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<head>
	<title>Local Peaks: thoughts, ideas and lessons learned from a web-native CTO</title>
	<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
	<meta name="description" content="">
	<meta name="keywords" content="">
         <script type="text/javascript" src="/g/js/prototype.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">
function editContent(oElement, field_title, content_id) {

	var className = oElement.className; 
	var left;
	var top;
	
	$('form_container').hide();

	oElement.onclick = function() {
	
		var text = oElement.innerHTML;
		$('text_edit').value = text;		
		$('close_text').innerHTML =  '<input type="button" title="Click to Cancel" onclick="cancelEdit();" value="Cancel"/><input type="button" title="Click to close" class="close" onclick=previewContent("' + oElement.id + '"); return false;" value="Preview"/>';
		$('cmsedit_field_text').innerHTML = field_title;
		$('cmsedit_content_id').innerHTML = content_id;
		if (left < 180) {
		 left = (left - (left/2));
		} else {
		 left = (left - 154);
		}
			
		$('form_container').setStyle({
		left: left + 'px',
		top: (top - 20) + 'px'
		});
	$('form_container').show();

	return false;
	
	}
 	
}


function previewContent(node_id) {
	var modified_text = $('text_edit').value;
	var original_text = $(node_id).innerHTML;
	if(modified_text != original_text) {
	
		$(node_id).innerHTML = modified_text;
		$(node_id).addClassName('modified');
		
		var mod_div = 'modified_' + node_id;
		
		$(mod_div).addClassName('display_action_buttons');
		$(node_id).addClassName('modified_save');
		
	}
	$('text_edit').value = "";
	$('form_container').hide();
	$('close_text').innerHTML = "";
	
}

function cancelEdit() {
	$('text_edit').value = "";
	$('form_container').hide();
	$('close_text').innerHTML = "";
}

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<style type="text/css">
	html > body div.cmsedit {
	border: 2px solid #999999;
	float: none;
	padding: 2px;
	margin: 0px;
	}
	
	.save_ready {
	border: 2px solid #72e766;
	z-index: 10;
	}

	.cmsedit:hover {
	border: 4px solid #999999;
	opacity: .50;
	}
	
	html > body div.modified {
	border: 4px solid #7ACC6D;
	}
	
	.modified:hover	{
		border: 4px solid #7ACC6D;
		opacity: 1;
	}
	
	#form_container {
		z-index: 10;
		position: absolute;
		padding: 10px;
		border: 2px solid #666;	
		background-color: #fff;
		width: auto;
		height: auto;
	}

	#form_container_header {
		padding: 5px;
		font-weight: bold;
	}

	#text_edit {
		padding: 5px;
		border: 1px solid #666;
		background-color: #fff;
		width: 450px;
		height: 300px;
	}
	
	#close_text {
		padding-left: 170px;
	}
</style> 
	<div id="form_container" style="display:none">
		<form action="test_submit" method="get" accept-charset="utf-8" onSubmit="previewContent();">
			<p id="form_container_header">
				Content ID:<span id="cmsedit_content_id"></span> <br>
				Field: <span id="cmsedit_field_text"></span>
			</p>
			<textarea id="text_edit">
			</textarea><br>
			<span id="close_text"></span>
		</form>	
	</div>
	
        
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<script type="text/javascript" src="/g/js/prototype.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript">

	//Objects to interact with server
	var CMSUtil = {
		interactWithServer: function(form, isAjax, buildObjectFunction, 
									returnFunction, action, servlet, 
									extraFields){
			if(isAjax == true && returnFunction != null){
            	var queryString = Form.serialize(form);
				if(queryString != null){
					if(action != null){
						queryString += "&action=" + action + "&isAjax=Y";	
					}else{
            			queryString += "&isAjax=Y";
            		}
            		if(extraFields){
            			queryString += extraFields;
            		}
            		
            		var handlerFunction = function(originalRequest){
            			var response = "(" + originalRequest.responseText + ")";
            			response = eval(response);
						buildObjectFunction(response);	
            			returnFunction(response);    
            		}    
           
					var myAjax = new Ajax.Request(servlet,
    					{method: 'post', postBody: queryString, onComplete: handlerFunction}
					);
				}
            }else{
 				this.submitUserFormNoAJAX(form, action, servlet); 
			}
		},
		
		submitUserFormNoAJAX: function(form, action, servlet){
			if(servlet == null) return null;
    	    form.action = servlet;

    	    if(action != null) {
    	    	var actionField = document.createElement('input');
    	    	actionField.setAttribute('name', 'action');
  					actionField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  					actionField.value = action;
    	    	form.appendChild(actionField);
    	    	
