Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I’ve found over the past week. This week’s top articles focus on IT productivity, things you need to know about javascript, and more. I hope you find them useful: 10 things you need to know about Javascript If you do any type of… Continue reading »
Oct
30
5 most common IT money-wasters
Tell me, is your IT department wasting your company’s money? That’s a tricky question to answer. Nobody wants to waste money, yet despite best efforts to the contrary, many IT departments unwittingly waste money every day. How so? While I couldn’t possibly cover every way in one blog post, I’ve put together a list of… Continue reading »
Oct
16
5 new skills necessary for modern development
The rapid rate at which technology evolves is both a blessing and a curse. On one hand, new tech trends give companies new opportunities to improve their business. For instance, the rise of mobile apps is already helping all types of companies in many different ways. On the other hand, keeping up with new tech… Continue reading »
Oct
15
How to add a Twitter feed to your web applications
I know what many of you are thinking: “Why would I want to add a Twitter feed to our web applications? How can it help our business?” Those are very valid questions. The answer: When used correctly, Twitter can actually provide real business value. How so? Here are just a couple of ways that Twitter… Continue reading »
Aug
31
Weekly recap: 6 truths about rock-star developers, more design principles, and more…
Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I’ve found over the past week. This week’s top articles focus on rock-star developers, application design tips, and more. I hope you find them useful: Who’s leading mobile app efforts? Not IT. A recent survey discovered that business units–not IT departments–are driving mobile… Continue reading »
Aug
20
Here’s a new way to save time on development (and more)
What if you could save time on development, gain more control over your applications, and make your users happier…all at the same time? Sound interesting? Let’s learn how you can make this happen. I’m going to tell you about a relatively new feature called “user rights and privileges”. It might sound technical (and a little… Continue reading »
Jul
10
How one IT department completed a 1,000-hour project in 300 hours
Here’s an inspirational story for any IT department facing impossible project deadlines. It’s about an IT department that had a huge web development project with an immovable deadline…but faced one big problem. They weren’t sure how they were going to do it. They estimated that it would take 1,000 hours, but with only one web… Continue reading »
Jun
29
Weekly recap: 2012 IT salary survey, guide to responsive design, and more…
Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I’ve found over the past week. This week’s top articles focus on the 2012 salary survey, responsive design, the rise in mobile usage, and more. I hope you find them useful: Architecture agnosticism for application transformation The big problem with cloud computing is… Continue reading »
Apr
27
Weekly recap: 14 best iPad business apps, mistakes that plague development projects, and more…
Every week, I share the most interesting and useful tech articles that I’ve found over the past week. This week’s top articles focus on common development mistakes, the best iPad apps for business, why PHP is bad for development, and more. I hope you find them useful: PHP: A fractal of bad design This is… Continue reading »
Apr
24
Build a web (and mobile) app in 30 minutes without programming
If your company’s current web (or mobile) development is too slow, or if you just want to turn anyone on your staff into a web (or mobile) developer, you should really try the m-Power Test Drive. The free m-Power Test Drive guides you through the process of creating a web and mobile web application using… Continue reading »
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Joe Stangarone is a 30+ year veteran of the IT industry and president of mrc—the software company behind the award winning development platform, m-Power. Joe shares his leadership and technology insights through the Cup of Joe Blog, focusing primarily on ways businesses can save time, money, and increase productivity using technology.
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