Archive for January, 2011

In the News: Muskegon Chronicle

Element Design has been featured for an article in the Muskegon Chronicle. The article focuses on the social network that was developed for Mulligan’s Hollow. GRAND HAVEN – “Has the groomer been fixed yet?” “Thanks for creating the berm at the bottom of the hill to catch the (snow) bunnies.” “I think we should get [...]

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Get a Short URL for your Company’s Facebook Page

An easy to remember Facebook URL for your company’s page can be a great asset for further marketing your online presence. If you are an administrator of your Facebook page, you can follow these steps to create an easy to remember name (for example, Element Design’s Facebook URL is http://www.facebook.com/ElementDesignLLC) (Updated 8/30/11)  1) Login to [...]

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Print a Webpage Bypassing the Print Settings Dialog

When developing software for intranets or kiosk-like applications, a critical feature is automatically printing documents for specific tasks (i.e., printing a reciept when a sale is completed). Windows environments can use Printer Functions provided by PHP, however for Linux environments a different solution is needed. If the application is in a controlled environment, and the [...]

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