Thank You Open Source and Freeware

Hi all, Parker here.  I’m taking this moment to say thank you to all open source software developers and the global communities that support them. Big shout-outs to a few of the content management systems I’ve used – TYPO3 and Drupal – that have taught me the importance of separating content from design. Flexibility and scalability are essential keys of managing corporate websites and the sharp minds that troll the forums answering my every question deserve this moment of praise.  I'm talking you UltimateTech_GuruLord1408!

I’m raising my glass to interactive digital media software like Issuu and SlideShare because they have made my websites dynamic and my documents easy to share. Who knew folks would miss the old-fashion way of turning a page by hand so much that they would seek out the interactive flip version of a PDF over a regular PDF? Bravo, team. Bravo.

Let’s all give a round of applause to my favorite photo and video sharing applications Flickr, Picasa and YouTube. Actually, your universal name recognition speaks for itself. I’ll just stand up and slow clap until everyone else in the room joins me. Clap…. clap…. clap….clap…

Finally, to my first free web service Hotmail – email accessed from any computer, anywhere in the world (with an internet connection). We have a long history, me and Hotmail. My account dates back to the mid-90s:  pre-marriage, pre-kids, pre-talithaparker.com. Who knew we would stay together so long? I’ve grown up. Hotmail’s transformed. Yet we're more connected than ever because of the iPhone.  Here’s to you Hotmail!


Best,
Parker