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Privacy Policy

Cecil — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:23:36 +0000

1.Overview

Thank you for visiting firestormcs.com(the “Web Site”) and reviewing our Privacy Policy. Your privacy is important to us, and our policy is simple: we will collect no personally identifiable information about you when you visit the Web Site unless you choose to provide that information. This Privacy Policy does not describe information collection practices on other sites, including those linked to or from the Web Site.

2.What Type of Information We Collect

The server on which the Web Site is located collects and saves only the default information customarily logged by web server software. Such information may include the date and time of your visit, the originating IP address, and the pages and images requested.

3.Children’s Issues

The Web Site is not directed to children under thirteen (13) years of age, and children under such age must not use the web site or services offered on it to submit any individually identifiable information about themselves.

4.Copyright

The materials found on the Web Site are protected by United States and other copyright laws, except for works of the United States Government pursuant to 1 U.S.C. Section 105. The selection, arrangement and presentation of all materials (including information in the public domain), and the overall design of the Web Site are copyright © August 2006-2009, Embedded XLence LLC dba Firestorm Creative Studios. Permission is granted to view and print materials from firestormcs.comfor the non-commercial purpose of viewing, reading and retaining for reference. Any other copying, distribution, retransmission or modification of information or materials on this site, whether in electronic or hard copy form, without the express prior written permission of Embedded XLence LLC dba Firestorm Creative Studios, is strictly prohibited.

5. Trademarks

Embedded XLence LLC dba Firestorm Creative Studios (is/are) trademarks or service marks of Embedded XLence LLC dba Firestorm Creative Studios.

6. No Warranties

firestormcs.com DOES NOT MAKE ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, REPRESENTATIONS OR ENDORSEMENTS WHATSOEVER (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE) WITH REGARD TO THE WEB SITE, THE MATERIALS, ANY PRODUCTS, INFORMATION OR SERVICE PROVIDED THROUGH THE WEB SITE, OR ANY SITES LISTED THEREIN, AND THE WEB SITE WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY COST OR DAMAGE ARISING EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY FROM ANY SUCH TRANSACTION. THE WEB SITE DOES NOT WARRANT THAT IT WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE OR THAT DEFECTS IN IT WILL BE CORRECTED. THE WEB SITE IS PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS, AS AVAILABLE” BASIS.

IN NO EVENT WILL THE WEB SITE OR ITS MEMBERS, MANAGERS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, AGENTS AND THE ASSIGNS OF SAME BE LIABLE FOR (1) ANY INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF PROGRAMS OR INFORMATION, AND THE LIKE) ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE WEB SITE, THE MATERIALS OR ANY INFORMATION, OR TRANSACTIONS PROVIDED ON THE WEB SITE OR DOWNLOADED FROM THE WEB SITE, EVEN IF THE WEB SITE OR ITS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, OR (2) ANY CLAIM ATTRIBUTABLE TO ERRORS, OMISSIONS OR OTHER INACCURACIES IN THE WEB SITE, THE MATERIALS AND/OR LISTINGS OR INFORMATION DOWNLOADED THROUGH THE WEB SITE. BECAUSE SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. IN SUCH STATES, THE WEB SITE’S LIABILITY IS LIMITED TO THE GREATEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

7.Indemnification

You agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Web Site and its members, managers, officers, employees, agents and the assigns of same, from and against any and all loss, costs, expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses), claims, damages and liabilities related to or associated with your use of the Web Site and any violation of this Privacy Policy by you.

8.Governing Law and Jurisdiction

This Privacy Policy constitutes a contract made under and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

9.Last Update

This Privacy Policy was last updated on August 11, 2009.

10.Contact Information

Questions or comments regarding the Web Site should be sent by e-mail to privacy at firestormcs.comor by U.S. mail to P.O. Box 2303 Fort Walton Beach, FL 32549.

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Emerald Coast AdFed 2010 Addy’s Gala

Cecil — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 23:01:33 +0000

A few photos from the 2010 Addy Awards Gala. Thanks to everyone who helped make this night a very special event… click through to see the photos.

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FirePress Printing and Design site launches

Cecil — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:50:35 +0000

Firestorm Creative launched a new website for it’s new printing division at theFirePress.com.

