Monthly Archives: March 2011

Networking Opportunities for IT Professionals in the Cedar Valley

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Chad

Highlighting some of the networking groups and events we’ve participated in that are focused on IT professionals. Next time, we’ll follow up with some things more targeted to small businesses and other business professionals. Our hope is that this will increase people’s awareness and drive more participation, leading to even better events and groups.

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WP7 Insights #3: Storing User State – Activating and Deactivating

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Chris

This article is the third in a series which discusses some of the things that I learned while developing my first Windows Phone 7 application. The Dwolla app contains a login screen which requires a user to enter their Dwolla … Continue reading →

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Email Marketing: iContact vs. MailChimp – First Look

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Kate

In this post, we’d like to dig into the basics of the two email marketing services mentioned in our previous post, iContact and MailChimp. The purpose is to highlight strengths and weaknesses of each based on our first impressions.

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Introducing Dwolla

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Kate

There’s a new player in the payment processing world and, if you’re a small business owner, you need to know about this one. The player is Dwolla, a Des Moines, IA startup company looking to alter how we exchange money … Continue reading →

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