Indeed. One of the things I always worry about with the slashdot effect on things such is this, is all the negative mail they get from it. I'm curious to see if every mail is read, or if they're just immediately deleted. I'm sure they've gotten a few helpful, constructive emails..but I'm guessing no where near the negative amount of emails that cause us to be seen in a bad light.<br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 10:38 AM, Robert L. Harris <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:robert.l.harris@gmail.com">robert.l.harris@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Nicely written, lets hope it doesn't fall on deaf ears.<br><font color="#888888">
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On 3/6/09 10:31 AM, Grant Johnson wrote:<br>
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Copy of what I sent to the CIO's office:<br>
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My name is Grant Johnson. I am not currently a resident of Colorado,<br>
but have been in the past. I have worked with your current CIO,<br>
Michael W. Locatis. If you ask him, he should remember me from Time<br>
Warner, and will vouch for my technical reliability.<br>
<br>
I am writing in reference to the recent Slashdot article. Yes, I know<br>
that Slashdot tends to cause a tsunami in the technical world. That is<br>
why, rather than just referencing the web browser issue, I would like to<br>
ask you to take a close look at your IT department as a whole.<br>
<br>
In times such as these, when costs are rising while revenues are<br>
falling, it is an absolute necessity to be a good steward of what<br>
resources we have. This will lead some citizens to choose lower cost<br>
options for their computing. These may not have Internet Explorer<br>
available. For instance, recently, it was possible to purchase a small<br>
notebook (netbook) for less than 200 dollars onling. This will open up<br>
the world of computing to many who could not previously afford it.<br>
Similar machines are available at Target for under 300 dollars today.<br>
As more of the aplications we use move online, and the actual desktop<br>
machine becomes less important, this will happen even more.<br>
<br>
You need to make an effort to use standard, published document formats<br>
for disemination to the public, so that citizens can use them without<br>
needing to support one particular company. Good examples of these<br>
formats are PDF, plain text, and HTML. This is an absolute necessity for<br>
truly open communications with the citizens of the state.<br>
<br>
You also need to simply make your web presence standards compliant.<br>
If you do, it will move the burden for things rendering and working<br>
correctly onto the software vendors, and reduce the workload on your<br>
staff, saving your departments money as well.<br>
<br>
Open standards can simultaneously improve your costs, while adding to<br>
the transparency of information, to the citizens regardless of brand of<br>
computer or physical disability. On top of that, it is just the right<br>
thing to do.<br>
<br>
Mike is free to contact me on my cell phone or by email if<br>
he has any concerns regarding this correspondence.<br>
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