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Season's ☀️ greetings from the Geeks!
If the hot summer days have got you dazed, then perk up by watching an astronaut wring out a wet towel in space and drinking in Ron's cool advice to his 20-year-old self.
In this issue:
- Give a warm welcome to our new Geekmate Steven! 👋
- Get the deets for TONIGHT'S must-attend (virtual) event.
- Tech stuff that's making (some of) us feel our age. 💾
— Ron and the Geeks
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Welcome, Steven!
 Steven Wyman is our new Project Manager Intern, and we feel as happy as he looks in this pic that he's joined our team. 😀
A recent CSU graduate with a degree in communications + a minor in botany, Steven is placing green thumb to keyboard to assist our project managers.
When he's not learning the ways of the Geeks, you can find Steven with a frisbee or basketball in hand, taste testing the best mezcal in town, and looking for ways he can do the most good in the world.
Welcome, Steven! 👋
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Tonight's Event: Developer Meetup! 🗓
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Join us at tonight's Fort Collins Internet Pros Meetup to learn from (who else?) the pros!
- Topic: "What I Wish I Knew When I Started In Web Development"
- When: Tonight at 6pm via Zoom
- How to Attend: RSVP here!
➡️ Can't make it? No problem! The recording link will be made available the following day in the Meetup event comments.
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What We're Geeking Out About 🤓
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Google In 1998
Within this post about 17 Hidden Google Tricks, we were stopped in our tracks by #13.
- Go to Google.
- Type in “Google in 1998."
- Hit “I’m Feeling Lucky.”
You'll be treated to what Google looked like at its very beginning.
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Knock, Knock ...
Our resident Dad Joke expert David turned us onto icanhazdadjoke, a UI that delivers fresh dad jokes with a click of a button.
Jokes for you, groans for everyone else. 😆
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Epic Summer Birthdays 🎉
Responsive Web Design — 12
WordPress — 19
CodeGeek (That's us!) — 20
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★ The Geeks Are (Still) Hiring! ★
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Project Highlight —> Comedy Works
Comedy Works Denver - Comedy Works is Denver's premier destination for the very best in stand-up comedy, and it has been since 1981.
The project deets:
- Over the years, the Geeks have been working with Comedy Works to redesign and continuously improve their web application.
- This time around, however, we turned our geeky eyes towards their e-commerce solution.
Our goals:
- eliminate ongoing bugs
- enhance security
- make future development of their web app more streamlined
Our fave feature: Clarity!
While "clarity" itself isn't really a feature, it is the result of our targeted refactoring of Comedy Works' e-commerce code base.
<— Before: A lot of data overlap existed between a "ticket" and a "cart," making the purchasing process confusing for buyers and site Admins alike.
—> After: Clear separation now exists between what's a ticket, what's in a cart, and what's a complete order. ✨
Learn more about Comedy Works and check out their web app at: comedyworks.com
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👀 Ooooooo! Did you know? We've shared about Comedy Works before on our Portfolio page!
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Where In The World Are The Geeks?
Old Town Fort Collins – The Geeks monkeyed around during a photo safari, proving once again that we didn't see, hear or speak any evil whatsoever.
DQ pupper party – Graden’s pup Watson deduced that the best way to celebrate his 2nd birthday was with a puppy-sized soft serve.
☞ Can you Guess the Geek? ☜ Throughout the year, we’re celebrating our 20th anniversary by looking back at our 20s, and next up is this guy. ⬆
Find out who this youngster is on our Facebook page!
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"I worked with CodeGeek for 3 years as a small business owner [and] I highly recommend them."
— GUY GARCIA, VOCES BILINGUAL SPEECH PATHOLOGY
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