Yearly Archives: 2008

finished the review for Madison, Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin http://spiritofcitywebs.com/node/54 http://www.ci.madison.wi.us/ This site looks like it going though a lot of changes when you look at some pages the site navigation has drop down and other pages the same menu item is not a drop down.

Federal Eye: The Plum Book: Cool Jobs

After picking up his copy of the Plum Book just after 10 a.m., The Eye has decamped to an undisclosed location near the Government Printing Office to begin scouring for interesting tidbits. With more than 7,210 jobs listed, it’s quite a task. More than 4,000 of the positions were non-competitively filled by the Bush administrationRead… Read more »

Finished a review of Fort Collins, Colorado

Fort Collins, Colorado http://spiritofcitywebs.com/node/53 http://www.ci.fort-collins.co.us/ this has a good professional feel to the site. I had to hunt around for the mayor it took four or five clicks to find it. Yet I was able to find the broilerplate information really easier.

Aristotle

A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one.

Finished a review of Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska http://www.lincoln.ne.gov/city/mayor/index.htm This site looks oddly dated. The main menu being on an arc and the 800×600 design dates the design on the page. I like how they have the e-service categorized by function. The Search function threw me, when it immediately jumped to the page. Accessibility is a problem here and if youRead… Read more »

USMS Tagline

A survey is being conducted to help select a tagline for the new US Measurement System Office. The tagline options are: 1) Enabling Measurement Solutions Beyond Measure 2) Where Measurement Solutions and Innovation Converge 3) Where Measurement Science and Innovation Converge 4) Powering the Engine of Innovation 5) The Resarcher’s Innovation Toolkit 6) The MeasurementRead… Read more »

My review of Sitka, Alaska

My new friend Mark Danielson asked me to do a review of Sitka, Alaska thank you for the idea for review and I hope that you still want to be firends afterwards *smile* http://spiritofcitywebs.com/node/51 Sitka, Alaska http://www.cityofsitka.com/ This is a small city and like a lot of the small cities it does not fit inRead… Read more »

Federal Eye: Agency Reviews Start Monday

Federal employees: Take note! Get a haircut and wear your best suit to work on Monday, because that’s when Obama transition team members may show up in your office to start reviewing “over 100 departments, agencies and commissions of the United States government,” according to Obama transition co-chairman John Podesta. Read More Here >>>

finished reviewing Lakewood, Colorado

just got done doing a site review on Lakewood, Colorado http://spiritofcitywebs.com/node/50 This is a cold fusion site oh my lord someone is still using cold fusion this violates the keep it simple and common stupid. Being tied to cold fusion is like being tied to cobalt.