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Drupal core update required

Oct 27th, 2014 by Max Tokman

Please note that all Drupal sites require core update to version 7.32 to address a critical vulnerability issue (https://www.drupal.org/SA-CORE-2014-005)

We recommend the following protocol for executing this update:

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CVE 2014-3566 SSL v3.0 POODLE vulnerability

Oct 16th, 2014 by Max Tokman

CVE 2014-3566 SSL v3.0 POODLE vulnerability was announced yesterday and was addressed overnight on all servers supported by OSS.  If your web site or web server does not have a support contract with OSS, please make sure to contact your hosting company with any questions related to this issue.

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Google Design

Oct 8th, 2014 by Max Tokman

We recently had a chance to review Google Design.  Without beating around the bush with verbose SEO-driven preface, here’s our quick take on it.

Pros - what you get from reviewing and following Google Design guidelines:

- Access to comprehensive design guide, developed by a major software company at significant expense

- Exposure to principles of software- and hardware-driven usability, where design is used to skin functionality instead of defining it

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Why would Apple release iOS 8.01 that makes your phone not work like a phone?

Sep 25th, 2014 by Max Tokman

We all know the recent news - a software and electronics giant Apple, Inc. released an updated version of its new operating system only to receive severe backlash from users installing it on their phones, which often stopped performing their primary function of making phone calls. Apple quickly recalled the update but the question remains - why would a preeminent software company engage in such embarrassment in the first place?

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Wix the free web site building service

Sep 16th, 2014 by Max Tokman

Wix is a new tool for DIY crowd not content with building their websites using only website building tools from Yahoo, Network Solutions, GoDaddy and thousands of other hosting companies - now we have Wix and it is being heavily promoted as the greatest thing since sliced bread.
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Comparing Project Parfait, CSS3Ps and CSS Hat

Sep 15th, 2014 by Max Tokman

For those of us not content with strictly visual website authoring from an app and willing to go an extra mile to get a clean CSS code, there are a number of popular add ons and services that can speed up the process.  Today we are reviewing three popular tools for optimizing CSS creation from Photoshop website designs - Project Parfait, CSS3Ps, and CSS Hat - and their performance with traditional and flat design elements.  Evaluation is als

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Off-Site Services shares in 2014 IMA Best in Class Award

Sep 3rd, 2014 by Max Tokman

We are very excited to be recognized by 2014 Interactive Media Awards as Best in Class for our work on Quorumfcu.org in collaboration with our immensely talented creative partners, Adventure House.  The goal of this project was turning an older desktop-only website into a fully responsive website supporting multiple 3rd party integrations in online banking, credit

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Thoughts on Website Design

Aug 27th, 2014 by Max Tokman

Disclaimer: this is not an actionable guide on website design.  Just carefully measured thoughts on background and trends of designing for web, a discipline that is entering its third decade.

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WordPress themes and plugins: benefits and potential issues

Aug 25th, 2014 by Max Tokman

When we talk about WordPress, Drupal, Joomla and other popular frameworks, it is almost implied that framework is a toolkit that provides building blocks for web site construction. To some extent, that’s true - frameworks do allow you to quickly create sites based on existing themes and modules.
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