    	    }
    		form.submit();
    	}
    	
	}
	
	var Action = {
		attachAction: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				action = "attachActionAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "attachAction";
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Action.buildAction, returnFunction, action, "/s");
		},
		
		deleteAction: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
        	var action = "";
        	if(isAjax){
        		action = "deleteActionAJAX";
        	} else {
        		action = "deleteAction";
        	}
        	CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Action.deletedAction, returnFunction, action, "/s");
        },
		
		
		buildAction: function(response){
			if(response.success == true){
				Action.actionID = response.actionID;
				Action.contentID = response.contentID;
				Action.commentID = response.commentID;
				Action.contentTypeID = response.contentTypeID;
				Action.actionDate = response.actionDate;
				Action.userID = response.userID;
				Action.actionType = response.actionType;
				Action.slugLine = response.slugLine;
			} else {
			 	Action.error = response.error;
			}
		},
		
		deletedAction: function(response){
			if(response.success == true){
				Action.actionID = response.actionID;
			} else {
				Action.error = response.error;
			}
		}
	}
	
	var Ranking = {
		insertRanking: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Ranking.buildRanking, returnFunction, "rankComment", "/p");
		},
		
		buildRanking: function(response){
			if(response.success == true){
				Ranking.success = true;
				Ranking.objectId = response.objectId;
				Ranking.type = response.type;
				Ranking.ipAddress = response.ipAddress;
				Ranking.rankDate = response.rankDate;
				Ranking.upRanking = response.upRanking;
				Ranking.downRanking = response.downRanking;
			} else {
				Ranking.error = response.error;
			}
		}
			
	}
			
	var Rating = {
		addRating: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				action = "addRatingAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "addRating";
			}
            CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Rating.buildRating, returnFunction, action, "/s");
        },
        
        insertRating: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var extraQueryStr = null;
			if(isAjax){
				extraQueryStr = getFieldsForForm();
			}else{
				addFieldsToForm(form);
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Comment.buildComment, returnFunction, "insertComment", "/c", extraQueryStr);
		},
        
		buildRating: function(response){
			if(response.success == true){
				Rating.id = response.id;
				Rating.rating = response.rating;
				Rating.upvote = response.upvote;
				Rating.downvote = response.downvote;
				Rating.type = response.type;
				Rating.date = response.date;
				Rating.ipAddress = response.ipAddress;
			}else{
				Rating.error = response.error;
			}
		}
		
	}
	
	var User = {
		createUser: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){	
		    var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				action = "createProfileAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "createProfile";
			}
            CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, User.buildUser, returnFunction, action, "/s");
		},
		
		loginUser: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				action = "doLoginProfileAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "doLoginProfile";
			}
        	CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, User.buildUser, returnFunction, action, "/s");
		},
		
		updateUser: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				action = "updateProfileAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "updateProfile";
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, User.buildUser, returnFunction, action, "/s");
		},
		
		updateRegistration: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				action = "updateRegistrationAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "updateReg";
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, User.buildUser, returnFunction, action, "/s");
		},
		
		updateProfilePassword: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				action = "updateProfilePasswordAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "updateProfilePassword";
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, User.buildUser, returnFunction, action, "/s");
		},
		
		insertProfilePic: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var action = "";
			if(isAjax){
				//not implemented as of yet
				return;
				//action = "updateImageAJAX";
			} else {
				action = "updateImage";
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, User.buildUser, returnFunction, action, "/s");
		},
		
