August 2008

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Internet Explorer 8 and Web Standards

For all non-Web-designers out there, Web design has become more of a science and less of a trial-and-error exercise in patience in the recent years due to Web standards. Web standards, put out by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), dictated the way HTML and CSS were to be interpreted by browsers. So all of the sudden, it wasn't up to browsers to figure this out—there was a standard that all browsers should adhere to. Well, that was the thought.

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PlattForm's Operation Back to School Helps Local Charity Prepare Students with Supplies

With the recent downturn in the economy, basic staples are becoming difficult to afford. So are basic pens and pencils. Not to mention, basic rulers and Elmer’s glue. Recently, PlattForm’s Philanthropic Committee (a.k.a. “Team Phil”) teamed up Della Lamb to hold a company-wide school supply drive through early July.

Aptly titled “Operation Back-To-School,” the idea was to get nearly 50 backpacks filled with a wide assortment of school supplies to help low-income kids sponsored by Della Lamb charities.

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What makes it all work?

As a developer, this is the #1 question I ask myself over and over again. We are faced with goals that we have to achieve and issues that must be addressed and resolved. So we are forced to ask ourselves, what makes it work? What is the best solution that will give us the results we want? I am not here to give the answer, but rather to help you ask yourself the right questions. In a corporate environment, there are many things that have to be considered. Before asking yourself how it will affect the website, you first have to consider the business at hand – the company.