Switching to Asterisk, an open source phone system

Nov 17, 2008 | Tools and Techniques

Building a business on FreeBSD

This article was originally written for publication in a trade magazine about the BSD family of operating systems; it’s been updated slightly since then. When a friend and I started our technology business 11 years ago in 1997, we didn’t choose FreeBSD, it chose us. But we’re sure glad it did, and we came to ...

Aug 14, 2008 | Business and Community

The Four Extreme Programming Variables at Work

Sometimes I have to remind myself that just because we want to try to be all things to our clients doesn’t mean that we can be. Of course, for any given project, the conversation about what’s possible, and on what timeline, and at what cost is never a simple one. The bigger the project, the ...

Jul 1, 2007 | News and Press Releases

Summersault announces new cPanel-driven control panel hosting packages

RICHMOND, IN – Summersault website development is pleased to announce that it now offers hosting packages that use the popular cPanel control panel software for site management. The tool allows Summersault’s website hosting customers to easily manage all aspects of their web presence from a single, user-friendly interface. “We’re so excited to offer this level ...

Jul 20, 2006 | Tools and Techniques

Five Power Tips for Thunderbird

As an internet professional, I use e-mail constantly. Mutt, a popular e-mail client for command line geeks had been wearing on me. I found Thunderbird 1.5 a capable replacement for my needs, and have since cut the average size of my Inbox in half. Here are five tips I use to get the most productivity ...

Apr 28, 2006 | Tools and Techniques