Category Archives: Technology Trends

General rants, raves, reviews and vision for new technology that is now or will change our lives

Making Sense of Cloud Computing

By Heath Clinton | Published: February 23, 2011
Every tech magazine and techie news site is talking about the power of cloud computing these days; but many people are still struggling to know exactly what the term means. In the most basic sense, cloud computing means hosting files or applications, including custom-built applications, on virtual, online servers that you access via the internet. A [...]
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A Few of our Favorite Mobile Apps

By Phase 2 | Published: December 20, 2010
What do mobile app developers and consultants do for fun? Play with their high tech toys, of course. Whether you have an iPhone, iPad or Android (or are hoping that Santa brings you one this week) check out a few of the Phase 2 team’s favorite mobile applications.
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Using QR Codes in Your Campaigns

By mark | Published: December 16, 2010
From my local museum to the back of the book I’m reading, odd-looking black and white square symbols are showing up everywhere lately. These symbols, known as QR or Quick Response codes, are a powerful way to communicate in a world where many of us have an iPhone, Android or other mobile device constantly [...]
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Internet Explorer 9 and what it says about Microsoft’s strategic direction

By Shane Kempton | Published: November 18, 2010
Microsoft released another new browser, IE 9, on September 15th and you might be asking why you should even care. While IE 9 will improve your browsing experience, even more interesting is what the new technology says about the direction Microsoft is taking in software development, Windows and HTML 5. HTML 5, along with new versions [...]
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Get Appy: You have an idea for an application for your iPhone. Where do you go from there?

By Phase 2 | Published: July 13, 2010
An Article by the Daily Oklahoman Published: June 27, 2010 By: Lillie-Beth Brinkman www.NewsOK.com So, you and your friends have this great idea for an application for the iPhone that you think will change the world and make you a millionaire because so many people would want to download it. Now what do you do? How do you develop it? Those [...]
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