Archives for the month "July 2008"

Concepts of Content Management

July 28, 2008 · Posted in content management  

One of my professors at university taught her students that your world is only as large as your vocabulary. In other words, you can only discuss a concept if you have the vocabulary to describe it. While I’m sure my professor reserved this statement for profound concepts such as “ecosystems” or “hegemony,” the principle also [...]

Website limitations foil free trade between Canada and U.S.

July 27, 2008 · Posted in user experience  

Interesting, isn’t it, how a little 5-digit code can clog up business transactions between countries?
I travel a lot on business and when my Canadian cell phone bills (about $1.50/minute, after roaming + long-distance charges) mounted, I thought I’d get myself a U.S. cell phone in Oregon. I went into the local Newberg super-grocer and asked [...]