		buildUser: function(response){
			if(response.success == true){
				User.username = response.username;
				User.email = response.email;
				User.firstName = response.firstName;
				User.lastName = response.lastName;
				User.birthDate = response.birthDate;
				User.createDate = response.createDate;
				User.title = response.title;
				User.company = response.company;
				User.address1 = response.address1;
				User.address2 = response.address2;
				User.city = response.city;
				User.state = response.state;
				User.zipcode = response.zipcode;
				User.country = response.country;
				User.custom1 = response.custom1;
				User.custom2 = response.custom2;
				User.custom3 = response.custom3;
				User.custom4 = response.custom4;
				User.custom5 = response.custom5;
				User.custom6 = response.custom6;
				User.custom7 = response.custom7;
				User.custom8 = response.custom8;
				User.custom9 = response.custom9;
			}else{
				User.error = response.error;
				User.errorMsg = response.errorMsg;
				User.errorCode = response.errorCode;
			}
		}
	}
	
	var UserContent = {
		insertContent: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var extraQueryStr = null;
			
			if(isAjax){
				extraQueryStr = getFieldsForForm();
			}else{
				addFieldsToForm(form);
			}
			UserContent.messages = null;
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, UserContent.buildContent, returnFunction, extraQueryStr, "/d");
		},
		
		editContent: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, UserContent.buildContent, returnFunction, null, "/d");
		},
		
		buildContent: function(response){
			if(response.success == true){
				for (var i=0; i< response.fields.length; i++){
					var field = response.fields[i];
					UserContent[field] = response[field];
				}
				UserContent.contentID = response.contentID;
				UserContent.contentType = response.contentType;
				UserContent.title = response.title;
				UserContent.status = response.status;
			} else {
				UserContent.error = response.error;
				UserContent.messages = response.messages;
			}
		}
	}
	
	var Comment = {
	
		insertComment: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var extraQueryStr = null;
			if(isAjax){
				extraQueryStr = getFieldsForForm();
			}else{
				addFieldsToForm(form);
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Comment.buildComment, returnFunction, "insertComment", "/c", extraQueryStr);
		},
	
		deleteComment: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var extraQueryStr = null;
			if(isAjax){
				extraQueryStr = getFieldsForForm();
			}else{
				addFieldsToForm(form);
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Comment.nullifyComment, returnFunction, "deleteComment", "/c", extraQueryStr);
		},
		
		updateComment: function(form, isAjax, returnFunction){
			var extraQueryStr = null;
			if(isAjax){
				extraQueryStr = getFieldsForForm();
			} else {
				addFieldsToForm(form);
			}
			CMSUtil.interactWithServer(form, isAjax, Comment.buildComment, returnFunction, "updateComment", "/c", extraQueryStr);
		},
		
		buildComment: function(response){
						Comment.name = null;
			Comment.website = null;
			Comment.title = null;
			Comment.comment = null;
			Comment.email = null;
			Comment.rating = null;
			Comment.ratingType = null;
			Comment.commentType = null;
			Comment.flagged = false;
			Comment.isAuthor = false;
			Comment.error = null;
			Comment.status = null;
			Comment.level = 0;
			Comment.parentID = 0;
			Comment.threadID = 0;
			Comment.id = 0;
			Comment.extID = null;		
		
			if(response.success == true){
				Comment.name = response.name;
				Comment.comment = response.comment;
				Comment.email = response.email;
				Comment.website = response.website;
				Comment.title = response.title;
				Comment.isAuthor = response.isAuthor;
				Comment.flagged = response.flagged;
				Comment.status = response.status;
				Comment.rating = response.rating;
				Comment.ratingType = response.ratingType;
				Comment.commentType = response.commentType;
				if(Comment.status == "AUTHOR"){
					Comment.isAuthor = true;
				} else if(Comment.status != "APPROVED") {
					Comment.flagged = true;
				}
			    Comment.id = response.id;
			    Comment.threadID = response.threadID;
			    Comment.parentID = response.parentID;
			    Comment.level = response.level;
			    Comment.extID = response.extID;
			} else {
				Comment.error = response.error;
			}
		},
		
