http://blog.projectplay.com a blog about working at play Mon, 05 Jan 2009 22:41:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The other day I decided to branch out and try a new restaurant and I was pleasantly surprised. Inside there was upbeat jazz music playing, the walls were painted in bright colors and there was fifties artwork scattered about. When taking my order I felt as though it were personal ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=65 I don't know about the rest of you, but the last few weeks have consisted of a lot of long weekends and not that much work. Now it's Monday morning and I'm looking ahead to a full week in the office.  There is a part of me that is happy ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=64 In the spirit of the New Year, I sent out a email to the ::play:: team asking, what was your favorite project of 2008? Here are the responses: Colleen - Hands down the calendar pocket planner -- It's my favorite because its just so unique from anything I've done. The actual calendar ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=59 About a week ago I got an email from a friend asking me to take a survey regarding my opinions on the environmental state of our city.  In the email he included a link so I clicked, filled out the quick questions, and was done.  It was simple. As I ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=58 When I design a website I always keep in mind the goals that I have for my users. When I want them to accomplish certain things I create friendly, attractive content that wants to be read.  I highlight this type of content on the homepage and guide users on where ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=55 Yesterday the BBC reported a serious security flaw in Internet Explorer. Users of Microsoft's Internet Explorer are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed. This is a great opportunity for IE users to give the other options a try, who knows you ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=57 Just hung up the phone a few minutes ago with Patricia Williams, my good friend and customer at HarborOne Credit Union and absolutely had to share what she passed along.   This mindboggling youtube video called "Shift Happens". In less than 3 minutes it hits you square between the eyes with ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=52 We get questions all the time from users wanting their RSS feeds to show up in their email. I suggest the service, Feed My Inbox. Enter the RSS link, your email, and it's done. http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=51 The Massachusetts Department of Correction (MADOC) has selected our team to deliver the agency’s training services and solutions for the next four years. Public Safety and Security Training for the MADOC [multiple department user contract #09-950-J50] pre-qualifies us to provide public safety, security, and other law enforcement training services. With this ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=50 So yesterday I am meeting with a new potential partner, Kevin from a company called Camouflage in Canada. They do some pretty cool data masking and seem to share many of our same "people first" philosophies. Anyway, we're meeting and greeting and about 45 minutes into the conversation he says ... http://blog.projectplay.com/?p=49