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Sustainable Business
The book, Worldchanging: A User's Gude to the 21st Century was recently released and I just wanted to post a quick note about sustainability and business.
Albuquerque: Austin for Families
After moving my family here two and a half years ago, I’m ready to declare Albuquerque “Austin for Families.”
Mac Moment
I have been using this great little OS X app for the last few weeks called Overflow from Stunt Software. It’s a utility that lives in the dock and allows you to organize applications and folders into categories.
Do you maintain a website?
We are looking for research participants in Albuquerque, specifically individuals who oversee the creation and maintenance of medium to large websites for a business, government entity, or other organization. We are particularly interested in your use of a Content Management System, but you do not have to have previous Content Management System experience to participate in the research. We are offering a $20.00 Borders Gift Certificate to compensate you for your time, which will be approximately two hours for an in-depth interview at your work location.
If you are interested please fill out questionnaire to determine your eligibility. You must be local to New Mexico, preferably in Albuquerque. Upon completion of the questionnaire, we’ll contact to set up a time for an interview if you are eligible. For more information email us at: research@clearwired.com, please reference CMS research. The research will be used used in the development of a new CMS product and will be kept confidential.
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Sundial 1.1
Sundial 1.1 is now available for download. This version adds support for several new languages, fixes a couple of minor bugs, and adds a few tweaks to the user interface. Enjoy!
ABQ Web Managers Recap
Thanks to everyone who attended the inaugural ABQ Web Managers Round Table! We had a blast meeting everyone and it was great to hear about all the cool things going on in the web community in Albuquerque. As promised, we have rolled out a forum for continuing the conversation online at www.abqwebmanagers.com. We will continue to add topics from future Round Tables and jump in to add our two cents periodically.
Google Code Search: Dang
Google Labs has done it again. The company that made it OK to use AJAX now lets programmers search the source code of jillions (that’s a technical term) of software projects. OK, so this probably isn’t news to developers out there, but the reason I’m exicted about it is a little more personal.
Usability of Toilet Paper
Over or under? It’s the age-old question when it comes to orientation of toilet paper rolls. For those who suffer from option paralysis when it comes time to replace the TP, fret no more! Clearwired has uncovered the definitive Truth on the subject.
Amazon Sign Out Woes?
Have you ever noticed that it is almost impossible to figure out how to sign out of Amazon? The other day I tried in vain to sign out of Amazon. I looked for a sign out link or button throughout the page I was on. I even went back to the home page and looked. Then I remembered, I had been down this road before, there’s a sign out link in the help section of the site—at least there used to be. When I found the “Signing Out” page—it took a few minutes—the sign out link was no longer there. Instead Amazon gives detailed instructions: click on the “If you’re not Kevin Silver, click here” link and then submit the sign-in form, but be sure to leave all of the fields blank. On the “Signing Out” page Amazon states, “We recommend that you sign out only when you feel that you must. If we can't identify you, it will be difficult for us to identify items that might be of interest to you.” “Oh, that’s great,” I thought, “nice way to empower your users, never ever allow them to figure out how to sign out, unless they find and read the three step process.”