		nullifyComment: function(response){
			if(response.success == true){
				Comment.comment = null;
				Comment.email = null;
				Comment.website = null;
				Comment.title = null;
				Comment.isAuthor = null;
				Comment.flagged = null;
				Comment.status = null;
				Comment.id = 0;
			    Comment.threadID = 0;
			    Comment.parentID = 0;
			    Comment.level = 0;
			    Comment.extID = null;
			} else {
				Comment.error = response.error;
			}
		}
	}	
	
	var Clickability = Clickability || {};
	Clickability.SMTK = {
		kP : 0,
		aT : 0,
		myInterval : null,
		xPos : -1,
		yPos : -1,
		firstX : -1,
		firstY : -1,
		intervals : 0,
		cid :  52589767 ,
		did :  401159 ,
		d : 0,
		mT : 0
	}
	Clickability.SMTK.myInterval = window.setInterval(timedMousePos,250);
	document.onkeypress = lK;
	window.onload = rAT;

		Clickability.Comment = Comment;
		
		var p;
	var kP = 0;
	var	aT = 0;
	var myInterval = Clickability.SMTK.myInterval;
	var xPos = -1;
	var yPos = -1;
	var firstX = -1;
	var firstY = -1;
	var intervals = 0;
	var d = 0;
	var mT = 0;
	var cid =  52589767 ;
	var did =  401159 ;	
	
	function getMousePos(p) {
		if(!p)var p = window.event;
		if (p.pageX || p.pageY) {
			Clickability.SMTK.xPos = p.pageX;
			Clickability.SMTK.yPos = p.pageY;
		} else if (p.clientX || p.clientY) {
			Clickability.SMTK.xPos = p.clientX + document.body.scrollLeft + document.documentElement.scrollLeft;
			Clickability.SMTK.yPos = p.clientY + document.body.scrollTop + document.documentElement.scrollTop;
		}
	}

	
	function lK() {	
		Clickability.SMTK.kP++;
	}

	function rAT() {
		Clickability.SMTK.aT = new Date();
	}
		
	function timedMousePos() {
		document.onmousemove = getMousePos;
		if (Clickability.SMTK.xPos >= 0 && Clickability.SMTK.yPos >= 0) {
			var newX = Clickability.SMTK.xPos;
			var newY = Clickability.SMTK.yPos;
			Clickability.SMTK.intervals++;
		}
		if (Clickability.SMTK.intervals == 1) {
			Clickability.SMTK.firstX = Clickability.SMTK.xPos;
			Clickability.SMTK.firstY = Clickability.SMTK.yPos;
		} else if (Clickability.SMTK.intervals == 2) {
			clearInterval(Clickability.SMTK.myInterval);
			calcDistance(Clickability.SMTK.firstX,Clickability.SMTK.firstY,newX,newY);	
		}
	}


	function calcDistance(aX,aY,bX,bY){
		Clickability.SMTK.mT = Math.round(Math.sqrt(Math.pow(aX-bX,2)+Math.pow(aY-bY,2)));
	}
	
	function getFieldsForForm(){
		var sT = new Date();
		Clickability.SMTK.d = sT - Clickability.SMTK.aT;
		var queryString = "&";
		queryString += "mT=" + Clickability.SMTK.mT;
     	queryString += "&d=" + Clickability.SMTK.d;
     	queryString += "&kP=" + Clickability.SMTK.kP;
     	if(Clickability.SMTK.cid)queryString += "&cid=" + Clickability.SMTK.cid;
     	if(Clickability.SMTK.did)queryString += "&did=" + Clickability.SMTK.did;
     	queryString += "&socialMedia=Y";
	    return queryString;
	}
		
	function addFieldsToForm(formObj, redirect) {
		var sT = new Date();
		Clickability.SMTK.d = sT - Clickability.SMTK.aT;
		var mTField = document.createElement('input');
		var dField = document.createElement('input');
		var kPField = document.createElement('input');
  		var cidField = document.createElement('input');
  		var didField = document.createElement('input');
  		var socialMedia = document.createElement('input');
  	
  	
  		socialMedia.setAttribute('name','socialMedia');
		socialMedia.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
		
