Web/Tech
I’m Not The Only One Paying Attention To Orchestra Websites
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
by Drew McManus
I was thrilled to see an article in the 3/29/2009 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times by columnist that examines the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s (CSO) new website. By and large it is a very complimentary article but one item of note is the attention focused on how important usability is to revenue performance. In the article,
Sneezing HTML Code
Thu, Mar 3, 2010
by Drew McManus
It’s funny how things work out sometimes. Right now, I’m eyes deep in a major development job via the Venture Project and at the same time, the majority of my regular consulting work is also very tech oriented. I’ve spent so much time working with properties, values, and other CSS syntax goodies that html code
Taking The Lead In Website Usability
Wed, Mar 3, 2010
by Drew McManus
Regular readers know that websites are a big topic here at Adaptistration. The annual orchestra website reviews consume several weeks of time each year and add to that the plethora of new media and web/tech related articles and it becomes clear that issues related to technology and the arts are of considerable interest. Consequently, it
Two Items You Should Be Keeping An Eye On
Fri, Jan 1, 2010
by Drew McManus
Although it is undeniably easy to get occupied by issues associated with the economic downturn, there are two items of interest looming on the horizon we should be discussing that could have an enormously adverse impact on the entire business: net neutrality and health care reform. These two issues are something that can be addressed
Did Victor Borge Predict Voice Recognition Software?
Tue, Nov 11, 2009
by Drew McManus
Although it has been around for more than decade, speech recognition software has never really lived up to its hype. As someone who has dabbled with various incarnations from the major providers, each offering has been one disappointment after another. Consequently, I didn’t think much of a video review entitled Speech Recognition for Bloggers –
