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Photomatix Tutorial
This tutorial is written for beginners. Part 1 is a basic walk-through of HDR and Photomatix. Part 2 is a more in depth description.
How to design websites that appeal across cultural divides
When you’re designing websites for a global audience, you need to be aware of cultural differences that will affect the way they are viewed in different parts of the world. You cannot expect the exact same website to be well-received around the globe. You need to adapt your websites to allow for cultural differences and [...]
Beginning Photoshop Tutorials: Start Here
Photoshop is one of the most versatile tools available for the graphic designer or artist. Many people don’t realize how truly powerful the program can be when it comes to altering and enhancing images, but the fact is that most commercial images have been touched by Photoshop at some point. When it comes to using [...]
Beyond the Blog: Get on the WordPress Bandwagon
WordPress, long known as one of the most popular blogging platforms, has turned into so much more. With the release of WordPress 3 “Thelonious”, the platform really steps into its own as a powerful content management system for writers, designers and everyone else to create or manage stunning, cutting-edge websites. Most people prefer WordPress because [...]
6 Tips to Secure Your Joomla Site
Web hackers experienced this year a boom year by increasing their productivity and computer hacking stealth.In our battle to keep the bad guys out we have pulled together some tips and links that you should consider.
How to Create a Hover Effect Using CSS
Hover effects, rollovers, super-fancy link styles — regardless of what you call them — are a great way to get extra bang for your buck when putting together a website. Today we’ll be learning how to add a unique and creative feature to your website’s links using CSS. Using CSS Pseudo Classes, we can alter [...]
Getting Work Done for Free: Best Microsoft Office Alternatives
Microsoft’s Office suite has long been the king of productivity software. And with good reason—it is the most full-featured office suite available. Not only is MS Office deployed extensively throughout enterprises, but many consumers rely on it for their day-to-day word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation needs, too. But Microsoft Office isn’t cheap. Office Home and [...]
Cheap WordPress Themes: 5 Semi-Premium Designs for Business Websites
We’ve talked about Premium WordPress Themes ad infinitum on TutorialBlog. But, sometimes you need a cheap WordPress theme that you can get online and looking good in less than an hour. What do you when you (or your client) want it all … and your budget is under $25? You call in reinforcements! Take the pain out [...]
Social Networking Software: 12 Ways to Build the Next, Best Social Network
Do you want to be the next YouTube, Flickr, Match.com or Facebook? Then, you need to find the right social networking software. Dating sites, friend networks, video sharing portals are all built on networking platforms that give members control over their personal profile and encourage user-generated content. If you can get it right, Social Networking [...]
Facebook Connect: Plugins to Integrate FB and WordPress
When I first decided it was time to add Facebook Connect to a website, I figured it would be no big deal. Facebook is a social media powerhouse, I figured, so they must have tools to simplify the process. Plus, I use WordPress! So I was fairly confident that some enterprising developer had already created [...]

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Let The Captain Build It

Captain's Designs, of Apalachicola, Florida, can take care of all your web site design, hosting and site maintenance needs. We can give you a web presence that will help promote your product and business or just put some things that are important to you online to share. We are located in Apalachicola, Florida but can work with you no matter where you are located.

Complex or simple, CMS or HTML, large or small, the choice is yours. Let the Captain handle it all for you.

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We can build you a dynamic CMS database driven site like this one or a more conventional HTML and CSS styled site. You can switch between this CMS site and our own HTML site by using the button just below.

For more detailed articles about the differences between HTML sites and CMS ones, look on the main menu above.

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Your Image Matters

Your Image means the world to you.
Put your web site in the capable hands of Captain's Designs and we will present your image to the world in the best of all possible ways.

Continue reading to learn about some of the ways Captain's Designs can help you best present your image to the world.

How We Establish Your Image

If you want to start from scratch, often the color scheme is the best place to begin. First we work with you to create a co-ordinated palette for you. If you already have "signature colors", we can help you expand that into a full palette to use throughout the website to give your web presence continuity.

Next, if you don't already have a logo, we will create one using that color scheme and then use your new logo and color scheme to design and build a cohesive web site with a central theme. Read more...

Our Services

Secure Set-Up and Installation

Many new computers arrive already bogged down by excess programs and utilities that you will never need. You never really know how well it COULD work. Known as "bloatware", some of the largest computer builders (Dell, HP, Compaq) are the biggest offenders. Many other new computers are compromised within the first few days before their owners have a chance to learn how to keep them secure.

Why go through that? Let us set up your new computer, streamline it to run at its potential, immunize it against problems, and get you off to a good start.

Viral and Malware Extermination

We do on-site assessment of malware or viral infections. We will come to your home or office and assess the problems with any computer or network and give you good solid advice on how to proceed.

If your computer needs time consuming multiple scans, we can take it back to our "lab" so we can run those scans without having to charge you for all the time it takes to let the scans do their work. We keep up to date on the latest malware released "in the wild" and have a full arsenal of tools at our disposal to root out and defeat the toughest of computer infections.

Our Pricing

Static Sites (HTML)

If it will fit your needs, the least expensive option for a web presence can undoubtedly be a static HTML site. Don't misunderstand, the term "static site" simply means the pages themselves are created and stored on the server and then the user's browser calls up the entire "static" page when it visits the site. A "static HTML site" can still have lots of interesting features, slide shows, and even flash or video features,

Pricing for static HTML sites is fairly straightforward. Like most design companies, we charge per page and then give you an "a la carte" choice of a number of extras..

Content Management Sites (CMS)

Content Management Sites, or CMS, are so flexible, dynamic and scalable that it is impossible to set static prices. If you are interested in a CMS site (and if you want a cutting edge site with maximum flexibility you should really consider one) we will work with you and follow a basic workflow to arrive at a firm contract and price based on the site you want created before we begin.

We will meet with you, find out exactly what you have in mind, work up a mock-up and design ideas, present that to you, set a price for the project, sign a contract with you and move ahead with the design.

Some Demos

We've put together a page on our HTML site of links to demos of some features we have built for various sites. Some flash movies, slideshows, music, video and more elements that will give your pages more interest. Link below left is to demo page, icons link to features on live sites.

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Captain's Designs
Apalachicola, FL 32320
850 653 1180

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