Some cool new things are in the works here at Cora, and we are working on our first Firefox extension that will be released to the public in 2009. This extension will be a means to interface with one of our new web-based initiatives. Stay tuned and we’ll let you know when it is ready!
Simple, Lightweight Fadeshow Script (read entire entry)
October 3, 2008 – 9:19 am
While developing on a recent project, I needed to display some client quotes in the footer space of a website, and periodically rotate to another quote. Let me take this opportunity to say I am *not* a fan of drowning a website in dozens of third party javascript libraries / scripts. I feel the best [...]
New Form of Advertising? (read entire entry)
September 3, 2008 – 3:15 pm
I’m the guy that catches the latest episodes of my favorite TV series’ online, frequent YouTube to watch some videos for entertainment, and if I am trying to figure out how to do something, the best find is a video tutorial. I, like most Americans, am visually stimulated. Catch my eyes and ears at the [...]
No Functional Spec?! (read entire entry)
August 12, 2008 – 2:18 pm
I recently ran across an article by a company that I really admire. I am referring to 37 Signals. They are the folks behind the great apps Basecamp, Backpack, Highrise, and Campfire. We use Basecamp internally, and would have to implement many other methods to accomplish what we accomplish using their app.
Initially the article “Getting [...]
3 Web Development Tips for Your Business (read entire entry)
July 12, 2008 – 12:50 pm
Today, it is extremely difficult to stay competitive in the marketplace without an online presence. Let’s disregard the corner store in the small town that has been doing business for 50+ years and knows all their customers by name, and focus on those that are striving to grow their customer base state-wide, country-wide, or globally. [...]
Tools We Use : Part I - Transmit (read entire entry)
June 28, 2008 – 1:48 pm
Panic Software makes, what has to be, the best ftp app for Mac OS X. The app is called Transmit.
Like most of the ‘best’ apps out there, this one isn’t free. But I gotta tell you after using Transmit for a few years now, I would pay $30 for this app all day long. The [...]
PimpVisual Store (read entire entry)
June 26, 2008 – 1:43 pm
We’ve been heads down and hard at it for days getting the PimpVisual Store live. This is just phase 1 of what will be one of the baddest toy and swag sites on the web.
If you’re interested in seeing what is going on in the art community, checkout the main site PimpVisual.
The Pimp also has [...]
Crazy at work? It may just be office ADD (read entire entry)
October 16, 2007 – 4:17 pm
After having a conversation with a group of friends, regarding our belief that technology is contributing to “head overload” and “mass distraction”, I received this article via email (yes, yet another in my packed inbox of digital information overload). Don’t get me wrong, I love technology. But at some point technology WILL begin to have a diminishing affect as our ability to process does have a limit. I believe we are closer than we think to finding out what that limit is.
What follows is the forwarded article written by Tom McGrath for Mens Health. Would love to hear your thoughts on it as well.
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Crazy at work? It may just be office ADD
How to deal with communication overload and clear your head
By Tom McGrath, Mens Health
Updated: 8:03 a.m. ET Oct 9, 2007
How bad is it for Adam Campbell? This is how bad: Before he can send an e-mail, he has to delete one.
“Arggh,” he grunts, staring at the error message on his computer. Adam has just finished composing an e-mail to his boss, postponing a 3 p.m. conference call.
But Adam’s mailbox is so stuffed with messages that this new missive refuses to go anywhere. His fingers now stomp over the keys as he deletes some old (and useless? let’s hope so!) e-mail. Finally, the message zooms off into cyberspace.
A Sign in the Desert: Part I (read entire entry)
August 2, 2007 – 10:45 am
You’ve got a great product or service. (Uh, huh. That’s right. Believe it or not, quality concept is still important.) You’ve edgecrafted* with the best of them. You’ve got the heart and the drive. It’s time to make it happen. So, you finally bit the bullet and threw down a small pile of hard earned cash on a sweet, slick new website by a pro designer you love. It’s your time and you’re ready to go.
The anticipation of rocketing down the boulevard in your newly crafted technological sales-generating Maserati is pure electricity. Easy street is around the corner. The engine is purring. You put it in gear and let off the clutch – nothing. Purring like a tiger? Check. Looking totally awesome? Check. Proud owner smiling and waving? Check. Problematically, however, the rocket stays on the launch pad. Houston, we have a problem. Your “Maserati” seems not to be a means of transportation into the lifestyle of the rich and famous after all. What you have is a gorgeous showpiece without a drive-train to turn the axel that spins the wheels that make the machine go forward. It’s great on the eyes all right, but no one’s at the show. Customers are out there. You know it. Your web site is in here, wherever that is. Great products or services are prepped and at the ready. And where are you? Well, my friend, you’re behind the wheel of a beautiful stationary vehicle banging your head because it’s better than tear soaking the Italian leather.
New Cora Syndicate Website! (read entire entry)
July 27, 2007 – 5:10 am
We’ve been heads down creating a better way to showcase who we are, and what we’ve been working on. We hope to hear from you. What do you think of the new site? Questions / Comments? Let us hear from you