Author Archives: Wade Sonenberg

What is Google Wave? Two Video Perspectives

So what is Google Wave, what can it do for my business, and how can I get an invite to try the thing out?
Can’t help you with the third, but hopefully these two videos will help out.  The first is a great introduction , in my opinion much better than the techno jargon filled Google [...]

Shotput Ventures: Atlanta’s Startup Accelerator

Start up accelerator – didn’t you mean San Francisco?
Nope.  While California is still the center of the universe,  our own backyard is fostering a growing and quite successful tech start up community.
My Mobuilder co-founder (Hank Nix) and I had the pleasure of chatting with the guys over at Shotput Ventures this morning over a [...]

Wordpress HTML Cheat-sheet

I’m putting this little post together to help my clients on Wordpress, and hopefully a few other folks out there when composing Wordpress posts and pages.  Please comment below with questions/additions, as I’ll continue updating this post.
Audience:
This cheat-sheet is intended for users using the Wordpress CMS, and would like to have a bit more control [...]

Internet Explorer 6's last nail in the coffin: Google

What’s the #1 reason I enjoy doing back end programming instead of front end design? No, it’s not my lackluster aptitude at graphic design – it’s internet explorer version 6.
See, IE6 thinks it’s better than everybody else, and I’m thankful to the lord that even Big G is now backing up.  It ignores internet wide [...]

Convert an ALL CAPS string to first character capitalized only in PHP

Nothing new to you php gurus, but hope this can help somebody looking for a quick fix – great to filter user inputs in things like addresses, company names, and yes regular ole names. It utilizes PHP’s ucwords() and strtolower():

<?
$userInput1 = “MR. CAPITAL LETTERS”;
$userInput2 = “mrs. lowercase letters”;
ucwords(strtolower($userInput1)); //outputs “Mr. Capital Letters”
ucwords(strtolower($userInput2)); [...]

States HTML Select List w/ PHP Selected Value

I always have trouble finding this, so here it is.  The if statement in the checkState() function can be replaced with anything you like to select the option by default…
<?
function checkState($state) {
if ($row['state'] == $state) {
echo ‘ selected=”selected”‘;
}
}
?>
<select name=”state” id=”state”>
<option value=”–”<? checkState(”) ?>>Select…</option>
<option value=”AL”<? checkState(‘AL’); [...]

GreenBizLocal.com Launches! Brings Green Business Search to Google Maps

Well we just launched GreenBiz Local, a mapping / directory site displaying green businesses across the USA. So far the turnout has been good, and we now have about 5500 businesses from all 50 states.
GreenBiz Local includes a map search function, city/state directory, and a paid upgrade option. The paid option allows users to [...]

What makes a great fishing guide/charter website?

Features of a great Fishing Website

Photos
As in many industries online, pictures sell. A clean, frequently updated photo gallery of all the gamefish in your backyard is the surest way to make anglers salivate. Don’t forget to bring the camera on outings, you don’t want to miss that monster that your client just dragged [...]

350+ Facebook Fans in a Week

Social Media, Social Networking, Facebook

New Fishing Guide Website

We are pleased to announce the launch of Carolina Beach Fishing Charters, Atta Buoy Charter’s new home on the world wide web.  The site includes:

Search Engine Optimization
Custom NOAA weather report feed
What’s Biting Calendar
Content Management system including Fishing Reports Blog
All the usual goodies for our fishing sites

Here are some screen shots from the new site:

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