HomeHomehttp://www.rkil.com/home/2012-02-13T19:13:37ZSquarespaceThe Crawlers they are a changinghttp://www.rkil.com/home/the-crawlers-they-are-a-changing.htmlJamie Johnson2011-09-03T00:00:00Z2011-09-03T00:00:00ZThe RKIL site has been around using one form of technology or another since 1995, and it has always been interesting to look at the analytics for the site.

In the past few weeks, a significant change has taken place, a new web crawler has shown up. Baidu is a Chinese based search engine that now accounts for 20% of the crawler traffic.

Something is about to change.

]]>Laptops vs Tablets is Like Theatre vs TVhttp://www.rkil.com/home/laptops-vs-tablets-is-like-theatre-vs-tv.htmlJamie Johnson2011-09-02T13:00:00Z2011-09-02T13:00:00ZIt is pretty tought to visit a tech bloggers site these days without stepping into a debate slinging insults back and forth about whether or not the iPad will replace laptops.

Technology evolution follows similar cycles, we just have to find the right paradigm.

]]>Web Site for Accora Villagehttp://www.rkil.com/home/web-site-for-accora-village.htmlJamie Johnson2011-06-23T13:00:00Z2011-06-23T13:00:00ZThe team at Ferguslea Properties had developed a set of strategies for the rebranding of the Bayshore Community to a new approach with Accora Village. The brand team, led by Instinct and supported by Deep Partners, had developed a set of strategies which included improved service, updated facilities, and a greening initiative for environmental improvements.

To help support the new brand for the community, RKIL was asked to develop a web site that would support the new brand, and provide new assistance and information for the residents of the community.

]]>New Version for CampBonaventure.comhttp://www.rkil.com/home/new-version-for-campbonaventurecom.htmlJamie Johnson2011-02-21T14:00:00Z2011-02-21T14:00:00ZRKIL has just finished the migration of CampBonaventure.com (and its sister sites CampBonaventure.ca, TheSalmonLodge.com and LeSalmonLodge.ca) to the Squarespace.com content management engine. The new sites provide the option for the staff at the lodges to update content on their own, including photos. The most popular feature on the sites has been the links to social media, and Facebook in particular.

]]>Has the thin client computer arrived?http://www.rkil.com/home/has-the-thin-client-computer-arrived.htmlJamie Johnson2010-12-14T14:00:00Z2010-12-14T14:00:00ZThe World Wide Web began to become easy to access in the mid 1990's, the promise of thin client computing has resurfaced. Some pundits have called thin client a return to terminal based computing where a central mainframe made it easier for IT  divisions to maintain.

It has never really arrived.

With the announcements of the Chrome OS and their CR-48 notebook, Google is making an attempt to bring thin client to the masses.

While browser technology has improved especially with HTML5 standards, Google's thin client implementation does require access to the Internet in order to work.

]]>PlayBook goes around the iPadhttp://www.rkil.com/home/playbook-goes-around-the-ipad.htmlJamie Johnson2010-10-11T13:00:00Z2010-10-11T13:00:00ZResearch in Motion has announced their PlayBook, and the inevitable comparisons with Apple's iPad begin.

The trade press immediately publish a feature by feature comparison with the iPad, and miss the point, again.

]]>Green Communities Intranet Goes Livehttp://www.rkil.com/home/green-communities-intranet-goes-live.htmlJamie Johnson2010-06-01T18:14:29Z2010-06-01T18:14:29ZRKIL has successfully implemented an Intranet system that allows Green Communties of Canada to securely collect and process information from its Energy Advisors around the province using standard web browsers.]]>The iPad Split Personalityhttp://www.rkil.com/home/the-ipad-split-personality.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-31T16:00:00Z2010-05-31T16:00:00ZWhile the iPad has been available in the US for a couple of months, it has been available in Canada only since Friday, May 27. In that short time frame the responses have been varied.

The Apple fanboys love it, the Apple haters hate it.

]]>Apple Replaces the iPad with the iPod Touchhttp://www.rkil.com/home/apple-replaces-the-ipad-with-the-ipod-touch.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-29T20:00:00Z2010-05-29T20:00:00ZDuring iPad mania, a quick trip to the Apple store was in order to feel the energy and enthusiasm. 

One of the great ironies of the visit, was the fact that the purchases made through the WiFi system in the store are now being processed on an iPod Touch with a special case that includes a card swipe and bar code reader.

The new Apple devices replaced a Windows Mobile solution that Apple used up until a few months ago.

The hardware that Apple replaced, was from Fujitsu. The brand name of the Fujitsu product, the iPad.

]]>Evolution does not learn from mistakeshttp://www.rkil.com/home/2010/5/20/evolution-does-not-learn-from-mistakes.htmlJamie Johnson2010-05-20T15:18:07Z2010-05-20T15:18:07ZThe Darwin awards acknowledge people who improve the gene pool of humanity, by accidently removing themselves from it. While winning the award guarantees that the same individual will not try it again, nothing guarentees that the same actions won't be tried again by someone else.

The same thing is true in business.

Evolution only learns from success.

When something is attempted that does not work, it is tough for others to learn from it. Success on the other hand continues, and can be emulated and improved on.

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