The Grid has redefined the potential PTC Computer Solutions has been involved in working with builders who work toward attaining that ultimate goal of “Zero Energy” homes. But, with many of the utility companies controlling the grid and the benefits of “Net Metering” once thought to be the solution, now changing their tune, it’s become apparent that we need to redefine ‘Zero Energy’ for Homes. It’s time to revamp the lingo around zero energy? In a recent article in Builder Online, this was the exact discussion. Zero Energy must be redefined. Zero energy is when the total amount of energy used by a home on an annual basis is equal […]

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Our friends at Kiplinger, report that we’ve had enough of this Social Media influx of bad content. In an effort to rein in internet giants, Lawmakers are homing in on a new tactic: Make sites more responsible for user posts. How? Reduce or scrap their legal immunity for the flood of content that is uploaded by their users. Websites received liability protection in 1996. Congress wanted to encourage platforms to moderate content and remove objectionable posts…violent material, hate speech, etc…without the prospect of being slammed with lawsuits over users’ material. The move was pivotal in creating today’s web by ushering in an era of popular, user-driven sites…Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Wikipedia, […]

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Most Companies Use Social Media, but Which is Best It’s not a question of using Social Media, just a question of which ones are best for the purposes of the business. Not all platforms are worth the time and effort depending on the business. There are a number of excellent tools for a business to use when thinking about spending time, and money, on the social media efforts of the company. The main contenders are: PTC Computer Solutions has been involved with Social Media since the beginning of what we now refer to as Social Media. Facebook was the big player now, but it was not the first, by any […]

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How to choose the perfect focus keyword Regularly adding quality content to your website or blog is a good SEO strategy. Google sees that your website is active because new information is added and you increase the volume of your content. If you have crafted your keyword strategy properly and your content is nicely optimized for the right keywords, adding content will increase your findability. But how do you choose the perfect focus keyword or focus keyphrase? Especially when you’re blogging and focusing on long tail keywords, it can be difficult to decide which keywords to optimize for. In our view, there are at least three things you should do […]

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How do we get rid of these SpamBots on our site? Every site falls victim to SpamBots at some point. How you handle it can affect your customers, and most solutions can discourage some people from filling out your forms. That’s where the Honeypot Technique comes in. It allows you to ignore SpamBots without forcing your users to fill out a reCaptcha or jump through other hoops to fill out your form. This article is purely to help others implement a Honeypot Trap on their website forms. Since implementing the Honeypot Method on all of my client’s websites, we have successfully blocked 99.5% (thousands of submissions) of all our spam. […]

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