Month: November 2005

The enterprise evaluation of Rails vs Java. Rick Bradley has kindly shared the evaluation document that was part of the decision for picking Rails over Java for the rewrite of CenterNet. Their enterprise health care system. On top of that, Rick has started a blog to follow the project through. Right on.  [Riding Rails]

Microsoft SSE Thoughts. Everyone knows Ray Ozzie is my hero right? I spent the first several years of my professional career as a Lotus Notes developer, and even worked for Lotus itself for a brief stint in 1996, so you can imagine what an Ozzie disciple I am. I even was able to pay fealty… Continue reading Microsoft SSE Thoughts

Outsourcing to the Heartland. Outsourcing IT jobs to India hasn't been wholly successful. Now some companies are realizing there are plenty of outsourcing opportunities here in rural America. By Emma Johnson. [Wired News]

Companies I'd like to Profile (but don't exist). There are companies I review every day that I don’t write about. Reasons vary – it’s been done already and the product isn’t even as good as what’s been done, its a mostly or totally one-way application, or it isn’t consumer focused (or have implications for consumer… Continue reading Companies I'd like to Profile (but don't exist)

5 Factors for Library Web Site Redesign. Michael has a list of five things to consider when beginning a library website redesign, and I know some of you out there are doing just that. His list is a good place to start…. [LibrarianInBlack]

New Companies Will Be Built with SSE. Wow, am I excited this morning to see Microsoft announce Simple Sharing Extensions (SSE), which turns RSS bidirectional and which is released under the Creative Commons License. I wrote more about this at CrunchNotes, but I want to mention it here because this is an incredibly important technology… Continue reading New Companies Will Be Built with SSE

A Library Website Redesign to Envy. Aaron Schmidt redesigned the Thomas Ford Memorial Library's website, and the new site is amazing! Aaron has posted about the redesign elements and process on his blog, walking paper. … [LibrarianInBlack]

Talking to IT. Meredith, Karen, and Michael are all talking about libraries talking to IT Departments.  We need to be more assertive in what we want.  I can't tell you how many of my conference sessions are followed by a gaggle of librarians approaching me to lament that they'd love to do these things, but… Continue reading Talking to IT

Getting To Done: SEO Made Easy.  by Keith Robinson Search Engine Optimization (SEO) should be at the top of your Web publishing priority list. If Web surfers can't find your site, they can't read it, use it or share it with others. One might think SEO is an arcane science that only a few experts… Continue reading Getting To Done: SEO Made Easy

Mono is upgraded. Mono, which is an open source platform for developing and running .Net applications on multiple operating systems, has been upgraded. Version 1.1.10 of Mono offers ASP.Net application configuration capabilities and the ability to work with virtual hosts. Windows.Forms support also is highlighted. Code access security has been enhanced as well. Platforms supported… Continue reading Mono is upgraded