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We Recommend Nexcess.net for Web Hosting

In our proposals, we almost always recommend Nexcess.net for Web hosting.  Why? Simply put: because they respond quickly, every time we contact them.

Not just some of the time, not with a lame response and then a 6 hour wait for a real response.  They fix the problem and get back to us…

Getting the Dirt Daily

Cindy McNatt came to Hop Studios with the idea of starting her own blog driven project. She has a background in journalism, and is a staff writer with the Orange County Register but she was interested in breaking out on her own. Her project was to launch a new blog under the name Dirt du…

Announcing: Feed URL Plugin for ExpressionEngine

ExpressionEngine’s weblogs include lots of paths to configure (so many that we wrote a module to help manage them).  One of these paths is the RSS Feed URL. 

Now, say you wanted to use that URL somewhere in your templates.  For example, you might want to put a link to your blog’s RSS feed…

Why It Looks Like That: Constraints in Web Design

A traditional print project has one chief constraint: money. You can apply more to get what you want: larger paper sizes, more or brighter colors, or more exciting art. The balance between what a client can afford and what the technology can provide directly shapes the project’s parameters…

Author Don Calame

Our client Don Calame is about to add “book author” to his many writing credits as a screenwriter of film and television projects. His new book, “Swim the Fly,” is due to be published in April 2009. In order to generate a little buzz and build an online presence Don wanted a website…