Recently at Dirigo we upgraded to Windows 7, and of course with Windows 7 comes IIS7.  Operation is fairly normal except when I make new websites now I receive this error: Security Exception ... [More]

This article explains what SyncToy is and how it works. The thesis relates to performing smarter than average backups. [More]

Social Media networks have blown up since the early 2,000's. The leader of these networks is Facebook, designed with the intent to create a digital playground where people can connect, communicate and share information. This article demonstrates how your company or organization can benefit from this new media with reformed marketing tactics. [More]

Dirigo has just launched a pre-apha release of a new Apple iPhone application for VingIt LLC.  VingIt is owned by Raphael DiLuzio, Ivan Sokolovich and I.  You’ll hear more about VingIt... [More]

Html 5 is the newest generation of Hypertext Markup Language that is being developed by WHATWG (Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group). Although, the development of HTML 5 is still in progress (and has been since 2004), and we might not see the final version until 2022, some of its features are already supported by major web browsers. [More]

A blog is a very useful tool to add to a website. It allows an avenue for information, new and upcoming items, discussion of topics, and a personal approach that may not otherwise be seen in the stati... [More]

This post is about some recent up-sell and cross-sell learning. Up-selling is a sales technique whereby a website attempts to have the customer purchase more expensive items, upgrades, or other add-ons in an attempt to make a more profitable sale. Up-selling implies selling something that is more profitable or preferable for the seller instead of the original sale. A different technique called cross-selling tries to sell something else in addition to the original sale. Amazon.com has shared that cross-sells were responsible for 35% of its sales in 2006! According to the 2009 e-tailing group's survey of 190 large e-commerce executives, 55% of retailers will include cross-selling and up-selling in their merchandising activities this year. [More]

We often find our clients in the dilemma of providing a local service and also needing to have a national presence for their website. This article demonstrates our solution to this problem, using GeoIP, which allows unique content to be displayed based on a user's location. [More]

BlogEngine.NET is a free open source ASP.NET blogging platform. It comes standard with an XML based datastore but can also be configured to run from MS SQL Server. It is built to run as its own website. Integration into an existing website's subdirectory — our preferred method for optimum SEO — can be tricky. This post will explain how to integrate BlogEngine.NET into an existing website. [More]