Month: August 2002

Weblog Policy:  A number of people at Groove have started blogs, and I'm really trying to encourage more to do the same.  The more we live it, the more that we'll learn from it, and the more that we'll learn through it as we're engaged in conversations with our customers.  And thus, the sooner that we'll be… Continue reading people

“There are major corporations that no longer have IT departments and simply rely on the Geek Squad.” Now this is something cool! And the model can easily be adapted to any town, anywhere. I'm an informal 'helpdesk' to about 15 people myself, and I'm only a wanna be geek. Definitely going to look into this… Continue reading Geek Squad

Dynamic Dreamweaver MX – A huge chunk of the new Dynamic Dreamweaver MX book is on line at Web Developer's Virtual Library. This is the chapter on server behaviors and it looks -fine- ! Good work to all involved! This book gets you up to speed on using Macromedia Dreamweaver MX, the new version of… Continue reading Web Developer's Virtual Library

Creating a shopping cart with PayPal – Dave McClure – Nice article on creating a shopping cart with the free PayPal extensions on the Exchange. Dave is from the PayPal Developer Network and knows his stuff. This is a really easy tutorial to follow. You will need QuickTime to see the demo movie, but you… Continue reading Creating a shopping cart with PayPal

Beginner Dreamweaver Resources – Are you just diving into Dreamweaver? For a lot of people there is a lot to get a handle on all at once. How do you get the information you need? Well coming here is a good start, but one of the best sets of resources is available on the Macromedia… Continue reading Center's Evaluation Resource Center

Are you certified? – Macromedia has a large and active certification program covering its main products. If you are a pro, then having the certification can mean an edge in the job market and can help you to know what is expected from a Dreamweaver expert. Check out the Macromedia Certification site for details.  [Matt… Continue reading Macromedia Certification

Dreamweaver MX Complete Reference – Finally got my copy last night and MAN! is it some cool book. I am not going to be able to go through it all (unless I devote myself to it for a couple months!) but I am going to glean a lot from it. I am going to be… Continue reading book

Pet Market on O'Rielly – orielly.com has an article on the Macromedia Pet Market application. The app has been out for a couple weeks and getting a lot of traffic. The author, Dean Wampler, says that Flash may be a great UI for complex dynamic applications. “The Flash-based Pet Market has a live, engaging interface… Continue reading orielly.com

More on RSS discovery. Mark Pilgrim is right on when he writes that RSS discovery is a usability issue. A user should never have to find and copy the RSS URL for a site. NetNewsWire supports RSS discovery. (Like Mark’s Python RSS finder it checks for a tag, though it differs on what it does… Continue reading More on RSS discovery

The Declustering of America: “With the new telecommunications technology, it is increasingly easy for a firm to operate in a dispersed manner”.  Although only really discussing geography, I find articles like this fascinating, of course, because today are living early forms of the “next company” described by Peter Drucker:  “By now the new information technology… Continue reading The Declustering of America