MNE LLC

MNE - Mac Newbold Enterprises, LLC

Mac Newbold Enterprises, LLC, (aka MNE LLC) is a computer consulting firm, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, specializing in custom web design and web database applications with HTML, PHP, MySQL, and E-Commerce. We also offer web hosting, computer and network consulting, Unix/Linux server administration, and other computer support services.

MNE is a founding partner of Code Greene, LLC, with Jonathan Greene of Digital Media Consulting, LLC (a.k.a. Dmedia), and does its work primarily through Code Greene.

Contact Mac to find out how we can help you:
By Email: Mac Newbold <mac@macnewbold.com>
By Phone: Office (801) 438-0142, Mobile (801) 694-6334
In Person: 1440 South Foothill Drive, Suite 250, Salt Lake City, UT, 84108

(Corner of 2300 East and Foothill Dr., in the north-west corner of the top floor in the Blockbuster Video building)

We offer:

Custom Web Design and Web Database Systems
  • Specializing in HTML, PHP, and SQL
  • Database-driven sites using PHP and MySQL
  • Product database, Customer database/mail list, Online Store, E-Commerce, Shopping Cart, etc.
  • Advanced design allows quick and easy updates by the customer, including uploading pictures, to update your product database and your whole site
  • Make repetitive or tedious tasks automatic
Web Hosting
  • Complete domain hosting solution, including design, hosting, and on-going enhancements and upgrades
  • Hosting accounts include plenty of web space, FTP access, CGI/PHP scripts, email forwarding, and more
  • Bulk discounts for portal pages: connect multiple names to your site to bring more visitors
  • Also available: Domain name registration, Shopping Carts, Secure E-Commerce, email hosting (SMTP/POP/IMAP/WebMail), MySQL databases, mailing lists, etc.
Computer and Network Consulting
  • Remote, Phone, and On-site Service
  • Get solutions to all your hardware, software, and network problems
  • Support available for almost any operating system:
    • Windows 95/98/ME, NT/2000 and XP (Home, Professional, etc.)
    • FreeBSD/Unix and Linux
    • Macintosh (System 7-9, OS X) (limited support)
  • Wired (Ethernet/Cat-5) and wireless networks
  • Expertise with DSL and cable modem internet connections
  • Network Design and Installation, including Cat-5 wiring and cables
  • Complete installation and configuration of modems, firewalls, hubs, switches, routers, wireless access points, servers, and clients
  • Many Internet problems can be resolved by changing settings on your computer!
Unix and Linux Server Setup/Administration
  • Expertise with many Unix variants (FreeBSD, etc.) and Linux
  • File servers, web servers, email servers, file backup servers, etc.
  • Designed for remote management, for enhanced management capabilities
  • Specializing in free software and open-source software
  • Many applications can be customized to the client's needs
  • Custom programming for many of your special tasks

Clients with whom we work include:

3form, Inc.
3form is based in Salt Lake City, and manufactures environmentally friendly resin panels, as an alternative to acrylic panels. They are used in decorating, architecture, and a wide variety of other applications. Their in-house graphic design team designed it, and MNE did the programming for the site. Some of the more interesting features are the database-driven portfolio and product catalog. The most unique feature on the site is the "You Create" virtual sample creator, that lets users choose from a palette of hundreds of products to create their very own sample, one of millions that 3form can manufacture. It creates the virtual sample images on the fly from up to four layers that make up the final image.

AmeriTrade I-Zone
MNE developed this site for AmeriTrade, called "IZone", through Code Greene. The site was developed using PHP primarily, but due to server limitations, had to be delivered as a plain HTML site with one CGI script to randomly deliver one of three different home page layouts. Another interesting thing about this site is that it had to be developed in three days, start to finish, and we finished ahead of schedule. The design was done by Thunder Factory.

Decoration, Inc.
MNE and Code Greene developed this site, with graphic design done by HTheory (previously H2). It is used for seasonal sales of arranged flowers. The site is database driven and user-editable to manage all the products.

Utah Mama
MNE and Dmedia made this site, with it's current graphic design by Shayna Proctor. It features e-commerce and user administration features.

