To be honest, I originally wanted to title this post “Top 5 Coding Annoyances.” But that's pretty negative, huh? So I decided that it would be perfectly reasonable to turn things around and focus on the positive. The inside joke is that the items on the list haven’t changed at all. In the end, they’re all about consistency, organization, and taking pride in what you produce. As WordPress likes to remind us, “Code is Poetry.”

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Studiobanks has expanded its team with two new developers. Matt Davis and Zack Hovatter will focus on front-end engineering and server-side programming to develop digital marketing solutions that are both usable and functional.

"With digital marketing continuing to gain prominence in the marketplace, the demand for our services has increased dramatically,” said Banks Wilson, Studiobanks’ president and creative director. "As a result, it’s been critical for us to add specialized talent who can create compelling brand experiences for our clients. Matt and Zack are a welcome addition to our team, bringing an impressive skill set and depth of knowledge in web technology, development and digital trends."

Visit our team page to learn more about the Studiocrew.

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Our team recently designed a new website for Edgeview Partners, an independent investment bank specializing in mergers and acquisitions. The site better represents the firm's leadership, experience and expertise serving the unique M&A advisory needs of middle-market clients.

"After becoming an independent firm last year, we had the opportunity to revamp our marketing strategy and website," said Grant Hamilton, Edgeview Partners' vice-president. "Studiobanks was our guide and partner through the entire process, which led to a new website that far exceeded our expectations."

The highly competitive nature of Edgeview Partners' business demanded a clean, professional website that communicated trust and credibility. Our team worked hard to ensure the tone of the site directly relates to the business it represents and offers the functionality users need to gather information quickly and easily.

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Studiobanks is a digital agency specializing in online marketing and web development. We combine big-idea creative, award-winning design and leading-edge technology to consistently deliver exceptional results for our clients. We’ve built a collaborative, open, creative studio environment over the past eight years and are currently seeking an Interactive Developer who possesses the ability to build smart and elegant websites and web apps with exceptional user interfaces quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced environment.

Candidate should have an above average grasp of PHP, MySQL, JavaScript (jQuery) and CSS, as well as a solid understanding of web standards and usability. Candidate should know how to contribute within a team, work from designed screens and strategy documents, test in multiple-browser environments, and produce reliable and maintainable code. Candidate gets the difference between good and great, and is prepared to go beyond to raise the bar.

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You may have read that listening to music while you work can improve productivity and the work you produce. But sometimes you might want to change it up a bit and learn a little something while you're at it. Listening to quality podcasts about the industry you work in can provide tips, techniques or insight that will help you in day-to-day business or when a tricky situation raises its head.

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Last week I stumbled across Support Details – which is a simple, single serving site by Imulus that tells the user the operating system, screen resolution, web browser, browser size, ip address, color depth, if JavaScript is enabled, the version of Flash installed, and if cookies are enabled on a user’s computer. The site even allows the user to take their results and export a PDF, export a CSV or email their results to a desired recipient.

It shouldn’t be hard to see how a service like this can be particularly useful when attempting to debug issues with less computer-savvy clients who are unsure how to acquire any of this information. If you find yourself attempting to address a similar issue with a client, I’d recommend using Support Details.

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Our party-promoting client, Carolina Nightlife serves the Carolinas as the premier online resource guide to the local nightlife scene. Thousands of loyal followers regularly browse the site to view upcoming events and peruse the plethora of entertaining photo albums.

But just like trendy dance moves, websites date over time, so our team recently revamped the 4-year-old version of the site. We combined top design and development practices with select features to maximize both usability and profitability of the site.

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There's call for celebration over here at the Studio, ARHENETWORK.com launched at 2:05 today! Congratulations Jason & the ARHE Network, we are honored and proud to be apart of this.

ARHE Launches

On April 15, 1947 at approximately 2:05 pm opera singer Everett McCooey finished singing the national anthem. A crowd of 25,623 (mostly black) packed into Ebbets Field for Opening Day to see the Brooklyn Dodgers take on the Boston Braves. Then, Jack Roosevelt Robinson took the field as the starting first baseman and history was changed forever.

On Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 2:05 pm history will change again.

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