Google Analytics is now Free for everyone!

Google Analytics, one of the most robust and popular web analytics programs, is now freely available to anyone. Just sign up for a Google account, and you can enjoy this previously "invite only" product. Add a short piece of code to every page of your website, and you'll learn more about visitor habits than you ever thought possible.

CSS3 Preview

Cascading Style Sheets, also known as CSS, is a popular formatting language for web pages. MLT Group uses it all the time, and we put a great deal of effort into making sure we are compliant with web standards. As of now, CSS2 is used the world over, but CSS3 is coming out with some interesting new features. Read more at CSS3.info.

Emulate Frames using CSS

Frames have had a long standing tradition in web design, because they allow content, such as navigation, to always stay on screen. Unfortunately the seperate frames pages were often times hard to manage, and tricky for search engines to index correctly. There was also the problem of a user ending up on a page of your site with no navigation in tow.

If you still want to employ the Frames style, it's back, but this time with CSS. There are still a few quirks being worked out, thanks to the variety of web browsers available, but the details of this nifty programming trick can be learned at 456BereaStreet.com.

The safe, fun, free opponent to MySpace

Say hello to Famster.com, the safe, fun, and free social portal. This site is a great answer to the MySpace generation that want a more controlled environment for sharing photos, videos, blogs, files, and RSS feeds. And it's all in Flash! Pretty amazing.

Blogger's getting an upgrade

Blog's are everywhere, and for those using Google's Blogger.com, they are about to get a major upgrade according to TechCrunch. Among other features that will make the site "state of the art", you will soon be able to merge your blog and Google accounts. Helpful for anyone who is a fan of the myriad of Google services.

Design : Photo De-Blurring

We've all come across those photos that are just too far blurred to do anything with. You can't look at it without getting a headache and you certainly wouldn't want to use it in a clean design. It seems a new algorithm will help restore clarity to these photos. This is much more advanced that your Photoshop "Sharpen" tool. Check out the example at DigitalCameraInfo.com.

Styleboost

Styleboost has been a gallery for wonderfully designed websites for a long time. They have recently come back online, looking better than ever. Check out their gallery of sites, or add your own site to be commented on and rated.

CSS Resources

CSS is definitely a big part of Web 2.0, so we've been scouring the web for great resources to help get people up to speed on all the great features CSS has to offer. This is a helpful page for CSS Layout Techniques: for Fun and Profit, which will help you get a handle on all sorts of tips and tricks to make your site looking great in all kinds of web browsers. Plus there's no need for tables! They invite you to take their code, play with it, make it your own, and enjoy the benefits of web design with CSS.

Using Best Buy's Geek Squad May Be Harmful to Your Computer!

It seems there is consensus that Best Buy's Geek Squad has built a reputation for strong marketing campaigns over employee competence. Computers are crucial in our lives, and when things go wrong our instinct is to seek professional help. You can always count on MLT Group to immediately work on resolving any problems you ever encounter with our services, as we are a small and efficiently focused company. However, The People's Media reports that there is quite a risk involved in calling on a large corporation's Geek Squad.