In 2009, we sent all our senior developers on a field trip up north to learn the ways of TeamSite at the Interwoven training center. After many days of intense training under Interwoven experts, they returned to our office with a better understanding and appreciation of the technology. Almost immediately, we were able to put our training into action with the redesign of Dignity Memorial. After the initial learning curve, we found out that the Interwoven platform lives up to its promise of handling large scale site development with enough flexibility to customize it to specific project requirements.
When Service Corporation International (NYSE: SCI) determined it was time to start a massive website upgrade project, including building 1,400 microsites, they selected Tuesday Creative to drive the process beginning by creating a deep definition study and ending with the launch of Dignity Memorial powered by Interwoven TeamSite. Our project management, design and development teams collaborated with SCI to produce a content rich resource of relevant and respectful information about very sensitive subject matter. SCI is North America’s largest provider of funeral and cemetery services.
Can you give up your Cable/DSL/Fiber-optic internet service? On a whim, I decided to put my cable internet service on hold for a while just to see if I could use my iPhone and it’s unlimited data plan for all my browsing needs. I’m not a heavy internet user, but I was actually very surprised at how much data I do consume over the month, yes there’s an app for that! In this two part series, I’ll cover my experience using a jailbroken iPhone to tether, the second installment will be about connectivity with Sprint Overdrive 3G/4G, with my final thoughts on the two methods.
Android won't be the only mobile OS to support Flash
Adobe announced at the Mobile World Congress that it’s releasing Flash player 10.1 and Adobe AIR for the Android platform. It also announced recently that BlackBerry would support Flash. Not only will Android be able to view Flash content through it’s browser, Android mobile applications can be created using Adobe AIR. Among the mobile platforms expected to support Flash 10.1 include Research in Motion’s BlackBerry, the Symbian OS, which is used by Nokia and other smartphone makers; Palm’s WebOS and Microsoft’s Windows Mobile. Apple does not support Flash on the iPhone. Adobe has released a beta version of a white paper (http://blogs.adobe.com/flashmobiledocs/2010/02/optimizing_mobile_content.html) created by Thibault Imbert to articulate the process of authoring and optimizing Flash content for mobile platforms. The mobile version of AIR will make it possible for applications running on the platform to take advantage of features within the device’s OS, such as multi-touch, gesture inputs, accelerometer, geo-location and screen orientation. Although this is great for the Flash platform, it is still unsupported on some of the most popular mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch).
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http://www.informationweek.com
http://www.appleinsider.com
http://theflashblog.com/
Whether you have a massive news website or a personal blog, it is critical that new content is frequently added to keep your site fresh, relevant and at the top of search indexes. Unless you have a small army of developers standing by, the most efficient way to keep sites current is to use one of the many Content Management Systems that are available. When it came to the OneWest Bank redesign, we worked within their Ektron CMS400.NET platform to rapidly translate wireframes and designs into functional, easy-to-update templates. A key advantage of Ektron was that it fit nicely into our existing design and development process, allowing us to quickly adapt to the platform and focus on design, not technology. Even better, the way it handled HTML and CSS made it possible to execute many layouts directly in Ektron which allowed for a faster production cycle. Once the site was complete, we handed the keys over to OneWest and their marketing team was able to immediately take control of the site and update its content in real time.
