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JX2 Cloud Services

Are you running a company, but still utilizing an old AOL, Gmail or Hotmail email account?

Do you have spreadsheets sitting on a home computer, ready to be lost when a hard drive fails?

Are you unable to expand your business because your IT infrastructure is lacking?

Then JX2 Development is here to help!

Many people still utilize a personal email address, such as MyCompanyName@AOL.com, as the forward facing contact for their small or mid-sized business. While email servers used to be prohibitively expensive, the inclusion of cloud business email is now both cost effective and necessary to make the next step as a business.

At JX2, we can now set your company up for success by utilizing one of the major providers in cloud based business solutions that include email, document management, calendars and many more features.

What do you get?

  • You@YourCompany.com email address
  • GMail or Microsoft Office 365 email, including calendar and contacts
  • Online file storage with built in backup
  • Create, edit, share text documents, spreadsheets, and presentations via web apps
  • JX2 device and account setup, training, and tech support

All of this can be had for a very manageable price that will move your company into the technological age without ruining your budget.

We know your files and ability to communicate with clients are vital to your success, so let us help you get you the tools you need in order to continue that success.

For more information please email Jared Rudenstein at Jared@jx2dev.com.

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Why you needed a Website, Yesterday

In our latest web challenge, JX2 was asked to build a website for a group with a deadline of only a few days that would serve as a landing page for investors and those interested in their products. You can see the results here. Using a simple design, we were able to turn a company without a web presence into one that had a clear message that ranks well.

Forward thinking small businesses know that they need a website to be successful. While a Facebook page or Twitter account may give you the reach to make a few sales, you are only hitting a portion of the internet audience. A website designed by JX2 Development gives you a spot on the world wide web, one with your brand and your message.

Facebook ranks well, but you lack the control and availability of a website. Twitter serves as a great messaging and social marketing tool, but it is not easy to get ideas out in 140 characters. A website from JX2 can serve many purposes, whether it be as on online business card, company blog, marketing tool or the start digital advertising campaign. The depths of a website are also scalable. Unlike Facebook, they can be many pages or one concise page. Contact forms and newsletter campaigns are simple with a JX2 design.

If your goal is to get noticed and increase sales – to get your message out – Jx2 Development can provide the insight and design to drive the future of your business. And we’ll do so in a budget-conscious way that your wallet should appreciate.

So check us out and fill out a form for more information. Whether it is a simple website design or something more complicated (we also do hosting, email, productivity apps, digital advertising and more), JX2 Development can put you on your way to success.

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Quick Thoughts on iOS 8

While you can gleam all the details of Apple’s new iOS 8 mobile operating system from links like this one, this one and this one, here are a few thoughts after just 12 hours on the beta.

 

  1. The best changes in my opinion are with Messages. Specifically, things like including all of the media between you and another person really make finding that sent picture easy. Other great stuff includes being able to name your group texts, excuse yourself from said group texts and quickly fire off recently taken pictures to your friends. The “coolest” feature might be what I’d like to call “Quick Voicemail”, which allows you to easily send an audio message to a person or group of people. Those people can easily respond. I still haven’t figured out the actual point of this, but you can do the same thing with videos and pictures as well. Finally, you can now respond to a message right from the notification, probably the biggest time saver. It is still a little glitchy with the beta, but this will be the most used feature, I’d bet.
  2. The most handy small feature to me is definitely the double-click to show recent contacts. This will save me a ton of time as I call my wife, Jared and like two other people. That is it. Apple does all of these things without it being a major change, as the contact pictures appear right above open apps when you get to that screen.
  3. Speaking of Apps, I have been having some problems with certain Apps on the beta. I’ve read that some have had the same issues while others have not. Namely, Facebook refuses to open. I also had problems with Safari, but they were fixed with a Cookies and Cache clear. Apple does not allow developers to update their Apps for iOS 8 until the Golden Master comes out, and that will likely be in late August.
  4. There are some other things that came down. Like the “Quick Type” system, which predicts your next word and gives you the chance to hit it. We’ll see how it evolves with my typing prowess, but right now it just slows me down. The Handoff system, which allows you to go from iOS to OS X and back, transferring documents, emails and websites quickly, was working. What I could not figure out was how to easily do this AND use Touch ID when moving to Mobile. It was just a clunky move, in my opinion.
  5. I’m not going to talk about Health because Health isn’t usable yet. Sure, you can enter height and weight, and certain data points, but the true usefulness will come with apps that sync with it.

 

I’ll be back with more later.