FirePress is our answer to the need for affordable, high quality design and printing services for small to medium businesses and even to corporate customer accounts. We now offer industry leading printing for a full line of great products including full color business cards, post cards, rack cards, brochures, banners and more. Call today for a free quote 850-362-6001.

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3G Network Reaches Fort Walton Beach

James — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 18:48:18 +0000

After years of talk and speculation, it seems that AT&T’s 3G network has finally made it to Fort Walton Beach. Yay! To all the smart phone users out there, depending on your phone’s capabilites, this means you can browse the internet, check email, watch video and more at relatively fast speeds. You can also do all that while in a phone call. Was pretty neat checking email while talking on the phone earlier today. It appears to have launched yesterday, January 13th. My excitement made me want to share!

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Obcidio > The Ultimate Business Resource Tool

James — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 22:52:51 +0000

For the past few months, Firestorm Creative Studios has been grinding the axe heavy on a new business resource tool that is likely to cause a shift in how business network with one another. Obcidio is being built and billed as the “Ultimate Business Resource Tool” and Firestorm is pleased to announce that we are the happy programmers and designers under Obcidio’s hood.

What’s the Point?

Obcidio’s creators saw a need for businesses to grow outside their local and regional box: to make new contacts, form business relationships with new suppliers and find evasive capital funding in a dry economy. Obcidio does just that. It allows businesses to form strategic alliances with businesses, capital investors, service providers and resource providers then enables them to collaborate in a private or public shared “Board Room”.

Enter DPAL

Obcidio’s core focuses on investment and opportunity, allowing individual and professional private investors such as Venture Capital Investors and Angel Investors to find opportunities in otherwise obscure places. OBcidio’s deal finding power is based on DPAL, a proprietary search algorithm that enables Investors to quickly filter through thousands of opportunities and find the Deal that fits them perfectly. But DPAL has other uses as well, including comprehensive RFP system and Invoice Factoring deal types.

When’s It Coming Out

Obcidio is currently in the last stages of development and will be moving to Private Beta within weeks. The road map from Private to Public Beta is relatively short, so expect a public launch of Obcidio sometime in the first quarter of this year. If you’re curious about it, visit obcidio.com and watch the video to get a quick explanation of what it can do. And leave a comment, we’d love to hear thoughts about Obcidio.

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Firestorm Creative Gains New Custom Web Application Contract

James — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:31:34 +0000

This week, Firestorm Creative Studios garnered their latest contract for custom web application development and design. While the nature of the contract must be kept undisclosed, the phase one of the contract is set to commence in the first quarter of 2010 and will consist of developing a Software Design Specification for the application, followed by development and UI design.

Firestorm Creative Studios is excited to be a part of this unique project. Firestorm’s full service capabilities include custom web application and software development along with custom user interface design, internet marketing and public relations. Contact Firestorm Creative Studios for more information.

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iTunes 9 and my iPhone

Cecil — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 21:11:44 +0000

I’m sure i’m not the only one who is having this issue – and i know this because of the hundreds of blog posts and comments I’ve scowered trying to figure out how to get my iPhone 3gs to connect to iTunes 9 on my PC running XP PRO without completely freezing iTunes and rendering it completely unusable.

Ever since i upgraded my my iPhone software to 3.1 and my iTunes to 9.0.1.8, i haven’t been able to get my iPhone to sync successfully. I tried every single thing all the disgruntled people said they’ve tried thinking maybe, prayerfully, some how it would work, but nope. Nada – not even a glimmer of hope. Nothing, would allow me to sync my iPhone.

Finally, after spending two and a half hours troubleshooting today and feeling extremely bummed and pretty frustrated, i decided to try the only thing i could think of that i hadn’t already tried: run the diagnostics tests from iTunes.

It worked!

Not sure if this is the ultimate fix, or if it’ll even work the next time i try to sync my iPhone, but here’s what i did to get it to finally connect:

First, I uplugged my iPhone, closed iTunes (by closed i mean ended the unresponsive process) and then re-opened iTunes to run the diagnostics.I started the diagnostics dialog before plugging in the iPhone to get it ready, then i plugged it in and started the tests. Somehow, and it’s beyond me, but this actually worked! Maybe it’s a fluke, but i wanted to share just on the off chance it may work for someone else.

