BIND – The De Facto Standard Domain Name Server

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

BIND is a very prominent DNS Server (Domain Name System) that translates domain names (e.g. Google.ca) into their respective IP addresses.

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Friends with Benefits – A Social Media Handbook

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Social Media seems to be the topic that everyone is talking about and many businesses are moving toward as another outlet for marketing. Darren Barefoot and Julie Szabo explain it all in their book: Friends with Benefits – A Social Media Handbook.

JavaServer Pages

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

JavaServer Pages enable Web developers and designers to rapidly develop and easily maintain, information-rich, dynamic Web pages that leverage existing business systems.

Social Media Revolution

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Social Media Revolution is one of the top 10 viral videos of 2010 – so far.

Google Gears: An Overview

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Around two years ago, Google released a new product “Google Gears.” The main goal was to increase web applications accessibility to client’s computers, therefore increasing possible functionality.

Français added to Golf-O-Max Gatineau website

Friday, February 19th, 2010

This week, SilenceIT added Français content to the Golf-O-Max Gatineau website.

New RFPBlaster™ Release – More great procurement tools

Friday, February 19th, 2010

SRScan launched a new release of RFPBlaster.com with help from the development team at SilenceIT. The new release provides extra support documents and services as well as offering a membership to reap even more benefits from the RFPBlaster.com website.

Ruby on Rails

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010

Ruby on Rails (RoR or Rails) is an open-source web application framework based from the Ruby programming language. It is a framework which utilizes convention over configuration, meaning it decreases the choices needed to be made by the developer.

Introduction Database Design

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010

Any serious web developer understands the importance of a strong database design for even the simplest of web applications. This article will cover some of the basics of database design and relevant tools.

Font Replacement Techniques

Friday, February 5th, 2010

Many people are frustrated when fonts do not display properly. Luckily, there are multiple solutions out there to choose from. We’ll be looking at using basic image replacement, SiFR and Cufon to solve the issue.