Maui Web Designers Go Whale Watching

During this past weekend, Meyer Computer joined the Realtors Association of Maui (RAM) on their Presidential Scholarship Whale Watch. Since 1989, over $310,000 worth of scholarships have benefited students throughout Maui County. This year's whale watch drew about 70 guests that conveniently fit on the newly acquired Ali'i Nui custom vessel.

The helpful Ali'i Nui crew provided attendees with unlimited refreshments and friendly greetings. Although it was a bit windy everyone got to see whales frolicking in our gorgeous Hawaiian waters off the southwest coast of Maui. Everyone was "camera ready," shooting breathtaking shots of the humpback whales waving their fins and flipping their tails. Most whales were together in groups of two or three swimming a few hundred yards away from the shoreline. This was truly an enjoyable experience that went for an awesome cause. 

Shopping around for a local website designer? Located on the Valley Isle of Maui, Meyer Computer, Inc. offers excellent customer service with quality products. We offer Custom Designed Sites, as well as Quick Site Templates. Our Hosting Plans all offer superb items that will benefit your web site. Contact us to schedule an appointment today, or call us at 808-249-0970.

Google Joins the Social Media Bandwagon

Google revealed its version of social networking to the world last week. Google Buzz, has certainly created a buzz throughout the World Wide Web. Within a matter of hours after the conference launch, Google Buzz was firing through the news feeds.

Google Buzz is an online social feature that is built into your Gmail account. It allows you to access the friends you already have listed, preventing the need to start from scratch. Throughout the week, Google has been administering Buzz to all of its Gmail accounts. Buzz lets you share quick information, photos, videos and links with the people you chat and message the most. All of this conversing will appear in "real time," for much faster personal communication. It conveniently connects you with social medias that you may already have, like Twitter, Flickr and Picasa.

If you would rather not have this feature, you have to opt out when it asks for your permission. If you choose to accept it, it will appear under your Inbox button. Google Buzz is also available via your mobile phone, which you can access at buzz.google.com. By using your mobile phone, you have the option of using your location to search topics, events or venues relevant to the area you are in.

Buzz is still being improved. It will soon have features that will work great with businesses and schools. 

Having a difficult time looking for a quality web site developer? At Meyer Computer, Inc. we put our customer's goals first. Contact us today, and you will receive an answer quickly. No hassles, just excellent customer service from local website designers. Call us today to schedule an appointment at 808-249-0970. Mahalo for reading this week's blog!

Warm Aloha to New Hawaii Web Design MauiGolfRealEstate.com 

We would like to announce our latest website for client Jeannine Carr at www.mauigolfrealestate.com!

Are you looking for Maui real estate to permanently settle on, a condo to rent throughout the year, or vacant land to build upon? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, then Jeannine can help. She can help you find grand Kapalua real estate on the beautiful island of Maui, that'll captivate your senses. The listings that she holds come complete with awesome views, amazing water features and tropical greenery.

Jeannine's website is a Quick Site, that is easy for her to control and an economically better choice than custom designed web sites.  She added the Value Added IDX property search tool and our Maui Information Database to her real estate site.

Our convenient and efficient Value Added IDX search tool allows her potential customers to search properties in a much more effective way. The user can chose between the Search Form or the Search by Map. Another part of the IDX, called Area Information, allows users to see information about Schools, Churches, Restaurants, Parks & Beaches and Arts & Culture that are near the property they are interested in. If a client is trying to figure out the loan amount and their estimated monthly payments, they can use the Mortgage & Amortization Calculator. Another helpful tool for potential customers is the Wish List. This clever tool allows clients to save a specific property to refer to at a later time.

Are you looking for a website, but are unsure of how to use html? Then our Quick Site, like Jeannine's, may be just what you're looking for! This less expensive alternative to custom designed websites allows you to have the creative freedom of maintaining your own site, without the bother of html. Our Quick Site Plus offers the convenience of managing your site like the original Quick Site, but with more options for you to customize the look and feel of your locally made web site. Make your appointment today by contacting us at (808) 249-0970. Thank you for reading this week's blog!

Explaining Google Personalization Settings

Have you ever wondered why your search results differ depending on the computer you are on? It has to do with a concept called Google Personalization Settings. These settings allow Google to find results that are of frequent interest to its user.

Google search engine results depend on whether the user is signed into Google or not. A user can access their specific search results at any computer, if they are logged on. If a user isn't signed in, Google stores previous search activity based on all previous users for that specific computer that is being used. This information is stored on Google's server as an anonymous cookie with search information saved from as far back as 180 days.

Some of our clients may notice that their business listing rank differs at home rather than at the office. It is simply because frequently searching a specific site will automatically "bump" it up at a higher rank in Google. If you check your website often, Google will list it higher because it knows that you are more than likely, looking for that site. Although this concept is great for Google users to simplify the need of delving through an extensive search listing, you will not be able to get a genuine outlook of what potential customers may see on their screen. Some of you may be thinking, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is obsolete. Fortunately, SEO is even more vital than ever before. Organic results, or those that haven't been personalized, are still prone to being ranked by a website's title, description and valuable inner content. Therefore, web site owners must market their business much more effectively.

If you would like to have your Google search ratings return to its default settings, you can manually switch it off. For Google users, you need to access 'My Account', but keep in mind that by removing your 'Web History' it will delete all of your old searches. If you aren't signed in as a Google user, you can turn it off by clicking on 'Web History' and hitting the 'Disable customizations' link.

Interested in a locally based website development company? Look no further, here at Meyer Computer, Inc. we specialize in creating, hosting and marketing for web sites. Our Custom Design with CMS allows you to manage your own site without worrying about html. Contact us if you have any questions. Mahalo for reading this week's blog!

Meyer Computer is a Favorite Place on Google

Meyer Computer, Inc. received a congratulatory letter in the mail stating that we are a popular local business. Less than 1% of U.S. businesses are identified as Favorite Places. Ratings to qualify for this, were counted from July 1st through September 30th of last year. Driving directions and additional information for our company, were also requested by Google users.

A window decal, like the one above, was neatly tucked away in the envelope, giving us the opportunity to allow potential customers to view our company information. The decal shows customers that we are a certified Google Favorite Place. It has a bar code located on the decal, which allows customers with cameras to access our business information via their mobile phones. It lets them view previous customers reviews, access our Google coupon, and it lets the user "Star" our business for future reference to view at a later time, and possibly write their own review in the future.

The bar code used is a QR code, which stands for Quick Response. It lets the user scan the bar code quickly, and allows content to be decoded at a high speed. As long as your mobile phone has a camera, and the application needed for scanning the QR code, you are able to access this helpful business information. Stop by our office to test out our newly pasted window decal on your mobile phone and feel free to ask any questions, we are more then happy to help assist you.

Here at Meyer Computer, Inc. we help our clients with their online presence. We are a Maui Web Design company, that specializes in website designing, web site hosting and content management. Contact us via email or by phone at, (808) 249-0970. Mahalo for reading this week's blog!