I had almost forgotten what it looked like when it synced so to bestow hope, here’s a pic of iTunes 9 synced with my iPhone 3GS.

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Creating a Useful & Effective Mobile Web Site

James — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 07:23:25 +0000

In the ever changing World Wide Web, designers and web site owners are always trying to keep up with users, making sure to give them the best experience possible. In the past year, internet usage on mobile devices is estimated to have grown more than 20%, and it’s not slowing down. It’s no wonder site proprietors are scrambling to cater to these users. In 2008, an estimated 59.5 million people used their mobile phone to browse the internet. That number is estimated to grow to 73.7 million by the end of 2009 (23% growth) and up to 134.3 million by 2013 (125% growth)1.

And of course, all this growth presents a variety of differing opinions on how best to give these users what they’re looking for, like Bruce Lawson’s “one web” concept and Jakob Nielsen’s findings in his “mobile usability sucks” study.

So here are some things you should know that will help make your mobile web site more useful and effective:

1. Content is King

No matter the audience or the medium, content is always king. If someone comes to your restaurant’s web site looking for a menu and find a bunch of pictures, they’re probably not going to stick around. They may not even visit your establishment. Provide the visitor with relevant content and they’ll come back with friends.

2. Focus on The Task

Users visit web sites for a specific reason. Again, regardless of the audience and the method, make sure the user can accomplish the task they set out to do. Flickr’s mobile site is perfect in that way… I go to flickr to look at photos. Flickr Mobile gets me to the photos fast!

3. Scale the Design and Deliver It Quick

Probably one of the major differences that should exist between your “desktop” site and your mobile site. Fast load time is important always, but it becomes more critical on mobile devices. Not to mention there’s simply not enough space for extra design elements. Since those elements can slow down load time, getting rid of some of them serve a two-fold purpose.

4. Usable Sites Get Used

If your site is difficult to use, hard to navigate or aesthetically unpleasing, chances are your visitors will go visit your competition. Organize your site and makes it easy to use by answering the task and content questions.

5. Make User Input Easy

When users are required to give feedback, it needs to be easy as pie (food, not irrational number). If your site requires users to enter their zip code or authentication credentials, if they can’t do it easily, they won’t – they’ll leave.

Some Great Mobile Websites:

1. Flickr
2. Twitter
3. Amazon
4. CNN
5. FlighStats

Need Some Help With That?

You’re saying, “All that’s well fine and good…. what do i do now?” Well, I’m glad you asked. Firestorm Creative Studios can help you put together the perfect mobile web site that’s easy to use and easy to maintain. Read more about our mobile web site design or get in touch to find out how we can help your site go mobile! And if you get a second, check out our site on your mobile device!

Citations:

1. http://www.emarketer.com/Article.aspx?R=1007236

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The New Firestorm Web Site

James — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:37:03 +0000

FINALLY! Seems like we’ve been trying to get this sucker launched forever! So, after some long nights and hard work, we’ve finally got-r-done. Welcome to our brand new website. Along with the site, we’re launching our new marketing campaign, philosophy and attitude. We call it “A Simpler Interweb”. More to come! You Might Also Like:FirePress Printing and [...] You Might Also Like:

First Baptist FWB

James — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:05:10 +0000

First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach is an established and well known church with a modern vision. They knew that reaching people today meant meeting them where they are – on the internet. While they had a website, it just wasn’t effective and it was holding them back from making the impact they really wanted to make. That’s when they called us.

Challenge

First Baptist Church of Fort Walton Beach needed a new web solution to meet the needs of their vibrant and growing church. They needed a better way to keep their members and congregation informed and engaged while also attracting new membership.

Solution

We met with FBCFWB to really get to know their church, what their specific needs were and what they were trying to achieve. After talking with them we knew immediately they would be an ideal candidate for one of our newest products Torch CMS. They are now able to completely control all of the sites content, schedule events and allow RSVP, post sermons with audio, video, and notes, manage multiple staff blogs and ministry pages with news feeds for each along with much, much more.

Roles

Creative Direction, visual design, Torch CMS integration, css & xhtml and PHP development.

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