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Aftershock Web Design Blog

Mar
12
2009

Select a Great Domain Name

Related Categories: SEO - Search Engine Optimization

Select a Great Web Site Domain Name : Aftershock Web Design Blog

When I first started making web sites it was for my own business at the time; SWO, Inc. was my baby and we manufactured bicycle child trailers (many of our innovations are still copied by others today.) With the SWO web site, we quickly learned that selling on the Internet is very different than selling to directly to a wholesaler or bike shop. We learned easy site navigation and management of a web site was critical to the success of the site. Simple things, like a F.A.Q. page can be indispen ...more
Posted by on: March 12, 2009 8:17 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 330]

Mar
11
2009

New FREE Online Business Listing for Utah

I just talked to James Spencer from KUTV, Channel 2 (CBS) in Salt Lake City, Utah and he showed me their new sites http://www.kutv.biz/ and http://www.provo.biz/. It looks like both sites should really take off based on KUTV's investment. James showed me their program and it is impressive. They have a free program which I just signed up for, and as you can see Aftershock Web Design is at the top of the free listing section. If you click on our Aftershock Web Design logo on the page you will see ...more
Posted by on: March 11, 2009 5:35 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 348]

Mar
4
2009

Blogging Again

Related Categories: ColdFusion | General
It has been a while since I have added to this blog; in fact I've completely rewritten it from the ground up. The database is basically the same, but the code is new. Unfortunately it is written for BlueDragon 6 and not BlueDragon 7 / ColdFusion 7 or 8 because we don't have BD7 installed yet on our production server. So I will probably upgrade to BD7 when we have it on the server. We have been talking setuping a new BD7 server and not migrate the BD6 sites unless requested. Even though this is ...more
Posted by on: March 4, 2009 12:27 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 306]

Mar
24
2006

Cleaning out the closet

Related Categories: General
It is amazing how much junk one can accumulate over the years. I counted 5 old CD-Rom drives I don't use, a bunch of old PC-100 ram, hard drives, video cards, ethernet cards, and so much more. I then looked on eBay and noticed people sell this junk there, so I think I will try the same and see if I can turn this junk into green backs.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: March 24, 2006 11:41 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 318]

Mar
23
2006

ColdFusion and ini files

Related Categories: ColdFusion
This morning I was playing around with this blog and noticed Ray had used some functions I was not familiar with. He used getProfileSections(), getProfileString(), and setProfileString(). These functions are used to read and write ini config files. I was so excited, so I started playing around with it before you know it I had made a rough test app for reading/writing an ini file. One of the things I wanted to be able to change the settings in a form, and I did not want the system to throw an e ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: March 23, 2006 2:14 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 316]

Mar
17
2006

March PDX CFUG Meeting

Related Categories: ColdFusion
Last night I went to the Portland, Oregon CFUG meeting. It was a small group and we talked a lot about CFEclipse and Subversion. I decided to give CFEclipse another try after this meeting. It looks very promising.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: March 17, 2006 7:14 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 344]

Feb
10
2006

Simply Accessible & Zoom layouts

Related Categories: CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
I just came across a great site that awards sites for accessibility found at: http://simplyaccessible.org/ and another site Zoom layouts http://www.joeclark.org/access/webaccess/zoom/ The Simply Accessible site shows ways to make forms accessible for the disabled, and really are cool forms. "A zoom layout uses CSS (cascading stylesheets) to automatically reformat a page so it's easier for a low-vision user to read. Multiple columns become single columns, navigation gets simplified and put at ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: February 10, 2006 5:49 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 319]

Jan
31
2006

Panasonic Swede-Atsu Wave Massage Lounger

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I stopped by Brookstone at Washington Square (Tigard, Oregon) and tried the Panasonic Swede-Atsu Wave Massage chair again; this time without the back pad in place to see if it can give a deep massage like the Panasonic Real Pro Elite. The massage was nice, but not deep. I think my wife would love it, but it does not compare with Real Pro Elite. I like the open legs in the Swede-Atsu chair, that way I could massage from my ankles to my just below my knees. The Real Pro Elite can only do from the ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 31, 2006 11:29 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 321]

Jan
27
2006

Sean Corfield at PDXCFUG

Related Categories: ColdFusion
This was my first time attending PDXCFUG and found it very worthwhile. Sean Corfield gave a very interesting talk on CF & OO persistant objects and frameworks. I am very interested in checking out one call "Reactor". It was a great surprise seeing him mention my HomeSite/CF Studio CFC CRUD Wizard! See: http://www.aftershockweb.net/forums/messages.cfm/ThreadId/50
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 27, 2006 1:21 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 323]

Jan
20
2006

Panasonic Real Pro EP3202HU/EP3202KU to be discontinued?

