Digital Positions Blog

Flex Quickie: Setting Multiple HSlider Thumb Values

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 06:41:03 EDT

Our team recently ran into a scenario where we needed to set thumb values for an HSlider with multiple thumbs, namely setting default values for an HSlider with multiple thumbs. Read on to find the solution.

Image rollovers

Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:56:43 EDT

Image rollovers are popular and indispensable, but there are many different ways to implement them. I determine the best rollover implementation that is best for you and your website.

Good Form - The Art of Collecting Data

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 08:52:40 EDT

When was the last time you were thrilled about filling out an online form? Are your customers thrilled about filling out the forms on your site? Are they enraged when they attempt to fill out the forms on your site? Let's explore some best practices in making this most common user interface for the web the best experience possible.

Digital Positions Earns 2008 Web Marketing Association WebAward

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:43:28 EDT

Digital Positions earned the 2008 “Standard of Excellence” Award in the Consulting category for Employment Learning Innovations (eli-inc.com) who engaged DP for a wholesale web strategy & website redesign.

One of the Internet’s premiere award competitions, the Web Marketing Association’s WebAwards is an international competition designed to judge corporate websites against an industry standard and against peer sites within their industry. More than 2,400 sites from 40 countries were adjudicated in 96 industry categories during this year's competition. Entries were judged on design, copy writing, innovation, content, interactivity, navigation, and use of technology.

The WebAwards is an annual competition, which attracts the nation’s leading interactive and advertising agencies, as well as Fortune 500 companies.

Musings from Maryland

Fri, 24 Oct 2008 10:04:48 EDT

When I moved back to my hometown in Maryland a year and a half ago to be closer to family, I was both surprised and honored to have been offered a telecommute position to continue working with Digital Positions. After a year and a half of telecommuting, I realize the success of working remotely lies in communication.

Google Chrome: It's Shiny

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:37:44 EDT

Does the world really need another browser?!? Google's latest "Beta" offering has a lot to offer, particularly if you already use other Google apps like Gmail and Google Docs. Let's talk about what make's Chrome unique.

Growing Library of boomsocket Training Videos

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 04:35:02 EDT

We've been quiet for awhile but that's because we've been busy with new functionality and a bunch of new video's. We're making a strong push to get more video's out so our Alpha Testers and clients can start to get a better idea of all the cool things boomsocket is capable of.

So if you've got 5 min or more, head on over to the video tutorials and see what we're all about.

boomsocket: Cool Preview Videos!

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 01:01:06 EDT

I spent sometime today playing around with Jing and thought it would be a good platform for us to start showing off boomsocket. So below I've got 3 videos for you to watch which talk about some of the features in boomsocket.

Video #1 - Picnik integration - We've got Picnik, the online image editor, integrated into our file manager system. Watch this video to get a glimpse of file manager and how Picnik is being used.

Video #1 Local Link
Video #1 Jing Link (bandwidth restricted)

Video #2 - Building Forms Part 1 - In this first part I show how easy it is to build forms for collecting and managing the data in boomsocket. The Socket Builder is the corner stone of boomsocket and here we show you just how easy it is to use.

Video #2 Local Link
Video #2 Jing Link (bandwidth restricted)

Video #3 - Building Forms Part 2 - In this 2nd part we take the Socket we built in "Video #2 - Building Forms Part 1" and turn it into a front end form so our visitors can actually use the form to send trouble tickets.

Video #3 Local Link
Video #3 Jing Link (bandwidth restricted)

boomsocket: Notifications Sent

Fri, 26 Oct 2007 12:10:16 EDT

Announcement just went out to all currently active boomsocket testers. If you don't get the email in the next 24 hours let us know or check the Google group for details.

boomsocket: The Status, An Update and A Tease

Wed, 17 Oct 2007 06:29:43 EDT

It's been a wild 5 months since we first opened up boomsocket to developers. We’ve used boomsocket to develop and launch a number of our client sites. And more are in development right now.

As of October 11th, we have 110 Alpha Testers! And we’re ready for a lot more. So here's a bit of a tease ...

One week from today - Oct 17th - we're going to make an announcement which should excite a lot of our alpha testers. We want you to be a part of this. BUT, in order to hear the announcement, you’ll need to be part of the few, the fearless: our Alpha Testers. Simply head over to http://www.boomsocket.com/home/alpha-signup.cfm and sign up to be an Alpha Tester (we just need your name and email, that’s all).

You'll get a special URL which will allow you to download the latest stable build of boomsocket. Then on Oct 24th we'll email you some great news about boomsocket, the alpha program and one other tantalizing nugget of information.

Trust me, I want to tell you about it now, but my boss won't let me. So go sign up and we'll be in touch!

I'm loving Adobe right now

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 12:09:51 EDT

I'm a business owner, not a developer, so I have had to take some time to really think about why Adobe mattered to me.

Digital Positions Wins Two Web Marketing Association WebAwards

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 11:56:01 EDT

DP wins two 2007 WebAwards. Big congratulations and thanks go to our entire DP team and to our two clients - Laurie Garrard of Garrard Construction and Peggy Hutcheson of The Odyssey Group!

boomsocket Alpha One Month Later

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:56:38 EDT

boomsocket has been in alpha for a month now. Check out this post to get an idea about what's been going on, and what's up and coming.

A Peek at the boomsocket Skin

Wed, 20 Jun 2007 02:30:53 EDT

Even as propeller-heads we all know that it's more important to look good than to feel good! The DP team has been working hard on the look and feel of boomsocket and I wanted to give you all a chance to see some skin.

BoomSocket Alpha Open to Developers

Tue, 05 Jun 2007 12:50:47 EDT

Well my friends, my very patient friends, we have finally released an Alpha build of BoomSocket for the brave few of you to jump in and play with.

I apologize for the long delay in actually getting this thing off the ground, but we have been busier than ever with client production work and I have made all my developers crazy with the "yeah, that's good but add this one more thing and then we can release."

The result will hopefully be a huge boost in your enjoyment of developing web sites and a dramatic increase in your ability to build them more efficiently. The amount of time you used to have to spend doing the drudgery of admin tool creation, navigation build-out, content-assignment will diminish to a small blib on your radar, freeing you up to do the really cool stuff.

At this point the Alpha is only open to folks who request access. You can head over to boomsocket.com to sign up as an Alpha tester. We look forward to your feedback!