Author: Jacob Burger

MEA – Retired Website Voted Second Best In The Nation!

What a great way to end a week before a holiday!

I just got an email that said for the second time, one of our websites was voted one of the best of its kind in the nation.  STG has proudly worked with various parts of the Michigan Education Association, both here in Lansing and around Michigan, since our founding as a company, and one of the sites we made and maintain for them is for the Michigan Education Association – Retired.  Last year at the NEA – Retired Annual Meeting, it was voted to be the best NEA – Retired website in the nation for both the website design and the content of it’s newsletter, and this year … Read More

Some Advice about Free Software

After a visit to my parents house recently it has become crystal clear that people who ought to know better about some pretty easy web basics do not.  So here is a post about some things to look out for when you are downloading something from the internet.

The example I put above is a common question you are asked when installing Java, and many other programs will also prompt you for downloads of a more annoying nature.  The Ask toolbar from the above example is a fairly harmless form of Bloatware, which is unwanted software included by the manufacturer of a product.  If paired with other toolbars, it can eventually slow your browser to a halt, but by itself … Read More