SuperShrinkMe.com is a new website focused on a 120-Day Wellness Challenge. The site was launched by IowaCityWebsiteDevelopers.com and Greg Johnson of IowaCityWebDesignArtist.com.

If you’re interested in learning about branding, website design, and a successful business launch, one of the stops along your journey should be PetSafe.net. The site is clean, upbeat, easy to understand, and makes it simple to find and order products for keeping your pet(s) safe and happy.

JerusalemTheMovie.com has announced the 2013 Release of their epic IMAX 3D HD film about Jerusalem and the Middle East. The 7-minute trailer below is a breathtaking peak at what the movie will offer.

Learn More. Below are links for more information.

• Facebook Page
• JerusalemTheMovie.com (also JerusalemGiantScreen.com)
• Trailer
• YouTube Channel

The default setting for the Finder in Apple OSX Lion 10.7 does not show any drives on the desktop. This may be helpful for beginning users not sure what do do when browsing a hard drive full of system files, programs, and user data.

However, when installing downloaded programs (DMG files) that open into virtual disk drives, this creates a problem of leaving these drives mounted in the operating system.

Also, for those on enterprise / business networks. People sometimes access a private network drive to use files. If the drive isn’t visible on the desktop, the user may forget to unmount/eject it. So, it’s left open for others to access.

To avoid this problem, from the Finder menu, choose Preferences and make sure the following boxes are selected.

Apple computers and other products seem to be used in advertising a greater percentage of the time than than their actual market share would suggest. This is likely due to the fact that advertising and graphic design professionals favor Apple and do this as a favor.

Some companies pay for their products to be used in movies (for example). That practice is referred to as product placement. It’s like putting an advertisement inside of a movie or television show. It’s unusual to have product placement inside of an advertisement that’s already selling something else, like the US Bank advertisement above.

What’s interesting about Apple products being featured in television shows and movies is that much of the time this is done without compensation.

Almost as if it’s an inside joke, those who are in a position to choose what technology will be featured all choose to select Apple. So, predominantly what you see are Apple computers and products.

This page will feature a gallery of samples and examples showing this phenomenon in advertising.

Jessica Ennis is an olympic heptathele from Sheffield, England. [Wikipedia] The videos below offer an introduction to her career and life. For the London 2012 competitions, she was endorsed/sponsored by BP.

Summary. The White House has setup a petition website similar to ThePetitionSite.com where people can rally around certain issues. When petitions reach a certain threshold, the government responds with a written statement and may even take action.

Petition Topics. The petitions listed are all policy focused and broad in their scope and address general policies rather than specific grievances. There are no personal appeals on the site. For this reason, ThePetitionSite.com is a better choice for those wanting to initiate a more personalized petition in support of a specific person, organization, or business. The White House site is designed to bring about broad policy changes, but not intervention in specific cases.

Start Now. Click here or the image above to begin your journey to a simpler more organized life. The Sparefoot Storage Finder service helps you find the right storage facility for your needs.

Benefits. Here are some of the benefits to using self storage services:

• Organize. Using uniform boxes that are stackable, it’s easy to create a directory of your numbered boxes. This makes it easy to find things when you need them.
• Save Time. By having your stuff organized, you’ll spent less time searching for things.
• Downsize. The process of organizing things allows us to reduce along the way, donating or selling stuff we don’t need anymore.
• Save Money. If you’ve been paying more money every month for rent just to have space for all your stuff, you can save money by using an inexpensive self-storage unit and then moving into a smaller apartment or home.
• De-Stress. By organizing, saving time, downsizing, and saving money, you’ll have less stress and clutter in your life.

“In my book, Put Your Life on a Diet: Lessons Learned from Living in 140 Square Feet, I wrote about the many benefits to having a climate controlled storage facility where you can organize and store things that aren’t needed on a daily or weekly basis.” ~ Greg Johnson

Introduction. The EcoSOLO is a micro studio house by Non Compliant Design.

A work of art, and architecture, the design of the EcoSOLO incorporates a variety of textures, colors, and shapes.

With 55 windows incorporated into its design, when properly positioned the dwelling takes full advantage of solar power for light and warmth.

Because the framing of the home is screwed and bolted together, there is exceptional structural strength and the possibility of disassembly and relocation later.

Benefits. Some of the additional benefits of EcoSOLO are listed on the designer’s website, such as:

• Low Maintenance. The largest portion of ECOSOLO’s exterior surface is maintenance free and designed to withstand the most extreme weather conditions, reducing the cost and hassle of upkeep and avoiding limitations of other building designs.
• Optimal Air & Heating. The built-in Photo Voltaic Powered Silent Air Destratification system runs continuously, working to return the heated air that rises to the structure’s twenty-foot peak back down to the floor level. This works to reduce condensation and stagnation of the interior air, even when the building is unoccupied.
• Perpetual Lighting. Limitation of resources due to remote off-the-grid building sites can be accommodated by using ECOSOLO’s LED/Battery/Lighting system that provides a continuous supply of energy, maintaining functional lighting.

Design Highlights. From the designers website:

ECOSOLO is essentially the culmination and refinement of a building design first sketched on paper nearly 30 years ago. Moving away from geometric design itself, ECOSOLO exhibits a strong focus on material and construction system economics. Through the use of minimal renewable building components, simple “low tech” fastening devices and an emphasis on maintaining maximal structural strength, ECOSOLO is a building possessing superior structural integrity while consuming far less material.

The combination of octahedral and tetrahedral forms allow for the construction of a variety of dynamic architectural compositions. The resulting product is a bold energetic statement; the severe angles and changing planes spark interest and curiosity in the viewer. Literally taking you “outside the box”, this architectural form moves in a direction away from tradition and normality. There is an element of beauty found in its pure form. Derived from simplistic and primary triangular components, representing strength and stability, the structure’s natural shape mimics the properties of this basic geometric unit.

Features. Some of the many features include:

• Uses less than half the board feet of lumber as standard 2X6 residential construction.
• Uses inexpensive 1×4 clear mix grain Douglas Fir and select structural Douglas Fir 2X4.
• All framing assemblies are bolted and or screwed together making disassembly and relocation and option.
• No plywood sheathing.
• Optional designs include building foundation using just four ecology blocks, producing a 120 ft.² floor with a less than 50 ft.² footprint.
• 55 windows incorporated in design provide excellent solar gain and a wonderful natural light environment.

Photo Gallery. Below are selected images of the EcoSOLO. More can be found on the designer’s website.