Persistent Cookies Fail in IE8 and Windows 7

This problem drove us bonkers over the past few weeks after upgrading our internal equipment from Vista and XP to Windows 7. As a side note, Windows 7 is a fantastic operating system that we are extremely satisfied with. It’s a shame Microsoft did such an awful job...

Your Password is Now Their Password

More than two years ago I wrote a piece for a weekly newspaper about keeping your passwords safe in which I gave my recommendations for some simple steps you could take to protect yourself online. Those of you who know me won’t be surprised to hear me say “I told you...

Online Software Coming of Age

Over the years ReachFarther has worked with several subscription-based ASP-model software products on the Internet.  Some were clunky, some were useful, but all of them were “new” since the entire concept was just gaining traction.  The newness meant that many of them...

The War on Disorganization is a Battle We Can Win!

CSS was created to reduce the complexity of a website’s code while providing the latitude to change it on the fly. All of this goes down the drain if you’re not organized. Looking back at some of the first sites I coded while developing my CSS Kung Fu, I realized it’s...

ReachFarther and Team Bear

ReachFarther made a donation to the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation. We became involved with Team Bear while we were training for the Chicago Marathon, and raised money as part of our effort. Their wonderfully unique organization provides immediate...