WordCamp Maine 2014 Wrap-Up

Last week several Hall employees and I participated at WordCamp Maine, Maine’s first WordCamp. In case you are unfamiliar with WordCamps, they are an informal gathering of developers, marketers and business owners who use WordPress as their Content Management System. WordCamp Maine included over twenty one speakers from around the world, including Hall employees RC Lations…

Are We Forgetting About Desktop Users?

Access to information is something we take for granted. The internet has only been (commercially) available for just over 20 years, and has come a long way in a pretty short time: from dial-up modems, to disc-based programs and video games, to the point where pretty much any electronic device has Wi-Fi (do refrigerators really…

What is Sender Policy Framework (SPF)?

What is Sender Policy Framework (SPF)? The Sender Policy Framework (SPF) is an open standard specifying a technical method to prevent sender address forgery.[1] SPF was created in 2003 to help close loopholes in email delivery systems that allow spammers to “spoof” or steal your email address to send hundreds, thousands or even millions of…