Advantages for programmers when involving in Software Community sites and Discussion forums

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What’s your opinion on encouraging programmers in a company to involve in Software Community sites  and Discussion forums? (a) Good for knowledge sharing and self improvement OR (b) Waste of time and that leads to less productivity I believe that it will make the programmer dynamic for technical knowledge sharing and self improvement. This opinion is from a developer perspective. … Continue reading

5 Tips to Avoiding Bad Website Design

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There are many guides on the internet telling you how to perfect your cool web design skills. Some will tell you that you need to take a course that will give you the required skills, and others say that practice makes perfect. In reality, a combination of both is probably the best, and most people can learn what to do … Continue reading

Want to start an online venture???

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Are you thinking of starting an online venture? Online venture means anything from a web-shop to any idea that can make some revenue for you. If your system is not so complex then it’s comparatively easy to set up than other businesses. Another advantage is you get global audience for your website. Anyone from any part of the world can … Continue reading

WordPress 3.0

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So the latest version of WordPress, 3.0 is here . This is not much of a surprise since we get new versions almost every month. But this release stands out as a much awaited release, since it has some major fresh features for a great user interface. I will list out a few new features here: 1. The Installation registration page The previous … Continue reading

Digging and digging into Drupal open source cms

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There is a really ‘open’ revolution going on. Not only in software business, there are many other products and projects based on ‘open source’ collaboration. Some say it’s the next logical step in evolution of mankind. We (Lucius Websystems) are strongly focused on the magnificent Drupal cms: an example of a world leading open source project. We don’t build the core, … Continue reading

Advanced Planning with Open Source

Most of you will know renowed Open Source applications, like Joomla and WordPress for Content Management. Some applications however, are less familiar, but nothing less useful or powerful. As consultant specialized in planning and forecasting, I use a lot of Open Source software with Operations Research functionality, that can be used for advanced decision making processes. With it, I help … Continue reading