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Written by Vicky Mossman - Director of Business Development & Strategy
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 Earlier this month, I had an opportunity to travel internationally and at dinner one night, we had fun with the “english” version of the menu. Clearly, this menu was translated using Google Translation. Through the menu, some of the course choices were: Ham Steak of Deer, GamePepper, Hare of Rabbit. Our favorite translation was Hotchpotch. We asked our local friends to explain how this Hotchpotch is prepared and it was described as smashed potatoes with raw vegetables. They insisted this Hotchpotch was an American term. It wasn’t easy to explain that we generally do not refer to any food preparations with this term. Well, when I returned home, I just had to google HODGEPODGE and there is was!
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Written by Katy Mullin - Director Content Development
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 Reading the November issue of the Discover magazine, I came across an interesting list of facts about computer hacking, titled “20 Things You Didn’t Know About Computer Hacking. While this isn’t really my area of expertise, I found a few nuggets in the list fun to learn about:
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Can I Speak to a Live Human? |
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Written by Sarah Szczerbiak - Technical Support
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 According to a posting at a call centre blog posted by Steve Brubaker, Senior Vice President of Infocision (http://callcenterstoday.spaces.live.com/, 22 September entry), the number one thing that annoys customers the most is having to deal with automated messaging and menu options in order to get assistance or speak to a live human. Not surprisingly, a recent study done by Telephone Doctor Customer Service Training, customers hate having to deal with these so-called "automated attendants" even more than being placed on hold. We live in a culture where the ideal result is to get efficient, effective assistance, without being given the runaround.
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Whistle While You Work - And Change Your Workspace, Too! |
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Written by Matt Widiger - Web Applications Developer
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  Looks like fun!
Kids love to have space in which to work on projects, whether it be a table, the basement, or whatever. They arrange it however they want, then get to business. As adults, we are frequently forced to conform to a workspace that is pre-defined and in which we have very little say. This has a subtle but powerful effect - it increases stress and decreases morale and productivity.
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Will you move to the cloud? |
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Written by Matt Schaefer - Web Applications Developer
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 Perhaps you've heard the buzz, but cloud computing is becoming a defacto way of getting things done with your computer. Don't know what cloud computing is? The high level idea is simple: forget about storing your data locally and running software on your own computer. Instead, store your data and run applications online (in the cloud). Google's GDocs office/productivity software is a stereotypical example. With GDocs you can create and store office documents (word processing, spreadsheets, slideware, etc) online. The desired outcome from the "consumer" standpoint is that you're no longer tied down to using any particular computer. You can access your data and run your applications from any web browser connected to the Internet.
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And Now, to Get Technical: More Props For jQuery! |
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Written by Matt Widiger - Web Applications Developer
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A number of articles and blog posts have been recent in recent months praising the jQuery Javascript library for its capabilities. Two of the most interesting I've worked with in recent months are animations (.animate) and the built-in AJAX functionality (.ajax).
Animations can be used to provide the Web 2.0 graphical styles commonly seen on the world's most popular and professional website. It can provide a great deal of the functionality of Flash without plugins or other addons or installs. Have a look at some examples.
These are relatively simple examples of the power of jQuery. Scitent continues to research the latest technologies for the purpose of providing the user with the best user experience available in our online education software. Additional information on jQuery can be found at jQuery.com |
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Written by Jeff Faust - Director of Product Development
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 Oh yes, Firefox did. It was revealed this week by StatCounter ( http://www.statcounter.com ) that Firefox has passed IE7 as the most popular browser. We have been watching the browser trends for a long time, and while this had been predicted many times, this time the numbers are there to support it.
Firefox 3.5 is the single most popular web browser!
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Written by Vicky Mossman - Director of Business Development & Strategy
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I was doing a little last minute Christmas shopping tonight online and in a break, I couldn’t resist googling Evian Roller Babies again. It hit this summer but I am still smiling for the brief minute watching the video. Fun, silly, and light - the essence of Evian’s tag line “Live Young.”
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Finally! Robust Color Control Thanks to CSS3 |
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Written by Bill Covert - Graphic & Educational Design
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 I began my design career as a designer of printed materials: posters, catalogs, brochures, etc. |
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Written by Joe Ruoto - Project Manager
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 It’s amazing to look and see all of the various ways we communicate these days. By phone, by email, instant messaging, text messages, etc. As wonderful as all of these ways are and how easily they make us accessible, I still believe nothing is as effective as one-on-one face time.
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