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Why bother with SSL certificates?

There's a common misconception that SSL certificates are not needed if a website has no "sensitive" data worth protecting. At OC, we contend that every login or registration form should be SSL encrypted, no matter if there's 1 user account or 10,000. Sites with only internal users can get by at zero cost. A real SSL cert can cost as little as $20-30 a year. more

Paparazzi photos captured the brutal beating by a group of teenage thugs.

An anonymous tipsters said the group became irritated after years of randomly generated spats of incessant beeping. Apparently, having to power on the microwave and set the clock before each cup of tea is too much manual labor for the coming generation of tech savvies.

The leader of the group, identified only as Evan T., was heard humbling, "power on....clock....12:30....clock....1 minute...start....power off".

"Coming Soon", the new "Under Construction"

Remember back in 1993 when it was cool to put animated "Under Construction" .gif graphics on an unfinished section of your website. Of course, and on rare occasion we land on one of these pages, only to find that 15 years later it is still being hammered out by little guys in hardhats. more

Clemson CBBS Sets up Shop in Greenville

Watch the video describing the partnership between Clemson's College of Business and Behavioral Science and downtown Greenville.

Glad to see Clemson continuing to make potential win-win investments. The University Center worked out well, but the new building next to Falls Park should make a great home for the MBA program.

Excellent Pecha Kucha video from Aaron and Susan "Nature designs man, man designs nature." Watch it http://bit.ly/yMpWY

Project Amazonas, a River of Opportunity

OrangeCoat stepped up to the plate for the first Aid Joy project, Project Amazonas, and we got a bunch of new experiences and knowledge to show for it. Personally, I'm feeling the karma and liking the new technical know-how that came from this challenging pro-bono work. more

More than Just Good Looks, Valid Too

Underneath the good looks, OC client websites come with valid code. Here's a before and after for the recently launched Adec Group site. more

Who knew the phrase "Do the needful" meant to "do that which is necessary"?

Me (to hosting company): It might be worth checking for, or notifying, customers to update these IPs. (since the host failed to update them after a large data center migration)

Host: We will do the needful to prevent this error.

I've been alive 28 years and don't think I've ever heard that phrase.

Battle of the Useless Labels

Round One

A battle for the title of Most Useless Label. Now accepting your votes and submissions:

Sean Gaffney's Magnetic Clip

versus
Jimmy C's "Tray"

Favorite Sandwich in Greenville

A discussion of favorite sandwiches in Greenville, starting with the Hot Ham and Brie at Coffee Underground on Coffee Street. more