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
According to my supplier the Panasonic Real Pro Massage chairs models EP3202HU and EP3202KU are to be discontinued. I sure hope that is not the case, because this is such a wonderful chair! The new Panasonic Real Pro Elite is a nice chair too. I just wish the Real Pro Elite had the ottoman and the seat massage of the Real Pro.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 20, 2006 3:48 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 317]

Jan
20
2006

Another css book reference

Related Categories: CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
Here is comprehensive list of "Recommended Books On CSS": http://css-discuss.incutio.com/?page=GoodBooks Also, I just received my copy of: The CSS Anthology by Rachel Andrew and it is very easy reading with lots of good examples.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 20, 2006 3:44 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 329]

Jan
17
2006

CSS Resources

Related Categories: CSS - Cascading Style Sheets
We are working on becoming more and more W3C compliant slowly converting to using CSS for page layout and design. I just subscribed to the CSS list found on http://www.css-discuss.org/ and am very pleased with the quality of the responses and activity of the list. Yesterday I posted two posts and received excellant help! One of the questions I asked was regarding finding the best books/tutorials on CSS and here is the list so far: Web sites: http://www.topxml.com/css/ A Great Reference & Ex ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 17, 2006 8:47 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 294]

Jan
17
2006

FREE WHITE GLOVE SHIPPING for all Panasonic Massage Chairs

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
We are now offering FREE WHITE GLOVE SHIPPING for all Panasonic Massage Chairs! This is like getting upto $300.00 off the retail price (depending on location). Using "White Glove Shipping" the massage chair is delivered to your home and the technicians actually setup the chair in the location of your choice, and remove all the packaging from your home.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 17, 2006 8:41 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 365]

Jan
14
2006

Panasonic Swede-Atsu Wave Massage Lounger

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I have had a chance to try one of the Panasonic Swede-Atsu Wave Massage chairs and really like it. For the price it beats out other chairs. One of the modes if offers is "Hawaiian" which really wonderful! The Hawaiian type of massage is very relaxing, it does not seem to be the deep hard massage of Shiatsu. This chair with an MSRP of $2,499.95 it is very affordable and should be a good seller.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 14, 2006 11:36 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 353]

Jan
12
2006

We can now offer Panasonic Massage Chairs for Sale!

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
We are very excited to be able to offer the line of Panasonic Massage chairs for sale, including: Panasonic Real Pro Elite EP3222CU/EP3222KU, Panasonic Real Pro EP3202HU/EP3202KU (my personal favorite massage chair), and the new Panasonic Swede-Atsu Wave Massage Lounger EP1272KL/EP1272KU. The reason I like the Panasonic Real Pro EP3202HU/EP3202KU so much is I like the fact the ottoman articulates so the foot portion folds open and allows for taller users' legs to extend beyond the ottoman. T ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: January 12, 2006 8:21 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 342]

Nov
11
2005

Love the Panasonic Real Pro massage chair

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
Last night I went to Brookstone and got a massage on what is likely their last of the old Panasonic Real Pro massage chairs. It is a shame they are dropping that model because for taller people the Elite chair just does not cut it when in the reclined mode. I find I cannot extend my feet far enough to be truly comfortable. I truly love the original Real Pro chair because it gives me a firmer massage and I can extend my legs. I also like the foot leg massager better because it actually massa ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: November 11, 2005 10:35 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 322]

Oct
25
2005

Neox massage chair

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
Yesterday I was able to try a Neox massage chair and it was very nice. The only problem was the massage rollers never reached my neck, which is a common problem with other chairs. Not being able to massage my neck is a huge dissapointment, because my neck is a great source of pain. This should not be an issue for most users because my torso is very long. In fact I have a friend who is 6'5" and even though he is 3-inches taller than me while seated I sit probably 3-4 inches taller. Though thi ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 25, 2005 3:23 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 461]

Oct
22
2005

Panasonic-Real-Pro-Masassage-Chair

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
Before I found the Panasonic Real Pro Massage Chair my sleep and neck/shoulder/back was terrible! I have looked at several chairs here in the Portland, Oregon metro area, and I would say so far the Panasonic Real Pro Massage Chair is my massage chair of choice. Before I started looking into massage chairs I would average 3-4 hours of sleep every night. I was dead tired all the time due to my generally poor health. I currently have several diagnoses including: fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndr ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 22, 2005 11:44 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 369]

Oct
18
2005

Still waiting to hear back from OHSU

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I'm still waiting to hear back from OHSU regarding my last email. I thihk if I don't hear from them soon, I'll send a follow up.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 18, 2005 2:34 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 376]

