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Today, Plecco Technologies launched the website of Hugo's Landscape and Maintenance. Hugo's Landscape and Maintenance specializes in commercial and residential landscaping and maintenance projects. Their goal is to be number one in all your landscaping needs in Charleston and Surrounding Areas.

Plecco Technologies was requested to assist Charleston Trident Urban League in their move to a new office. Plecco Technologies was able to package, transport and install CTUL's computer systems, network devices and cabling to get them back on their feet quickly.

At the new location all personnel was able to get back to work in less than 48 hours. Plecco Technologies also provides Charleston Trident Urban League with web development, hosting and maintenance services.

Plecco Technologies was asked to design a web presence that captured the essence of SouthernCakeQueen's cakes. Emma Merisier, founder of SouthernCakeQueen, described her vision of the site and together we were able to develop a site that showcases her beautiful and I must say tasty cakes.

SouthernCakeQueen, LLC is wholly owned and operated by Emma Merisier. Since it's founding in 2002, SouthernCakeQueen has grown to what it is today through Emma's passionate love of baking.

We're proud to annouce the launch of our newest web project, ChristieBrosHVAC.com. Randy Christie, CEO of Christie Bros HVAC, LLC, request our assistance in helping him stand up a simple yet professional site that projected the professionalism of his services. Together we worked to develop a design that fit his company's style and professionalism.

From start to finish, we were able to complete Christie Bros website in less than two weeks. Mr. Randy Christie was astonished at the what we had complete in such a small time frame. He now understands that this is what we do best.

For those folks discovering simplenews and looking for ways to implement it. I've put together this short but straigt-forward instructional post with you in mind.

How to create a newsletter?

1. Navigate to Content Management -> Newsletters -> Newsletters -> Add Newsletter
2. Fill out the pertinent information such as Newsletter name, description, from address, etc.
3. Click save

How to add a user to your newsletter?

 Businesses and professionals are moving online at an astonishing rate. If you don't think that the internet will play an important part in your business's future in years to come. Think again.

The following video by Alex Karis puts the evolution of the internet in perspective. As the internet continues to broaden the scope of competition and business opportunities, those that engage it early will more likely be the one's that claim victory.

For those new to Drupal or clients that would like to explore the platform that I"ve provided them with more, I provide the following Drupal videos by GRID Labs to enlighten the unenlightened.

 Skype continues to push its innovative communication application to more and more platforms. Now it looks like they've invaded our television sets. This is one invasion that I welcome. Since I started using Skype, I've found that its just amazing to use when trying to stay in touch with family and friends. Being able to call friends halfway around the world for free...you just can't beat that...not to mention the joy of being able to let the little ones talk to and see on video their aunties, cousins and grandparents.

 We're proud to announce our first Drupal module release. This module was developed so that Drupal users and developers can experience the real-time information that Collecta provides. This module uses Collecta's new widget function to display real-time data in a Drupal block which can be placed anywhere on your site. 

This module is currently going through Drupal's review process. Once complete, you can find this version and any future updates in Drupal central repository. Enjoy!

Update:

During the conversion of our site to Drupal, I learned quite a few lessons that I'm sure will serve me well in the future.