  		mTField.setAttribute('name','mT');
		mTField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	  
		dField.setAttribute('name', 'd');
		dField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	  
		kPField.setAttribute('name', 'kP');
		kPField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	
		cidField.setAttribute('name', 'cid');
		cidField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  	
  		didField.setAttribute('name', 'did');
  		didField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');	
  	
  		if(redirect != null) {
  			var pathField = document.createElement('input');
  			pathField.setAttribute('name', 'path');
  			pathField.setAttribute('type', 'hidden');
  			pathField.value = redirect;
  			formObj.appendChild(pathField);
  		}
  		mTField.value = Clickability.SMTK.mT;
		dField.value = Clickability.SMTK.d;
		kPField.value = Clickability.SMTK.kP;
		cidField.value = Clickability.SMTK.cid;
		didField.value = Clickability.SMTK.did;
		socialMedia.value = "Y";

		formObj.appendChild(dField);
		formObj.appendChild(kPField);
		formObj.appendChild(mTField);
		formObj.appendChild(cidField);
		formObj.appendChild(didField);
		formObj.appendChild(socialMedia);
	}		
	
	//helper functions
	
	function insertComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.insertComment, "Unable to insert comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function updateComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.updateComment, "Unable to update comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteComment(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Comment.deleteComment, "Unable to delete comment", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function createUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.createUser, "Unable to create user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function updateUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.updateUser, "Unable to update user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function loginUser(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.loginUser, "Unable to login user", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(UserContent.insertContent, "Unable to insert content item", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function editUserContent(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(UserContent.editContent, "Unable to edit content item", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertProfilePic(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(User.insertProfilePic, "Unable to upload profile photo", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function addRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Rating.addRating, "Unable to add rating", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertRating(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Rating.insertRating, "Unable to insert rating", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function attachAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.attachAction, "Unable to attach action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function deleteAction(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Action.deleteAction, "Unable to delete action", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function insertRanking(form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		return submitToServer(Ranking.insertRanking, "Unable to insert ranking", form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError);
	}
	
	function submitToServer(method, msg, form, isAjax, returnFunction, showError){
		method(form, isAjax, returnFunction);
		if(isAjax){
			return false;
		} else {
			return true;
		}
	}

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	<p><span class="lightg">August 06, 2009</span>
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														<b>By Jeff Freund</b>
											
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	<p>IE6 is the current nemesis of web developers everywhere.&nbsp; As of the last release of our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.clickability.com/platform/">CMS platform</a> at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.clickability.com">Clickability</a>, we have finally discontinued support for IE6.&nbsp; When released in 2001, IE6 was state of the art, now it is considered, well, something that a dung beetle would be quite found of.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p>
<p>Once software is released, it will typically evolve for a period of time with patches and updates, but at some point a new faster, smarter, bigger product or version will come along that will put the original software on the slow march towards extinction. SaaS is a bit different in that it can evolve can keep pace with the evolutionary forces at work - this is indeed one of the key benefits of the SaaS delivery model.</p>
<p>I found this the other day and love the approach that Weebly has take to speeding things along for IE6: <a href="http://www.ie6nomore.com/" target="_blank">www.ie6nomore.com/</a></p>
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			<p>My legacy office suite integrates with IE's rendering engine.  Were I able to install IE7, I would happily be "off" of IE6, but as noted above, Microsoft decided not to make this browser compatible with my operating system, Windows 2000 Pro.  Contrary to popular belief, Win2K Pro will not be retired until the summer of 2010, so I have to go along with the above above suspicion as to why IE7 isn't compatible with it.</p>

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			<p>The reason ie6 has persisted for so long is that newer versions of ie do not run on Windows 98 and 2000.  There are many people who still have these legacy systems, thanks in part to Microsoft's botching of Vista.  The Firefox team is perfectly capable of producing a state-of-the-art browser that runs on these legacy systems, so Microsoft's policy must be an attempt to get more people to spend the money to upgrade.  I've ditched ie6 myself, even though I still have Win2K on a couple of machines.  I'd say it's more important to make sure content can be delivered flawlessly with the latest Firefox than with ie6.</p>

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