Dr. Wyld examines the phenomenon of blogging in the context of the larger revolutionary forces at play in the development of the second-generation Internet, where interactivity among users is key. This is also referred to as "Web 2.0." Wyld observes that blogging is growing as a tool for promoting not only online engagement of citizens and public servants, but also offline engagement.
Many of our clients' web editors have had trouble resizing images or doing simple editing to pictures before they upload them. We found a nice freeware program that can assist your editors. Also, many do not have the ability to make simple PDFs. We have found another free app, to help your editors when they have to keep the format of a document (ex. legal forms, forms, etc).
Ogden City gets wireless access (provided by Xmission).
As many of you know, Infobytes enjoys a great relationship with Xmission and Ogden--and we were supporting (if not flat out pushing) this relationship.
It's a nice fit for all parties--not to mention he citizens of Ogden who will enjoy the benfits of WiFI access.
Increasing American innovation, improving education, expanding health care coverage and ensuring clean, reliable energy were top priorities outlined by the nation's governors in their 2007 State-of-the-State Addresses, according to a new report released yesterday by the National Governors Association (NGA).
US webcasters will face sharp rises in royalty fees that could be "fatal" to the nascent industry, a coalition of web broadcasters has claimed.
Note: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6562823.stm
I spent the afternoon with one of our larger clients yesterday afternoon. Although we have their website and intranet site on linux, most of their workstations and staff computers are on Windows OS.
I soon realized that this is a pretty intense deadline for IT people. If you or any of your clients use Windows OS,
Many of our clients have commented what a great service our 24/7 online support system has been. For those of you not converted to the 24/7 online support system's effeciency, here are some reminders and encouragement to use this powerful system.
There are several reasons that clients use this powerful system:
Greylisting SPAM Posted by: elgie on Monday, November 13, 2006 - 10:46 AM
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A message to our clients utilizing our e-mail service. Our e-mail servers have been hit with a ridiculous amount of SPAM. We have implemented another method of defending against SPAM called greylisting.
Basically, all the implementation of greylisting is done on the servers. However, this first week, our clientele might experience a short delay in receiving legimitate e-mail.
Congratulations to Ogden City for their 3rd consecutive year named one of the top digital cities in the country. We work closely with Ogden in attaining these goals. Our partnership is exhilarating, exciting, and cutting edge.
Innovation is alive and well in Ogden, Utah. We are proud to be such solid partners with Ogden and enjoy such a long term relationship.
Note: Because of our Partnership with Ogden, we have been asked to present at the e-government day conducted at the State of Utah later this month.
We've all been there. The lights are dimmed. You are sitting through a presentation where the speaker is reading off his slides verbatim. Every time that he pulls the trigger, another annoying sound effect beacons the arrival of the next bullet. You try with all your might to keep your eyes focused as the tiny font zooms across the presentation screen. Your discomfort slowly brews into a frothy resentment. You completely tune him out and begin to plan your weekend events...
Note: Loretta attended a conference yesterday. Some presentations had slides that were extremely hard to read, if legible at all. Hence, the repost of this article.
For all levels of government, sharing IT resources across agency and even jurisdictional lines is becoming a major trend, and the next evolutionary stage of e-government initiatives. While some state and local governments have moved in this direction over the last few years, the federal government has the greatest challenges.
Note: http://www.govtech.net/magazine/story.php?id=96403
In a world heaving under the weight of billions of web pages, keeping up to date with the information you want can be a drag.
Wouldn't it be better to have the latest news and features delivered directly to you, rather than clicking from site to site? Well now you can, thanks to a very clever service, RSS.
Note: RSS News Feeds from BBC Technology appear on the www.stargov.com front page.
One of our strongest services is the ability to evaluate information processes. With this analysis, we make recommendations to diminish manual workloads, streamline processes, and frequently generate income and increase revenue. To review some examples, visit our Information Solutions Section.
A message to our clients utilizing our e-mail service. Our e-mail servers have been hit with a ridiculous amount of SPAM. We have implemented another method of defending against SPAM called greylisting. 