Oct
12
2005

Panasonic Real Pro Massage Chair - Wholesale connection

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I just found a wholesale connection for the Panasonic Real Pro Massage Chairs! I think I might see if I can sell these chairs on the Internet and maybe locally. Maybe if I sell them, then I might be able to get my own! I also found a wholesale connection for the M-3000 Omega Montage Massage Chair. I have to travel to Bend, Oregon to see if I like it. The Omega massage chair looks very interesting on paper, I wonder how it compares to the Panasonic.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 12, 2005 5:40 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 331]

Oct
10
2005

Possible OHSU Massage Chair Study

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I told the researchers at OHSU the following in an email: "I'm excited you are interested in doing a study using massage chairs. I know Panasonic is not interested in pumping in a lot of money, but what if I could get several different massage chair manufactures or distributors/larger retailers such as Brookstone, or Relax the Back to participate? With more companies involved it might be easier to raise the $75,000 needed for a study. Also, different chairs act completely differently, for exa ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 10, 2005 12:06 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 360]

Oct
10
2005

OHSU is interested in Massage Chair Study!

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I got an email today from OHSU and they are interested in doing a study. Here is part of that email:
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 10, 2005 12:23 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 360]

Oct
9
2005

Let's see if OHSU is interested in doing a study

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
Today I sent an email to two of the lead researcher for fibromyalgia at OHSU; below is part of that email: "I have come across something I thought might be of interest to you. For the past several months (due to neck, shoulder and back pain) I have found my sleep to worsen significantly to the point where I was only getting from 2-4 hours of sleep at night. It seemed my medications just quit working or something else was going on. I was getting desperate for relief. I was wishing I could go ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 9, 2005 1:51 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 328]

Oct
5
2005

Panasonic Real Pro Massage Chair

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I just got a phone call from Panasonic and they told me they might be interested in helping with a fibromyalgia study, but did not want to contribute a lot of cash.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 5, 2005 11:45 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 340]

Oct
4
2005

Panasonic does not offer discounts to doctors

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I found out today Panasonic does not have the same offer for MD's as it does for chiropractors. I then contacted Panasonic again and sent them the following email:
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 4, 2005 9:41 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 291]

Oct
3
2005

Panasonic Real Pro Massage Chair

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
This morning I was looking on the Panasonic web site and found they offer special pricing for chiroprators. I decided to contact them and see if they would make the same offer to medical doctors. It would be so cool if the OHSU (Oregon Health Science University) was able to offer massage chairs at a discounted price as this might be a tremendous benefit for all fibromyalgia patients.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: October 3, 2005 8:36 AM [Add Comment] [Views: 304]

Sep
24
2005

Interactive Health Get-A-Way Elite Robotic Massage Recliner RMS-10

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I just tried the Interactive Health RMS-10 massage chair and it was very nice, but the main problem is the track is not long enough for me. I think the back track is only 27 inches and I need 30. The rollers only came up to my shoulders and did not reach my neck at all. Otherwise this is a wonderful chair!
Posted by Stan Winchester on: September 24, 2005 6:28 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 283]

Sep
22
2005

Relax the Back not going to carry the Premier PHP 2027

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I just found out Relax the Back is not going to carry the Premier PHP 2027, but will be selling the Interactive Health Get-A-Way Elite Robotic Massage Recliner RMS-10. I guess I had better check this chair out too.
Posted by Stan Winchester on: September 22, 2005 3:05 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 326]

Aug
30
2005

Testing Different Chairs

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
I've been phoning around trying to find different massage chairs and I found Relax the Back in Beaverton, Oregon carries several different chairs. Kellie and decided to go to their store and try some chairs. I tried their iJoy 130 massage chair though I thought it more a toy than a joy. This chair just does not have the muscle I need to get a deep massage, but I guess the price reflects that. It is only $699, so I guess you get what you pay for. I also tried their Interactive Health Robo ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: August 30, 2005 7:01 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 304]

Aug
28
2005

I had a GREAT Night sleep!!!

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
WOW!!! It was incredible, I got an incredible night sleep last night. I think there may be something to this Panasonic Real Pro Massage chair. I?ve got to figure out a way to get one of these chairs!
Posted by Stan Winchester on: August 28, 2005 12:11 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 349]

Aug
27
2005

Panasonic Real Pro Massage Chair

Related Categories: Shiatsu Masassage Chair
Over the past several weeks my sleep has gone down hill considerably due to neck, shoulder, and back pain. In fact, as they say in the classic movie "The Princess Bride" I've been mostly dead all day. Tonight I sat in a massage chair and it was incredible! I sure hope I sleep well tonight! I have had too many bad nights lately. I will say one thing; I did notice a remarkable increase in energy after the massage. It was kind of like when I went to Taiwan a few years ago and had a Shiatsu mass ...more
Posted by Stan Winchester on: August 27, 2005 10:08 PM [Add Comment] [Views: 344]