Whether you are the one wanting better access or the one acting as a gatekeeper, who gets to see what data is a major concern for any company. I saw an article back in the fall about who not to put in charge of your data access, so I’m passing the wisdom it shares along. [...]
Are you ever in a situation where you need just a simple, static website? I don’t find myself there very much anymore, but Weebly is a great option that is definitely worth checking out. I’ve put up a little demo site of my own. The creation environment is all AJAX-ified, and is really clean and [...]
Are you looking for a way to build a lightweight website with minimal graphics…and do it with rounded corners? You can use the Mozilla specific CSS (-moz-border-radius), but the rounded corners will only appear for Mozilla based browsers. I guess that works if your site only works on Mozilla browsers, but there aren’t really (m)any [...]
Whenever I’m working on a web design I think my biggest block tends to be figuring out what colors to use. That’s especially true if I’m starting from scratch, with no logo or any direction from the client. I think my “problem” is much less of a problem now. Kuler is a site brought to [...]
I’m always on the lookout for quality, free software. Over at nedwolf.com they have four lists of Windows freeware: general freeware, portable freeware, web developer tools, and online apps. These lists are very extensive, and nicely organized so you can easily find the software you need. They have everything from CD and DVD rippers to [...]
This is the third of a three-part series on Web 2.0 at Work. I saved this one for last because I was just in a meeting on Friday of last week to discuss this exact topic. The issue of internal communication has been a recognized problem where I work, not only among the employees of [...]
This is the second of a three-part series on Web 2.0 at Work. Do you use a wiki at work? If not, why? Here’s what you are missing. Before we setup our office wiki anything that was an office policy guide, procedure manual, or what-to-do-in-case-of document was done in Word or Excel and placed out [...]
This is the first of a three-part series on Web 2.0 at Work. As Tim figured out, I work in a university admissions office with Bren. Being in the sales business there are two general types of staff: those that sell (recruit) and travel, and those that support (file coordinator, visit/event staff) the sales team. [...]