I have to admit that I picked this one and my son David, the guru of games, had nothing to do with it. I was looking for something Christmas, winter, or New Years related but didn’t find anything that I liked! I gave this one a chance and I found the ultimate holiday stress relief! Go ahead, give it a try! I tested the game and got a score of 34,475. Testing, yes, that’s all I was doing!

And now that I have a little less stress, I must return to paying clients. Happy New Year!

Well, the special is coming soon! So, if you haven’t become a fan of High Aspirations, Inc. on Facebook, do it now!

• Cleaner look and feel makes Calendar intuitive and easier to use.
• Use click-and-drop date selections to quickly define the calendar date range you’d like to display (instead of just day, week, month, year).
• "Day" view now offers a full 24-hour display.
• We’ve added a separate "All day" section to the "Week" view that shows holidays and more.

So stay organized and in control with 24/7 access to all your important events, projects and files – at work, at home, or on the road – with Personal or Group Calendar. Just ask our web site design and maintenance clients if Ma & Liz have ever forgotten a scheduled task! With instant access to our calendar we are always able to keep ourselves organized, and an organized web site designer makes for happy web design clients! It’s faster and easier than ever so check it out at HAI Hosting.

For just $19.95 you can get a SUPERAntiSpyware Professional LIFETIME Edition license. The lifetime edition gives you free program and definition updates for the life of the product! This license normally costs $39.90 – you’d be getting it for half price!

Since this is a private sale that we’ve arranged with SUPERAntiSpyware just for friends of High Aspirations, Inc., you’ll need to use the PayPal link below to order. We’ll then send you the license code you need!

Order link removed – Sale is over!

We’ve used SUPERAntiSpyware for a couple of years now and have recommended it to many of our clients. We’ve installed in on our own and family member’s machines. I think that tells you what we think of this software!

Private Sale ends Monday, November 16, 2009!

The recall affects the SurgeMaster Surge Protectors. The molding of the plastic 360 degree rotating plug can crack or detach from the plug assembly which poses a shock hazard to consumers. The recalled surge protectors were manufactured in 2003 with model numbers F9G930-10, F9G930v10, F9G930-10-W, and F9G930-10-SN. The model number and date of manufacture are located on the underside of the unit. Contact Belkin International Inc. for a replacement.

Visit the CPSC (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) web site for the complete recall notice which includes a product image.

As with all our games, it was tested and approved by my son David, the guru of games! This time he had help from his friend Tyler so it was two votes to one on whether or not the game made it to the High Aspirations, Inc. web site. I played the game while adding it to the site – for testing purposes only of course! My e-um "testing" got me a score of 17,577. Pretty cool, but don’t let David know I said that!

Monster Evolution is also available as a free download so you can play it offline whenever you like.

And on that note, I must return to paying clients. Happy Halloween!

• Linking Sites Overview which will give an overview of sites linking to your web site.
• Ranking Analysis which will show the position of your web site in the search engine results.

If you don’t currently receive any search engine reporting but would like to, just contact us.

While Marilyn and I have personally used social media sites for a while, we are happy to report that High Aspirations, Inc. is now on Facebook too! Please visit us there and become a fan so you can find out the latest happenings here at HAI and on our web design related blog Tech Talk. You never know what you might find, perhaps a Facebook only special one day!

High Aspirations, Inc. isn’t only on Facebook, we’ve also been members of LinkedIn for several years now. LinkedIn connects you to people you work with and their connections. They say "LinkedIn exists to help you make better use of your professional network and help the people you trust in return." I think it’s like six degrees of separation business style!

While all of this is very cool for us, I’m sure you are wondering what it has to do with you besides the possibility of a deal in the future by becoming our fan on Facebook. Hang on, I’m getting there…

Some of our clients have already begun to use social media sites for more than maintaining personal connections. Since they have, we’ve begun to offer services to help them do so as part of our continuing maintenance of their sites.

Some of the things we’ve done recently for our clients include:

• Added a feed for a client’s Twitter account to their site so even if a visitor doesn’t follow them on Twitter, they’ll see the latest happenings.
• Created a Facebook fan page for a client to add another option to announce schedule changes, upcoming events, etc.
• Post daily or weekly status updates to a client’s Facebook page.

As you can see, High Aspirations, Inc. continues to offer the services you need to promote your site on the net and social media is just another way. If you’ve been thinking about adding social media to your site’s list of SEO weapons, then don’t hesitate to contact us.

• Display your best-sellers with animated featured products that present up to 5 products per page.
• Give your store a more modern look thanks to new page layouts with 1, 2, 3 or 4 columns.
• Make moving around your store a breeze with expand/collapse-style product navigation.
• Make it easy for customers to scroll through your product line using more intuitive product associations with thumbnails.

And that’s just the beginning! Check out the updated Quick Shopping Cart today and then start selling from your best online store yet.

The Quick Shopping Cart is available for you Do-It-Yourself designers as well as those taking advantage of High Aspirations’ web design and maintenance services. Feel free to visit HAI Hosting for more information on the Quick Shopping Cart.

SSLs protect all data traveling to and from your web site. An SSL is a necessity for any web site that gathers any personal information at all, whether credit card numbers or simple names and email addresses. Check out the Why you need a SSL Certificate Guide for more information.

Any of our design or maintenance clients need only let us know and we’ll take care of ordering the certificate and installing it. Even if you haven’t taken advantage of High Aspirations, Inc’s quality web design services, you can still sign up for this as well and other great HAI Hosting services.

The sale ends October 31 at Midnight PST and is only eligible for new certificate purchases, not renewals.