Stephen's Blog Posts

Recently we have seen some phishing attacks centered around the upcoming 2012 election. As with any scam, the best defense is good security practice and the maxim, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.”
April 29th — Every Friday at DesignHammer, we take time after a long day of designing cutting edge websites to sit down and have a gourmet beer tasting. This week David chose Dogfish Head’s Namaste for us to sample. Namaste is a Belgian-style White made with dried organic orange slices, fresh cut lemongrass and a bit of coriander.
As part of our Green Plus sustainability efforts, DesignHammer staff members are taking part in Earth Day 2011: A Billion Acts of Green. According to the Earth Day Network: “This year, Earth Day's theme is themed after A Billion Acts of Green: our people-powered campaign to generate a billion acts of environmental service and advocacy.”
April 8th — Every Friday at DesignHammer, we take time after a long day of designing cutting edge websites to sit down and have a gourmet beer tasting. Today Jay chose Terrapin’s Tomfoolery "Black Saison" for us to sample. Tomfoolery is a Terrapin Side Project: a limited edition, one time batch featuring new brewing improvisations and highlighting a different brewing style.
Several months ago, the New York Times featured a story that shed some light on the inner workings of Google in dealing with Search Engine Optimization (SEO) practices that contravene Google's accepted SEO guidelines. As I read the story about J. C. Penney's SEO and Google's reaction, I began to think about SEO practices not in technical terms, but in business terms.
April 1st — Every Friday at DesignHammer, we take time after a long day of designing cutting edge websites to sit down and have a gourmet beer tasting. Today Stephen chose Allagash’s Tripel Reserve for us to sample. Tripel Reserve is a Belgian style ale in the Classic Allagash series.