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Our "About" Page

Every website should have an "About" page. Indeed, it is a standard procedure at Parsonage Data Services to reccomend that all of our sites - even One-Page Wonders - have an "About" page.

So Just What Is An "About" Page?

Simply put, an "About" page is a somewhat condensed description or history of the person/business/organisation that owns the website. It can be as detailed or sketchy as the owner wishes. It describes in some detail - though again, this can vary - the person/business/organisation behind the website and is an opportunity to add bits of information that did not fit anywhere else. The "About" page allows you to tie everything up in a neat bundle.

"About" pages are also a place to include information or directions on how to use the website. For example, back in the early days of the web, the standard link looked like this. As browsers became more sophisticated, style-sheets were able to define how links should look in more precise detail and designers began styling their links to look very unlink-like.

In an "About" page, the designer can tell the users that the links on the site will look like this rather than this. Designers should keep in mind that embedded links shoul be fairly easy to spot and that not every visitor is going to "get it".

So, that's our philosophy of "About" pages and, incidentally, links. Now, take a look to your right and read the "About" page for Parsonage Data Services.

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Please take the time to browse our site and discover the many services we offer. Parsonage Data Services is on the side of small business — both in our home town of Charlottesville, VA and elsewhere around the world. We know that you will be intrigued by The Parsonage Difference

About Parsonage Data Services

Parsonage Data Services - or PDS - is the brain-child of Howard Tolar Parsons, Jr. Howard has resided in Charlottesville, VA for 27 years and lives at The Parsonage with his wife of 34 years, Judi, and their two cats, Rebus and Rankin. He graduated from North Carolina Wesleyan College in 1974 with a BS in Biology and, following his 1975 marraige to Judi Vilagos of Wall, NJ, relocated to Atlanta, GA so that Judi could persue her graduate studies in Sociology at Emory University and he his graduate studies in Virology at Georgia State University. Along the way, Howard determined that a more profitable future lay in computers and data processing.

In 2008, Howard closed out a 30 year career in legal publishing having worked for The Harrison Company in Norcross GA, The Michie Company, and LexisNexis - both located in Charlottesville, VA. During his career in Legal Publishing, Howard developed the TOOL programming language as well as a vast array of applications and robotic processes to tranform, edit, publish, and transfer data using a variety of programming languages. At the time he departed the field, Howard was arguably one of the most senior software engineers in US Leagal Publishing.

In 2008, Howard Parsons formed Parsonage Data services to provide:

• Web Design & Development for individuals and businesses
• Contract Programming
• Data Conversion
• Consulting
• PC Services such as repair, data recovery and virus removal
• US Agency services for businesses and organisations in the United Kingdom and elsewhere.
• Other computing services.

The logo for Parsonage Data Services is the crest from his coat of arms registered with the American College of Heraldry in 2000. (More information about Howard's arms may be found on the "Our Logo" page reached via the "About" drop-down on the navigation bar above.)

Howard's interests and hobbies include hiking, canoeing, family history, pipes (he has over 300), single-malt Scotch, heraldry, Scottish Family Associations and Highland Games (He Keeps threatening to wear his kilt to BNI meetings), and travel to the United Kingdom. Howard also delivers the "Address To The Haggis" at Burns Night dinners and Scottish banquets. One of his favourite quotes is "I have a degree from NC Wesleyan College - I can do anything!"

About Our Site

When it came time to develop his own website instead of the many he has done for other businesses and organisations, Howard decided that his links would be Bold and would look like This when the mouse pointer hovers over them.

Careful readers will notice that Howard also tends to use British Spellings for many words like "Colour", "Programme", "Organisation", etc. Humour him, OK?