Paragon Media One Blog » Announcements http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog Internet Technology and other interesting topics Fri, 23 Jul 2010 16:24:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Erie County Police Virtual Historical Museum http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/06/30/erie-county-police-virtual-historical-museum/ http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/06/30/erie-county-police-virtual-historical-museum/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:42:40 +0000 nicole http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/?p=625 Working in our community here in Erie PA is something we enjoy doing the most.  It’s fulfilling to be able to see the impact we make locally for all different types of companies.  Recently though, we provided something with a little bit of history behind it.  Paragon Media One combined efforts with the District Attorney’s office to create a virtual historical museum honoring past and present law enforcement.  This unique design allows the viewing of different photos and videos in a twisting and turning carousel, depicting men and women who have dedicated their lives to the protection of Erie County.  Paragon Media One was honored to have the opportunity to work on this project.  Anyone in Erie is welcome to honor their ancestors who were involved in law enforcement.  This can be done simply by e-mailing the photo with a description and date, if possible, to Chief County Detective Larry Dombrowski at ldombrowski@eriecountygov.org. As always, Paragon Media One can provide your company with any solutions you need for your website.  Check out our solutions page.

Check it out now! -  Erie County virtual historical police museum.

]]> http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/06/30/erie-county-police-virtual-historical-museum/feed/ 0 Top Ten Office Choice Awards http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/05/11/top-ten-office-choice-awards/ http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/05/11/top-ten-office-choice-awards/#comments Tue, 11 May 2010 18:02:17 +0000 nicole http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/?p=595 A writer’s biggest fear is that no one reads what he or she is writing.  It’s ok if people are reading, and may not particularly like what they read, but if no one is reading at all, we feel insecure as if a child who’s pacifier or teddy bear has been taken away right before bed time.  Of course, all of your comments are helping me to know that I do have readers, and for that I thank you.  However, one of the bigger issues is the fact that I have always wondered if my colleagues actually read what I have to say, or if they just create a new design every now and then, and just think I’m the crazy writer typing along like my life depends on the speed of my fingers to the keyboard.  So, with that, I sent out an e-mail to my co-workers here at Paragon Media One.  I asked them to let me know which their ten favorite blogs were that I’d written in the past.  So, at least I know they’ve read ten of them ;) I was actually pleased to find that they do read them; because they all picked ones that I myself would too.  Now without further commendation, I’ve compiled the ten most given responses from my co-workers, to bring you the Office Choice blogs.  These might be ones you’d like to take a look at too, if you’re new to the blog.

  1. Does More Technology Mean Higher Graduation Rates?
  2. Ten Ways the Internet and Technology Has Changed Our Lives (That I bet you haven’t thought of!)
  3. Social Marketing vs. Traditional Marketing
  4. Digitally Aware: Promoting Purposeful Use of the Web in the Digital Era
  5. Smart Phones: Revolutionary or Creepy?
  6. The Future of Podcasting
  7. Internet Changes in the Health Care Industry
  8. Facebook
  9. The New Apple iPad
  10. Grammatical Errors?

I might also like to add a quick thank you to my co-workers for not only reading, but taking the time out of your day to let me know which were your favorite!  And bloggers, these might be the first ones you’d want to check out to get a feel for what I write about if you’re new to the site!  Have a great day everyone!

Nicole

]]> http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/05/11/top-ten-office-choice-awards/feed/ 0 NEW! Adobe Photoshop CS5 http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/05/07/new-adobe-photoshop-cs5/ http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/05/07/new-adobe-photoshop-cs5/#comments Fri, 07 May 2010 15:08:20 +0000 nicole http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/?p=590 Here’s me being a complete techno-geek at her finest. Have you USED the new Adobe Photoshop CS5?  Amazing, to say the least.  It’s got everything that you’ve wished they’d come out with while working in the application, and more.  The coolest thing I found is the content-aware fill.  It allows you to completely delete a subject, and it will fill in the background around it using a technology that matches lighting, tone and noise, and ultimately makes the image look like the deleted subject never even existed.  If you were sick of using drop shadows and fussing around to make things look 3-D, your techno-prayers have been answered with the Enhanced 3-D realism and reach materials feature.  This feature enables you to make a subject three dimensional, and make materials look like glass and chrome.  Sweet.  Puppet warp.  What is that you may ask?  The example used on the Adobe website is an elephant’s trunk.  It’s hanging straight down. With the puppet warp feature you can warp or stretch graphics, text, or image elements.  So, you can curve that elephant’s trunk however the heck you want it to go, and it uses the content-aware fill to fill in the blank spot after the subject has been changed.  HDR Imaging? Yep, they’ve included Superior HDR Imaging, which literally creates surreal HDR images with a precise accuracy.  Ever gotten tired of keying out the green for green screen images?  Especially if you’re using a girl as a subject with tiny strands of hair that takes a ridiculous amount of time to key out (can you tell I’m speaking from experience)? Don’t worry anymore, because now complex selections are made easy.  I could literally go on forever, describing how amazing this new Photoshop will be.  But, I suppose that’s what their website is for, and I won’t take all their glory.  It is, in fact glorious, I might add J So, try it out.  It’s amazing, and they’ve even got free shipping until May 31st.  Well, that’s it for my geek rave!  Talk to you soon!

