Stylish Hydroponic Planter Kickerstarter
Modern Sprout is a side project of one of our favorite clients. They've created a windowsill planter box that’s "simple, self-sustaining, and naturally stylish." It's a micro-hydroponics system that automatically waters and nourishes the plants, and you just need to give it water and nutrients once every few weeks or so. The hydroponics system is hidden inside the box, and requires no dirt, only water and nutrients and electricity, and they have a solar cell that solves the need to plug in. Very smart! Nice work Sarah.
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If you’ve purchased an Android phone in the last year, you probably have a featured called NFC that’s never used unless you’re using Google Wallet, with despite how convenient it is, it’s a seeming west coast and Japan phenomenon. But you don’t have to fly west to use NFC, it’s also a rather versatile way to make your life a little easier and maybe even safer. Read more after the break.
We’re proud to present the new AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) site. ARCW is a statewide AIDS service organization with nine offices throughout the state, and is among the largest and most comprehensive AIDS service agencies in the country.
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This afternoon the Byte staff took a trip just down the road here in Walker's Point to 
What a wonderful Friday! It is finally not 100 degrees outside, our projects are moving along swimmingly, office cat is being as cute as ever, and we are enjoying the musical stylings of Lonely Planet on the office stereo. Recently we have had a few very technical and slightly stressful projects, but the team stepped up and met the challenge head on. Now they are fully functional and firmly in the rear-view as we move forward. Looking ahead we have some really cutting-edge, fun projects coming out way. Things are great! Enjoy some more cute office cat pictures after the jump.
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All the way from Manhattan... Kansas comes with out a doubt the greatest beer packaging I've ever seen. Just the other day, while our office sound system was playing the London Philharmonic's rendition of video game theme music, I was thinking about the massive impact these 8-bit video games have had on my generation. Forever seared into my frontal lobe is the Mario Bros. music (and apparently the ability to beat the first world with my eyes closed, no whistles needed.) It is fun to see my generation making an impact on the world.
In the business of being a client, you get the advantage of working with professionals, so all the really hard things are done for you. Except one: Content. Even we sometimes forget how hard it is to get the content right. Any time we forget how hard it is, we always remember when we upgrade our own website. It's like a powered microphone on a well-lit stage. 
Each month, we're taking a look at an eponymous law, a 'law' that's named after someone, usually the author.
When I travel somewhere, there a few leading indicators that tell you the quality of the place. Here’s my top three: coffee, beer and radio stations. Learn why after the break.
Not too long ago, any hosting company hosted the Domain Name Service (DNS) of a web site, but that’s very much outdated, and not the smartest move. So let’s talk about what DNS is and what the better way to manage it would be, right after the break.
Who do you recommend to host email? Here’s an easy answer: Google. Now 10gb of space, excellent spam control, a tool designed for productivity, support for accessing your email via smartphones, mail clients and, of course, Google’s web interface. All this adds up to the most professional system we’ve seen, the system that any competitor will have to beat. Learn more after the break.