Just wrapped up another project for Servigistics. Helped them launch a Japanese version of their website, and even installed Macromedia Contribute as its CMS. Contribute is a great, simple Content Management System that agencies can setup for their clients, and it's available in different languages.

How many of your users are on broadband connections?

According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 24% of adult Americans (48 million) have high-speed access at home.

So yes, we still need to design websites with those modem users in mind, especially if you have lots of customers surfing from home.

http://www.pewinternet.org/PPF/r/121/report_display.asp

300k PDF file for download

NASA is launching a satellite today that will prove the distance a satellite travels around the earth is one inch less than the distance it traveled.
Satellite to test Einstein's Theory of Relativity

Happy Spamiversary!

Spam got its start 10 years ago when a lawyer in Arizona thought it would be a great idea to send out an advertisement over the internet. Thanks, Laurence!

Happy spamiversary | CNET News.com: "Happy spamiversary"

"How to Use a Do Not Email List for Protection from CAN-SPAM Lawsuits - Part II: Vendors Profiled"

Hello everyone, we've finally got a blog up and running. This is our first day, so I'm posting a whole bunch of links to articles that I've been saving up over the last few months. Some of them are kind of old, but still very useful. Enjoy!

Microsoft has got its strong points, but in terms of web development, we're known for pretty much staying away from it. Microsoft servers have got a bad reputation for instability, insecurity, and vulnerability to viruses and attacks.

But what about the desktop?
Here's a story of how Ernie Ball, guitar-string manufacturer, totally ditched Microsoft in the office, and went to open source...

"I know I saved $80,000 right away by going to open source, and each time something like (Windows) XP comes along, I save even more money because I don't have to buy new equipment to run the software"

Rockin' on without Microsoft

A few really good articles from Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox:
Keep Online Surveys Short

Misconceptions About Usability

Risks of Quantitative Studies

Well this is scary...

"There is a function in many versions of Microsoft Office programs, which includes Word, Excel and PowerPoint, that means that fragments of data (which Microsoft refers to as metadata) from other files you deleted or were working on at the same time could be hidden in any document you save.

This could be embarrassing for any home workers whose colleagues find out that they have been applying for jobs while working at home or being less than complimentary about their co-workers."

BBC NEWS | Technology | The hidden dangers of documents