Monday, April 5, 2010

FUN FREEBIE FREE CRAZY BREAD FROM LITTLE CAESAR'S

Free is good, we have firmly established that. You know what else is good? Giving to others. Wouldn't it be great if there were a way to have both?

Little Caesar's is here to help. Until April 30th, when you donate a used cell phone to the Cell Phones for Soldiers program, Little Caesar's will give you a free order of Crazy Bread. Your cell phone will help our soldiers overseas to call home to loved ones. You know what that is?

That's a win-win for everyone involved.

http://littlecaesars.com/news/article17.asp

Fight Hunger Ingenux Teams With The Regional Food Bank Of Oklahoma

We have once again partnered up with the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma to raise funds to help stock the food bank and now it is easier than ever to donate. Help Ingenux to fight hunger by following the link, every dollar donated will provide 7 meals for a hungry Oklahoman.

For more information on the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma visit:
regionalfoodbank.org

http://rfbo.convio.net/site/TR/Events/General?pxfid=1420&fr_id=1040&pg=fund

101 Corner


FLYING ALARM CLOCK

Imagine this scenario: your normal alarm clock goes off, you hit snooze, fall back asleep, and show up late to work. Again.

Enter the Flying Alarm Clock. The alarm is attached to a helicopter blade that gets shot randomly across the room when it goes off. That means you have to get up out of bed, and dig through your room looking for the alarm while still half unconscious.

Irritating? Oh heavens yes. Effective? Absolutely.
You're welcome.

http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/lights/9171/

Ingenux Further Develops Internship Program


Matthew Johnston- Development Intern

The Ingenux team has a new intern! Matt Johnston, an Edmond native, joined the Ingenux team in early March for a wonderful three month internship.

Johnston is a senior at Advanced Academics, an online high school. Next year, he wishes to attend UAT to major in computer programming. He aspires to be a software developer and wishes someday to be on the front lines of creating the newest and most advanced technologies. His main goal is to someday own his own software development company.

While at Ingenux, Johnston has learned how to properly create an html template and has improved his knowledge on his techniques and web languages. Johnston wishes to learn how to work together with a team and further improve his skills.


His hobbies include gaming, cooking, reading (programming books are his favorite!), and learning about Medieval history. Johnston likes to try new things, especially when it comes to unusual foods. Though his true passion will always be programming, which he began at age ten.

"The team at Ingenux is wonderful to work with. They make me feel right at home and educate and inspire me along the way. My journey with Ingenux has been amazing so far, I have learned so much and I can't wait for Ingenux to help me expand my knowledge further. Ingenux has given me the ability to so far really put my foot in the door to becoming a software developer and I know that they will help me reach my full potential so I can reach my goals." Johnston said.

Ingenux Completes Development Of New Website For City Care

City Care's New website, as implemented by Ingenux


30th March, 2010 - Ingenux has completed the design and development of a custom-built site for City Care which was launched this month. City Care is a non-profit organization that serves the less fortunate in the Oklahoma City metro. They provide food for the homeless and impoverished, affordable and supportive housing for low income individuals, and offer a mentor program to help those who find themselves upon difficult times.

"Working on a project like the City Care website is something everyone at Ingenux takes personally," Brandy Semore, Ingenux Production Director said. "Its organizations like City Care that help make our community what it is...giving."

The website Ingenux built allows the administrator to update News & Events and allows online registration for those participating in the fundraising events; this is all with the use of a custom built content management system. While visiting the City Care site users can easily receive information about volunteering as well as donating monetary funds with just a few clicks. For more information on City Care and how they are helping their local community, please visit www.citycareinc.org.

Ingenux is a full-service, custom web design and software development firm with a focus on highly driven web application and desktop software development. Companies hire Ingenux to design, develop and deliver custom software applications faster, cheaper and better than they can do themselves. Our slogan "We Develop the Hard Stuff," is our commitment to create innovative business software solutions for any type of business that are efficient, user-friendly, cost-effective, cutting edge and fit to your exact business model. We take pride in solving current challenges our customers face as Ingenux custom software makes businesses run better.

Tech Dirt

Is the Customer Always Right?

I have read so many articles about this topic over the years. It is what we were grown up on, a phrase that has to be more figurative than anything else, or there would be no businesses, profitable ones at least.

I have no problem whatsoever with the premise of the articles, but I've come across far too many small businesses that view this age old saying "the customer is always right" as a lone justification for taking abuse at the hands of life sucking customers. I believe in a better saying that allows customer and business to work together. The Right Customer is Always Right.

Now, here's what I mean by that. There is absolutely nothing wrong, in fact there's everything right, with building a culture of making the customer thrilled at every turn, but you can't adopt the mentality without two things firmly in place first.

Read more at: http://www.ingenux.com/viewnewsletter.php?date=Apr.10&status=pull#LETTER.BLOCK14