Being Inclusive Online — Cafe Conversations with Young Nonprofit Professionals Network
We got to share what we’ve learned about inclusive apps and websites in a talk for Young Nonprofit Professionals Network (YNPN).
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8 Creative Ways to Make a Software Project More Affordable
If you’re thinking about custom tech but not sure about the money, try starting with one of these strategies to make a software project more affordable.
Implementing Home Screen Quick Actions in Swift
Ahead of Twin Cities Pride 2017, we decided to make some changes to our accompanying iOS app that would take advantage of new iPhone features. The Pride app serves as a guide for the festival and parade, and is written in Swift 3.0. One newly implemented feature is known as Home Screen Quick Actions. This feature gives … Continued
iPad Computing = Almost 100%
Yes, I’ve switched my main computer over to an iPad. No, it doesn’t work for 100% of my computing needs. But. It’s the future. It’s small. It’s amazing. And it’s teaching me to think differently. Here’s how. Why I Made the Jump First, why did I choose to move from a MacBook to an iPad? There were … Continued
5 Reasons Content Can Derail Your Website Launch
Guest post by Liz Lacey-Gotz, principal of Liz LG LLC and senior writer consultant at Union Park Marketing. Who among us has not experienced a website whose vision of excellence was never quite achieved? Someone who gave up wrangling too many stakeholders and a distraught writer, vowing to get everything back on track in “phase 2.” And, … Continued
Digging Into`dig`: DNS Exploration
Third in a series. Read the first and second posts. Like I explained in the first two posts, one of the more useful ways of debugging web application problems is interrogating the DNS system, and the tool to do it is already on your computer: dig(1). So, I was researching how Amazon’s ElastiCache works to debug a … Continued
Digging Into`dig`: Get Your Hands Dirty
Second in a series. View the first post here. In the last post introducing the dig(1) command, you’ll recall seeing an entry like this: $ dig +noall +answer google.com google.com. 300 IN A 216.58.216.238 Every DNS record has a similar format to this, and the fields are: Name The domain name. TTL Time To Live, the … Continued
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How to write a great RFP [Spoiler: Don’t]
I’m just going to come right out and say it: RFPs are terrible. You (person tasked with writing them and reviewing responses) know it. I (person tasked with reading them and responding) know it. RFPs (Request for Proposal, for those of you lucky enough not to know what this acronym means), are cumbersome, time consuming, and … Continued
Digging into`dig`: An Intro
First in a three-part series. Read parts two and three. While debugging an issue with ElastiCache for the Star Tribune, I had a chance to use a public Internet research tool that not many people know about: The global DNS system. Research tool? Yes, although most everyone thinks of DNS as a new-fangled form of Yellow Pages that … Continued
How Not to Cry at Work, or Why Marketers Keep Getting it Wrong When it Comes to Women
A former colleague of mine (male) used to receive emails from a professional association that hosted monthly events targeted toward women. The fact that he received these emails was entertaining enough, but then he would forward them to me with commentary: “WOW! Great event!” or “As a woman, you won’t want to miss this one!” and we’d … Continued
Get Started Already. Worry About Stopping Later.
There are all sorts of marketing strategies to pull you in to buy a product: Buy one get one free! Free consultation! First 30 days free! In the software development world, this often looks like a free analysis of your project and maybe some help organizing your project. Listing out the individual tasks, etc. Perhaps … Continued
Getting Into UX: Expand Your Skills
Fifth in a series. Read Beth’s other Getting Into UX posts here. There are so many different ways to have a career in UX. You essentially get to choose your own adventure by incorporating the skills and knowledge you care about. You may eventually decide that you really care about a specific area in UX, like … Continued
Getting Into UX: Just Start Doing It.
Fourth in a series. Read Beth’s other Getting Into UX posts here. You’ve just got to start doing UX to get into UX. You’re not going to be awesome at first, but you’re going to get things done. Do you currently work somewhere where UX doesn’t exist? Make it happen! Start wearing that hat. Even if … Continued
Getting Into UX: Talk to People!
Third in a series. Read Beth’s other Getting Into UX posts here. It’s not an easy task to get hired for your first job in UX. It’s an especially difficult task when you don’t know anyone in the industry. Meeting other people will get your name out in the community, and there’ll be a better chance you’ll … Continued
Getting Into UX: Read. A Lot.
Second in a series. Read Beth’s other Getting Into UX posts here. The first thing I say to anyone interested in UX is go borrow a bunch of books from your friendly local library. Or, pull your e-reader out of retirement and put it to good use with some inexpensive digital copies. I always start … Continued