Like the rest of America, I went shopping on Black Friday. However, I didn’t get up at 3am and I didn’t brave the crowds. I did my shopping online, largely […]
Like the rest of America, I went shopping on Black Friday. However, I didn't get up at 3am and I didn't brave the crowds. I did my shopping online, largely in response to promotional e-mails that I received [...]
On my way to work this morning, I heard a story on NPR about how immigrants to this country have adopted the Thanksgiving tradition and made it their own. A Greek chef talked about how his mother made a Thanksgiving turkey but every other dish during the meal was Greek. [...]
A harried mom friend of mind sometimes complains that between work and the kids, she doesn't have a life. Another friend tells me he'll quit smoking soon. Yet another friend is too busy to take care of his health, he says. Somehow, it's as if we're all waiting to exhale, waiting for the rest of our life to [...]
I was talking to one of the Cat Herders (Project Manager) at Matrix Group today. She said she was trimming her Facebook friend list and unfriending some people. Unfriending. It sounds so... ummmm... unfriendly. Facebook says that the [...]
Matrix Group recently worked with Pennsylvania’s Public School Employees’ Retirement System’s (PSERS) Health Options Program (HOP) to launch a member portal. For the first time, PSERS wanted to allow plan members to login to a member portal and review their medical statements online. Our work included:
A member portal that allows members to create a profile, login and retrieve a lost password.
I haven't watched a Miss Universe pageant in a long time, but a part of the program will stay with me forever: the part where Bob Barker says to the 1st runner up something along the lines of: In the event that Miss Universe is unable to [...]
Matrix Group collaborated with Goodwill Industries International, Inc. to launch a redesigned public Web site. The goal of the redesign was to emphasize Goodwill's community-based programs and to better serve its current audience of shoppers, job seekers and funders of employment. Our work included:
An updated appearance and user-friendly, color coded navigation.
Integration of the Goodwill locator, a tool allowing users to filter [...]
There is an ongoing discussion at Matrix Group about content and Web design. One camp says that clients need to have all of their content prepped and ready to go before design on a Web site even begins. The other camp says this view is not [...]
A couple of months ago, I blogged about how my 5-year old son challenged me to get out of my comfort zone and get my ham radio license. Wanting to set a good [...]
A few years ago, Matrix Group was looking for a Network Administrator. We had been looking for 18 months with no success. The situation was bleak. The candidates coming in were awful, my team was overworked and desperate to make a hire, and [...]