Nicole

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]]> http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2010/04/05/the-new-apple-ipad/feed/ 2 It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/12/22/it%e2%80%99s-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/ http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/12/22/it%e2%80%99s-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:40:28 +0000 nicole http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/12/22/it%e2%80%99s-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/ Well, it’s that time of year again. Candy canes, snowflakes, gingerbread cookies, and hot cocoa. As adults, we tend to forget the feeling of Christmas as we are wrapped up in the stress of shopping for friends and family, trying to get things done at work before we begin our long weekend. Women, we’re worried about the cooking and the cleaning, finding Christmas outfits for our children. Officially, adults have taken the fun out of Christmas! Think back to when you were a kid, patiently awaiting the school bell to ring to start your Christmas break. Searching throughout your house to find the gifts your parents had wrapped up and hidden, in hopes to shake the boxes and guess the contents of the concealed treasure. Who can forget the endless Christmas specials…Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Land of the Misfit Toys, or Frosty the Snowman? If you were lucky enough to have the mother who was baking or cooking something to bring to your family get together, you might remember the smell filling your home, and begging to lick the spoon, and not even knowing what calories were yet. How excited were you on Christmas Eve, planting cookies and milk near the fireplace, and hoping that Santa liked chocolate chip. Oh, how can you forget that feeling of anticipation and restlessness, knowing that waking up meant finding out what Santa had left under the tree for you? Sure, we can’t turn back time and we certainly can’t start believing in a fictional character all over again, but we certainly can trade the stress in for some holiday spirit! Build a snowman, drive around town to look at the Christmas lights, pop in a Christmas movie and snuggle up with your loved ones, some eggnog, and some gingerbread cookies. However you do it, be safe, and have a happy holiday! Come Monday, everything will be back to normal, so enjoy it while you can. It only comes once a year! “Christmas is not a time nor a season, but a state of mind. To cherish peace and goodwill, to be plenteous in mercy, is to have the real spirit of Christmas.” ~Calvin Coolidge Are you in the right state of mind? Happy Holidays from the staff at Paragon Media One!

]]> http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/12/22/it%e2%80%99s-the-most-wonderful-time-of-the-year/feed/ 1 U Pick 6 Beer Store http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/07/27/u-pick-6-beer-store/ http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/07/27/u-pick-6-beer-store/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:22:17 +0000 admin http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/?p=342

Big news here at Paragon Media One! We’re happy to announce our latest project to be launched, the site for Upick 6 Beer Store! Upick 6 is a new bar/beer store, located on upper peach street across from Krispy Kreme Donuts. But this isn’t just another bar. At Upick 6, they’ve got twelve different unique brews on tap! That’s not the best part. Hence the name, Upick 6, you can actually create your own six pack to take home with you. If you love to try new beers, this is the place for you. With over 1000 different combinations of six packs, you can try 6 different unique beers each time you check out the store. When we heard about this idea, and knew that the Beer Store would be in need of a website, we were happy to deliver. The site showcases the different types of beers on tap, along with their menu so you can check out what you’d like to eat with your beer. So check out the site for listings of upcoming specials, events and more at www.upick6beerstore.com!

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Paragon Media One is proud to announce the launch of the new Bianchi Honda website. It has been a pleasure to work with the entire team at Bianchi, one of Erie’s largest car dealerships. The website possesses our exclusive system, complete with a bunch of high tech goodies. We’ve worked hard to create a cutting edge Find-a-vehicle page which allows site visitors to search and view the dealership’s entire inventory to find the perfect car to fit his or her needs. We’ve also developed a trade-in form built to estimate the value of his or her car without having to bring it in to the dealership. All of this combined with a vibrant design and easy navigation makes for a great website to go along with a great dealership. So check out the new page at www.bianchihonda.com!

]]> http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/07/17/bianchi-honda/feed/ 0 Introducing… http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/06/16/introducing-2/ http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/2009/06/16/introducing-2/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 20:15:32 +0000 admin http://www.paragonmediaone.com/blog/?p=259 Paragon Media One is proud to announce the re-release of our blog, containing essential information for the life of your business!  This includes tons of free and vital information including the keys to your online success for your company, so you’ll want to be checking back often for new posts.  Our regularly updated blog will include helpful hints and tips, various product reviews, and inside info we thought you might like to know.  It doesn’t stop there.  Have something to say?  Unlike a boring newsletter or e-mail, you’ve got the opportunity to respond by leaving comments and having conversations with fellow bloggers.  We’ll keep you up to date with useful information such as how to keep your business afloat in a declining economy using valuable online marketing techniques.  We let you in on exclusive inside information about search engine optimization, website development and graphic design, and so much more.  This blog is beneficial to anyone with an interest in using technology to further the cause of their business.  So stay tuned, we’ve got a lot in store for you.

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