Posts Tagged ie
- Example RFP for new or redesigned website - 24 November 2008
I’ve spoken with many auctioneers recently who are at the beginning stages of a new technology project, usually a website redesign or new build of some kind. The questions everyone asks mostly revolve around the expectations they should have of the person or company being hired to build the website.
I’ve put together some content that [...] - Auction Podcast Episode 11 - Open source auctioneer - 15 November 2008
One of the reasons AuctioneerTech exists is to make life easier for everyone, including auctioneers. One of the ways this goal is accomplished is by reviewing software that performs a novel or important function. Most of the software covered is open source, and in this episode, we’re going to discuss open source software, explain why [...]
- Auction Podcast Episode 3 - Tech Roundup 1 - 15 September 2008
You’re listening to the AuctioneerTech Auction Podcast for the week of 15 September 2008.
AuctioneerTech – Technology, auctions and auctioneers – auction tech for the auction industry
Hello and welcome to the third episode of the AuctioneerTech Auction Podcast, tech roundup one. We’re going to cover some of the previous two weeks’ stories from auctioneertech.com. We’ll talk [...] - Proxibid on Chrome - 11 September 2008
My friend and fellow auctioneer Don Hamit pointed out to me at the KAA auctioneer contest yesterday that the recently-released Chrome doesn’t work with the recently-funded real-time Internet bidding platform Proxibid. I was able to get the Proxibid Bidder App to run in Chrome on XP and Vista. Here’s how to get it, and other [...]
- Secunia checks your PC for vulnerabilities - 9 September 2008
The tubes are full of baddies. It’s not enough anyomore to simply install an antivirus package and pay your yearly virus tax. Antivirus is becoming outdated. Granted, it’s still a requirement for all but the most elite computer users, but in the time of the always-on Internet connection we need to protect ourselves against all [...]
- Google releases Chrome browser, slow for some - 2 September 2008
Google released its entry into the browser wars Today. I’ve been playing with it all day. I like how it puts the tabs in line with the minimize / maximize / close buttons. I’ve wanted this in a browser for years. They have a long way to go to enable other features, but it’s blazing [...] - Flash is bad, m’kay - 6 August 2008
Flash is a very bad way to build websites. It’s not only about SEO. It’s about usability. For the same reasons that mature developers don’t use “fly-out” or “drop-down” menus, you shouldn’t use Flash because it requires you to do one of two things. You can either alienate the growing minority of users using alternative [...]
