Full Circle with LANSA

We just received our copies of LANSA Review and it is great to see development work with LANSA go full circle and become success stories for our clients. Three clients that use our services are featured:

CHRISTUS Health - uses our Contract Guardian System

THE HILLMAN Group - LANSA Professional Services (Development)

Agilysys - LANSA Professional Services (LANSA Infrastructure)

LANSA was also kind enough to reprint one of my blog postings in LANSATALK about LANSA & Cloud Computing

Thanks LANSA and congratulations to our clients for their success!

Purple Trout Hooked on Google Apps

The Google Apps solution implemented by Rippe & Kingston will help Purple Trout save money, but that was not the driving force. "Google is clearly a far superior method of communicating, scheduling and collaborating with my employees and clients" said Steve Phillips, President of Purple Trout. He went on to say, "After one week all of my employees have turned off Microsoft Outlook even though Rippe & Kingston enabled us to continue to use it with Google should we desire. We are focused on client satisfaction and are pleased to say that Google and Rippe & Kingston share the same passion." You can truly say "Purple Trout is Hooked on Google Apps".

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LABS for Calendar

Google has brought a labs section over to its calendar service. There are now six experimental features that can be used to enable additional features such as changing the look and feel of your calendar with a background image, or seeing when your next meeting is going to occur down to the number of hours and minutes.

I particularly like the attachment of documents to your appointments: Attach a Google Docs word processing document, spreadsheet or presentation to your event. (Important: guests do not automatically have permission to view an attached document. You must share each attached document.

Another one that I enjoy is the jump to date: Quickly navigate to dates in the distant future or past (actual time travel not yet supported)

Let Rippe & Kingston help you with your Google Applicatons.

What is Google Juice

What is Google juice? These days, everyone is concerned about SEO, and it is good to start from the basics. Google Juice, in essence, is the value that Google gives to your site, for having a priceless link from a good site. The value adds up for each link, and you get better search rankings!

Google’s algorithm for ranking sites depends on several factors, some of which maybe unknown even to the experts. There is one thing that the experts agree – it is complex. Uniqueness of the content and the age of your domain/site are some of the key factors. Fresh and meaningful content is critical. Ask yourself what would you want to know if you were performing the search.

You can't manage what you don't measure...to that end Google Analytics provides everything you could imagine. If you need help, just give us a call at 513.977.4544 or visit www.productivity.rippe.com

Maybe LANSA Can Borrow Some Ideas from Google Chrome

Google Chrome has an experimental site that shows you just how far one can take JavaScript. These experiments were created by designers and programmers from around the world using the latest open standards, including HTML5, Canvas, SVG, and more. Their work is making the web faster, more fun, and more open. "Hey LANSA - take a look and see if there might be some idea to borrow or at least entertain."

Link To Experiments

One of my personal favorite is http://physicsketch.appspot.com/

Take a couple of minutes rest from developing real world applications and let your mind stretch and relax!

ps If you missed the LANSA technology briefing today you catch the replay at http://elearning.lansa.com/images/elearning/webinar/webinar.html.

When Is Crud a Good Thing?

Hearing the word crud usually triggers visions of something you wish to scrape off the bottom of your shoe. However, in other circles like our friends at LANSA it is a thing of beauty.

Create, read, update and delete (CRUD) are the four basic functions of persistent storage, a major part of nearly all computer software. LANSA delivers the answer to this ever present challenge with a very slick Wizard. A brief dialogue with the wizard and you will generate a very professional developed WAM. It does not just deliver the basics. Included in the solution is a selection of themes, colors and styles to suite your own needs. Yes, you can use your own custom theme as well.
Other impressive features include unlimited drill down capability, automatic search mechanisms based on your selected views and calendars for your date fields to name a few. The AJAX / WEB 2.0 feel further enhance the experience.

How easy is it to use? I generated several web applications without reading any of the documentation. Amazingly, I was quite successful. FYI: I could do even more by reading!

By the way, it is free from LANSA. You do not have to purchase a third party add-on and hope it will work in the future. The team in the LANSA Labs are busy waving their wands to deliver numerous enhancements to this magical tool!