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  • The real-time web reconsidered

    My coworker recently posted about the real-time web, some of its great potential, and some of the challenges in integrating it into business websites.  I have to say though, to me some of the promise of that buzzword threatens to exclude some of the things that make social media sites ...

    Posted by: Lawrence W. Gallick

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  • HTML tips for handling super/subscript

    For developers, superscript and subscript formatting in HTML can be annoying, to say the least. In the spirit of saving readers of this post some headaches, I wanted to share some advice on handling superscript and subscript.

     

    There are many issues with formatting in HTML 4.0 that result in an ...

    Posted by: Brian Wald

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  • Recession? Online Giving is Great in Portland.

    Now that 2009 is just underway, substantial doubts linger about the ongoing impacts of the U.S. recession, and what it will mean for businesses and nonprofits. Common sense dictates that shrinking assets in the world of affluence will eventually affect large and small businesses alike, as well as the nonprofit ...

    Posted by: David Martin

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  • "IM" is a verb

    I searched ["im" is a verb] in Google and didn't get anything substantial in terms of results, but I think it is time we all face it that "i.m." has become a verb.  It is actually a very commonly used word in techno-babble.

     

    Also, and I am not a ...

    Posted by: Lawrence W. Gallick

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  • Alternate Format Ballot Ready for Election

    Earlier this year OakTree Digital delivered an Alternate Format Ballot (TM) product and process to the Oregon Secretary of State’s office. It was used successfully for the 2008 May Oregon Primary and is in place to be used for the national election on November 4th.

    The Help America Vote Act ...

    Posted by: John Schmitt

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  • Last night's ride

    I've been using Map My Ride and Map My Run for over a year now - truly excellent tools for mapping, sharing, and tracking workouts.  They use a Google Maps based custom application to allow you to create routes, track elevation and workout stats, and download the data for GPS ...

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  • Google Site Search Boosts Page Rank Quick

    Well, almost. With Google’s Custom Search API , you can add a powerful site search feature to your website in a matter of minutes. This API allows you to easily create a customized search engine, influencing the results displayed. If you own a company that serves a particular market niche, ...

    Posted by: Jeremy Davey

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  • Annoying Interfaces of the day - Outlook/Word and the grocery store

    The Grocery Store:
    Why is it at the grocery that we simply adapt to terrible user interfaces? Better yet, why do they even reach the market? Aren't they tested?

    Case 1: The self checkout line. You have to run your credit card through a completely separate machine, but have to ...

    Posted by: Lawrence W Gallick

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  • IA Summit '08 - Miami

    The picture - it is just one of the many deliverables on the "Wall of Deliverables" at the IA Summit. Oh and also - special thanks to Puerto Sagua in Miami Beach for providing me some of the best cuban food I've ever tasted.

    First off - just to further ...

    Posted by: Lawrence W Gallick

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  • Annoying Interface of the Day: Stairmaster

    So I was on a treadmill today. Running along, no problem. Machine gives me constant updates on how far I've gone, how high I've climbed, how many calories, etc. However, as soon as I got to the end of "course", this scrolling summary info was replaced with some inane message ...

    Posted by: Lawrence W Gallick

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  • People on the forefront of Democracy

    This blog is about people. Nice, hardworking people who are literally behind the scenes of our democracy.

    Last week OakTree kicked off the Alternate Format Ballot (AFB) generator application project by holding a JAD (joint application development) session with twenty election officials down in Salem. The AFB application project is ...

    Posted by: John Schmitt

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  • Scratching the Surface of the Web

    Over the years, as Microsoft has risen to its present market dominance, its profit has come from tidal surge product updates versus the sort of innovation we've come to expect from the likes of Apple. But when you have the dollars and the sheer warm bodies that Microsoft has, sometimes ...

    Posted by: David Martin

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  • Compare Column

    Usability is all about making things intuitive - so the user doesn't need to read directions to know how an interface is supposed to function. I think ZD Net's compare column really hammers you with the compare column - something I think people have gotten so used to seeing that ...

    Posted by: Lawrence W Gallick

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  • Enhancing Customer Loyalty Via an Extranet

    Building a business process focused Extranet, a secure communication channel to your customers, vendors or partners, can be an important tool to positively affect your business. If it's done right.

    Think of your Extranet as being the "customer state of mind" that fuels your relationship to your customers. Your brand promise for service ...

    Posted by: Jeremy Davey

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