Panache Catering
This new catering company, based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Park City, Utah, provides fine food, wine pairings, food and wine education, and soirees. Perfect for weddings, corporate events, social parties, hors d'ouevres, and more. Thier site was constructed using advanced techniques that provide extreme flexibility and maintainability. It features a secure site for submitting credit card payments and for administrators to edit the site. All text images are generated on the fly based on database contents. Each page gets its content from the database automatically, based on the filename used to access it. Administrators log in to edit content, soiree dates, section sidebar menus, and view and process orders.

LogoHost
This new online service was created to provide an easy way to exchange logos, graphics, and other information in the marketing industry. Any company that has logos, makes business cards, does advertising, or any sort of marketing can save considerable time and money by hosting their graphics here. It is expected to be especially popular with graphic designers, advertising agencies, printing and sign-making companies, and other industry professionals, because they may spend many hours each week sending files out to people, but not getting paid for it. MNE did the database and programming for this site, including a lot of custom features like automatic thumbnail generation for uploaded files. The site's database manages many megabytes of files, as well as users, companies, and all their customized settings. The site has E-commerce features that allow for online credit card transactions and online monthly billing. The site is also found at Logo-Host.com as Logo Host.

Madwagon Bikes and Beach Cruisers
MNE did the database, e-commerce, and web programming for this site, designed by H2. They specialize in "retro" bikes and cruisers. The site is database driven, and includes a shopping cart system for placing orders online. Administrative features automatically send email when the products are shipped.

Sole Treadmills
MNE did the database and programming work that is the core of this online store, including the product database, database-driven web pages, and the E-commerce shopping cart system, as well as an admintrator's interface that allows the owners to update the product database, prices, and view and ship orders. MNE also hosts some portal pages that aid the search engines in locating the site, including Sole-Treadmills.com, Treadmill-Sole.com, Treadmills-Sole.com, Treadmills @ Bluelune, FoldingTreadmills.com and Folding-Treadmills.com.

Todd Orchard
While Todd supplied his own artwork for his online art gallery, the rest of the site is created and hosted by MNE. It includes a highly automated front end for his diverse gallery, with random image capabilities, as well as zooming in on any picture in any gallery, to view the artwork at three different sizes. MNE is also adding an administrative interface to make it easier to change the content, as well as enhancing the database to include better descriptions and information about each painting. The site when complete will also include information about works that are up for sale, and will allow people to submit requests for commissioned art as well.

School LAND Trust Program - U.S.O.E.
MNE designed the database behind this web site, and does all the programming involved in managing the data and making it available through the web. Schools log in to this site to submit paperwork and view information about their funding, and school districts and USOE administrators view and approve the forms submitted by the schools, as well as allocating funds through the site. This site was a conversion of a paper process to an all-electronic one, and has provided a huge boost to productivity for all users of the site. We are also working to make the public parts of the site accessible to search engines, so the general public can easily find school plans.

Other Sites
WoodYouLikeIt - Handmade wooden arts and crafts. Holiday Decorations and other gifts made of wood.
The Greene House - St. George, Utah - Vacation Rental Property
Avoid Us - People, Places, and Things to Avoid.
iCode3 - 3rd Generation Code for the Internet.


MNE collaborates with Bluelune Web Guide, Digital Media Consulting, LLC and HH Design on some of these projects.

Other Resources

Mac is an active participant in UPHPU, the Utah PHP Users group and other local user groups, including GUBUG, the Greater Utah BSD Users Group and SLLUG, the Salt Lake Linux Users Group. Mac has published articles on the UPHPU web site, and has contributed considerably to the UPHPU mailing list and to discussions in the #uphpu IRC channel on freenode.net. Information from Mac's past presentations at UPHPU meetings are available in the UPHPU Resources directory, including:

Mac has also authored several articles published on the web, most of them on the UPHPU web site. A current list of his articles and other posts can be found on the UPHPU site on his profile. Below are some of the articles:

About Mac Newbold

Mac has Bachelor's (2001) and Master's (2004/2005) Degrees in Computer Science from the Univerisity of Utah. He spent over 4 years working on the Emulab Network Testbed system and web site, doing web and database programming and development, as well as research and development for their large cluster of computers and their web-driven automated network configuration tools, and has done consulting for other sites using their software. Since 2001 he has done computer consulting for a wide variety of clients, and currently focuses on improving design and implementation techniques for database-driven dynamic e-commerce web sites.

See also Mac's personal home page at http://www.cs.utah.edu/~newbold/.