http://blog.cybersprocket.com What's going on at Cyber Sprocket Labs Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:19:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We're actively seeking more software developers to keep up with the ever-growing demand for our services. You can find our Craig's List ad here (if it's not been flagged already...): http://charleston.craigslist.org/sof/788581012.html We've also rebranded the graphic designer listing on our job page as UI developer, so be sure to check ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/08/08/hiring-again/ Maggie emailed us from her new home, Alaska, and sent some pictures for us to check out, too. Hey guys! I figured it was time to drop you all a line. Alaska is awesome! It's not really cold, and it stays light until at least 2am, which is perfect for me. :) I'm ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/08/08/cue-northern-exposure-theme/ I've been posting ads for our administrative/office assistant position for a few days now, and have gotten a lot of really good responses. However, someone is continually flagging my posts for deletion - SEVEN TIMES. That's all great and everything, but Craig's List is such a stupid system, ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/07/18/craigs-list-woes/ Andrew Grubbs has joined the Cyber Sprocket crew. He is a level 45 Bard and his stats are formidable. Andrew will be serving as our business development mastermind, so if you're doing work with us currently and need some love give him a call. If you're considering ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/07/16/a-challenger-approaches/ Last week Maggie Winkowski, the glue of the Cyber Sprocket team, said her final adieus and moved on to bigger, better things. Maggie will be using her education to the fullest extent onboard a fishing boat near the coast of Alaska during this next adventure in her life. ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/07/07/farewell-maggie-enjoy-the-arctic-or-whatever/ Very looong picture after the break... We tend to do some... strange things around the office on friday afternoons. For instance, today we hit around a plush Yoda doll with an old keyboard, baseball style. We hope you enjoy the photos. http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/06/27/sprocket-ball/ Liv dropped by the office today with a guest - her sister's newly minted French bulldog, Stitch. He's a bundle of sausage-like, snortin' energy. Lance, whose genus is in the same family tree, managed to communicate with the pig-bunny beast via a series of grunts and barks. http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/06/27/puppy-visits-programmers-melts-hearts-of-ice/ ...If it worked. Twitter's concept is fun, easy to pitch, and easy to get addicted to. However, these people simply were not prepared for a 'best case scenario' - that is, its success. The thing is over capacity so much, it could quickly lose the interest of a fickle ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/06/26/twitter-could-be-pretty-cool/ As we continue to press the evolution of our SaaS projects we are coming across some age-old problems that amazingly are still alive & well in today's dev environment.  The part that makes it amazing is that I've seen this issue over and over in the past 20+ years of ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/06/25/configuring-db-connections-in-a-web-app/ That picture is pretty accurate, except as a Cyber Sprocket developer you could replace "giving up and using tables" with "being forced by Craig to give it another go, with gusto." IE6 is a horrible browser, because it doesn't acknowledge those so-called 'web standards' that people keep raving about. ... http://blog.cybersprocket.com/2008/06/25/internet-explorer-needs-to-fade-into-oblivion-now/