President. “We wanted to make sure that our website communicated the value that we were able to provide.”

Over the past few years, the company has expanded its capabilities in offering document management solutions. This allows clients to create secure, searchable repositories of information scanned from multifunction systems. The new website explains the benefits of these solutions and features Altek’s primary software partner, DocuWare. continue reading...

Followers of this blog will know that I have an affinity to Drupal. I have been developing almost exclusively in that platform for about a year now. Prior to that, I did almost all of my work in WordPress.

Last week, I finally converted my blog (this masterpiece that you are reading from now) to Drupal. I thought that I would share some reasons why I made the switch.

First, let me share why I originally chose Wordpress.

It was easy.

That’s it. That is the only reason why I chose Wordpress when I started blogging. It was easy to use. It was easy to set up. For a blogging platform that you want to set up in a couple of minutes, there is no easier way to go.

I don’t, however, think that Wordpress is the best solution for bloggers who want power, and I especially don’t think that Wordpress is really the best way to go for people who want fully featured websites.

If you only want a simple blog AND never want more AND want to do it yourself, then stick with Wordpress. If you are going to hire someone to build it for you, you might as well have it done in Drupal because it is so much better.

Here are my top ten reasons why I think Drupal is a better choice than Wordpress for Websites as well as blogs. continue reading...

The official announcement goes out Monday, but since I already started blogging, I thought I would make mention here.

I am starting a new project designed for copier, printer and MFP dealerships. At CopierCatalog.com, we provide dealerships a way to post catalogs automatically to their site so their site visitors don't need to leave the website to do their research.

I figured at the same time, I might as well start another blog. At CopierCatalog.com, I now blog on website development, SEO and all things related there. It is written specifically for copier dealers, but the principles apply to just about any business. Here is the link to my new SEO and Web Blog. continue reading...