Cool Hat Web Design

02/14/2024

After over 12 years of business, I am announcing the closure of Cool Hat Web Design. This is happy news, trust me!

I (Fardeen) have taken on full-time web developer responsibilities with the fine folks at inConcert Web Solutions in Gardner, MA. All existing Cool Hat Web Design clients have been onboarded with inConcert and we are already off and running with continued website maintenance, development, and SEO consultation! The work continues, though in a new form, but with vastly more resources at all our collective disposal.

I would like to take this opportunity to once again thank each of my past and present clients, partners, mentors, and more people who have helped me shape my web development career thus far. This second act would not be possible without your support, in one form another. So thank you!

I can be reached at [email protected] from here on out. I look forward to seeing what the years ahead will bring!

Thanks again, folks!
Fardeen Chowdhury

10/23/2023

Announcing the relaunch of the BIGPOWER website today! BIGPOWER, a part of Bigelow Electrical Co., Inc./ "BigPower" in Worcester, MA has been in the generator sales, servicing, and repair business for over 100 years! Read more about them at the newly launched https://bigelowelec.com

09/21/2023

A new design just launched for one of my very first clients, Main South Community Development Corporation in Worcester MA! See their new site at https://www.mainsouthcdc.org and reintroduce yourselves to the Main South community and neighborhood.

A nonprofit dedicated to the economic and physical revitalization of the Main South neighborhood of Worcester, Massachusetts.

09/10/2023

https://www.fccmp.org/hope-against-hunger-19th-annual-auction-on-september-11th-2023/

Hi folks!

Monday Sept 11th, 5-7pm at Hawks and Reed in Greenfield MA, the FCCMP will be hosting our 19th annual auction, Hope Against Hunger. This is our biggest independent fundraiser for our community meals and we have tons of amazing prizes to auction off! Tickets and info are available at the link above and will also be available at the door. Come out for a fun, quick evening of great food, schmoozing, and a chance to win prizes while helping out a great organization! You can also buy a T-shirt with your ticket purchase, while supplies last.

I'll be helping with ticketing and checkout, plus I plan on saying a few words. I hope to see some local friends there on Monday!

Save the Date! The 19th Annual Auction from FCCMP will be held at Hawks and Reed on September 11th, from 5pm-7pm.

01/24/2022

Western Mass Tree Care
https://westernmasstreecare.com/

01/24/2022

Screengrabs of websites built and/or maintained by Cool Hat Web Design

07/14/2021

I'm walking to raise funds for FCCMP! I have developed and now manage their website at fccmp.org, and also serve on the board of directors.

Franklin County Community Meals Program is a non-profit in western MA that strives to alleviate hunger among the population of Franklin County, with mobile food banks, food pantries, and weekly free meal sites coordinated in the Greenfield, Turners Falls, and Orange MA areas. This year we are thanking our many supporter businesses who have helped us grow and keep to our mission to alleviate hunger - every selfie taken in front of the 108 businesses we're thanking nets us $1 from Greenfield Savings Bank, with an additional $500 awarded to the individual or team who visit all 108 locations and post a selfie to the FCCMP FB page!

More details on the walk and how to raise funds here: https://www.fccmp.org/walktothank/

My personal fundraising page here: https://www.pledgereg.com/3897/fardeenchowdhury

Please consider donating via my pledge page, or participating yourself! I've already posted a slew of selfies on the FCCMP Community page on Facebook. Let's get to walking! Or cycling, running, perambulating, strolling, etc!

Fardeen Chowdhury's Fundraising Page.

05/13/2021

There is a new government program that will subsidize your internet costs up to $50 per month for a limited amount of time for those who qualify! Check the link for details.

Congress has tasked the FCC with developing a new $3.2 billion program to help U.S. households that are struggling to pay for internet service during the pandemic. The FCC is mobilizing people and organizations to help share important consumer information about the Emergency Broadband Benefit. To pa...

01/01/2021

Wishing all our partners, clients, and their families, a very happy, prosperous new year of 2021.

12/15/2020

PSA: maintain a tight inventory of all the locations online where you might have a user account or your email might be on display. Do not use the same password across multiple venues. I would strongly recommend updating your important passwords - email, social media, banking - every 6 months Yes, it's a drag, but a necessary one.

A client of mine had their email account compromised, via which the hackers managed to dupe their money managers into transferring funds to a random account. After a lot of detective work, we figured out that not only did the hackers gain direct access to my client's email, they also covered their tracks by deleting all their sent mail from the Sent folder. I checked the trash archive for recently deleted items, and there the emails were. My client was completely unaware this email exchange was occurring under their very nose.

Be careful, be alert, and keep a close eye on your virtual footprint!

03/25/2020

Hopkinton Independent
https://hopkintonindependent.com/