Freshwater Biodiversity portal added to KnowledgeBase

September 2010 - KnowledgeBase, the online resource for documents and data for the Gulf of Maine watershed, added a significant new portal feature related to freshwater biodiversity in September. Yellahoose developed the site's collections pages with Peter Vaux, at the University of Maine, and a new dynamic species mapper was added to the web site.



Mapping development was done using Google Maps API version 3.0. Yellahoose used the MySQL RDBMS and PHP and Python programming. KnowledgeBase and features used by it and its linked sites are hosted on CentOS and Debian, two versions of Linux.



Web hosting for the KB site is by Packawhallop.

Links:

KnowledgeBase
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/

Michele Tremblay for New Hampshire State Senate!

July 2010 - Michele Tremblay is running for state senate in New Hampshire's District 7. Yellahoose helped out by quickly building a site for her fledgling campaign, including value-added features like a donation and online payment feature and a newsletter sign-up function.



www.TremblayforSenate.com is hosted by Packawhallop, a web products and hosting hosting business co-owned by Yellahoose's owner, James Cradock.

Links:

Tremblay for Senate
http://www.tremblayforsenate.com

Paddock & Company relaunch and upgrade Sacred Bear Ecommerce site

July 2010 - Paddock & Company relaunched Sacred Bear's online store, which showcases Navajo and Zuni jewelry. Yellahoose managed the migration of data from osCommerce to BigCommerce and worked with Merchant Corner, BigCommerce specialists, to facilitate the upgrade.

Thanks to Larry, Glenn and Eamon!

Links:

Sacred Bear
http://www.sacredbear.com

Paddock & Company
http://www.paddock.net

Merchant Corner
http://www.merchantcorner.com/

BigCommerce
http://www.bigcommerce.com/

BAD Studio launches Illuminations Contact e-commerce site

June 2010 - Illuminations Contract, of Atlanta, Georgia and Birmingham, Alabama, re-launched its web site and launched its wholly new e-commerce solution, designed and project managed by BADSTUDIO of Atlanta with assistance from Yellahoose of Portland, Maine.



Yellahoose took the great graphic design concepts produced by BADSTUDIO and implemented them in Pinnacle Cart, a hosted PHP shopping cart and online store solutions. As part of these major web site updates Illuminations' own public web site was moved to Pinnacle's data center too, ensuring 24/7/365 web site availability.



Illuminations' e-commerce site features a full catalog, B2B solutions, details, invoicing, online payment processing through Authorize.net, and drop ship functionality.



Thanks to Lyn and everyone at Illuminations!

Links:

Illuminations Contract
http://www.illumco.com/

BADSTUDIO
http://www.badstudio.com/

Pinnacle Cart
http://www.pinnaclecart.com/

Maine Coastal Program launches online version of Maine Coastline newsletter

May 2010 - The Maine Coastal Program launched the new edition of its Maine Coastline newsletter. This edition marks the first step in a phased approach to move the Coastal Program's newsletter to the web. This edition's theme is on the significant aesthetic qualities of the Maine coast.



Plans are being made to evaluate and implement other web features in upcoming editions and updates, including social media and outreach tools, like Twitter, Facebook, places for user input and photo galleries... and more. Stay tuned!



Content for this new online edition of Maine Coastline was developed by Nancy Griffin at Word Association. Graphic design was provided by Gordon Holman of Slickfish Studios. Theresa Torrent-Ellis, Kathleen Leyden and others at Maine State Planning office provided great feedback on the new edition. (Thanks!) All other technical assistance, planning and work was done by James Cradock of Yellahoose.

Links:

Maine Coastline & Maine Coastal Program
http://www.maine.gov/spo/coastal/
http://www.maine.gov/spo/coastal/coastline/

Creative Portland Corp launches LiveWorkPortland built by LEDA, LuDesign, Slickfish Studios and Yellahoose

May 2010 - Creative Portland Corporation launched LiveWorkPortland, a web resource showcasing Portland, Maine's vibrant creative professional community.



LiveWorkPortland presents Portland residents and those thinking about relocating to the area a picture of the city, and of the region, as a great place to live and work and do business. The site showcases great creative professionals calling Portland "home", with biographical sketches and multimedia slideshows. It hilights the city's culture, economy and other amenities adding to Portland's quality of life.



The web site was designed and built and content was developed by a team of professionals from the area: LEDA, LuDesign, Slickfish Studios, Wing and Ko. and Yellahoose. Yellahoose's role:

• We configured the web, database and email servers, helped move DNS and update zone records, set up back up routines, and basically set up the site shell.
• We installed and configured WordPress, the software Creative Portland identified as its preferred CMS.
• Design requirements were tricky! No canned template would do, so we built one specifically for the site.
• As content developers and web designers, Wing and Ko. and Slickfish Studios, built out the design and content, we supported them by debugging issues, resolving (or helping to resolve) them, and we provided a second set of eyes as things went online.
• Meanwhile, we integrated the site with Constant Contact, using their developer API, and we search engine optimized and set up analytics tools (Google Analytics and AWstats) for the site.
• We launched LiveWorkPortland.org from its staging location to its "live" site, moved the launched version to source control (we use Subversion), and prepared for the future by creating a project management site (in Trac) for the team.

LiveWorkPortland is hosted by Packawhallop.

Check out LiveWorkPortland.org!

Links:

LiveWork Portland
http://www.liveworkportland.org/

Create Portland Corporation
http://www.portlandmaine.gov/creativeportlandcorp.htm

LEDA
http://www.ledadesign.com/

LuDesign
http://www.ludesignstudios.com/

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com/

Wing and Ko.
http://www.wingandko.com/

Packawhallop
http://www. packawhallop.com/

Yellahoose chosen to build data visualization tools for Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee

March 2010 - The Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee (UMRLAC) has chosen Yellahoose to build database management, web mapping and data visualization tools for its volunteer river monitoring program.

Since 1995 UMRLAC's Upper Merrimack Monitoring Program (UMMP) has monitored bacteria (E.coli), insects and other indicators in eleven sampling sites throughout the Merrimack River watershed, including on the Pemigewasset, Winnipesaukee, Contoocook and Merrimack Rivers, to gauge and track long-term trends in water quality in the watershed. Volunteers collecting site data are trained by NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES) and Merrimack River Watershed Council (MWRC).

These new data, mapping and visualization tools will be launched on the www.MerrimackRiver.org in spring 2010.

Links:

Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee
http://www.merrimackriver.org/

NH Department of Environmental Services
http://des.nh.gov/

Yellahoose helps Crossroads, Gulf of Maine Council (ESIP, Times, Restoration), PDT Architects, Shannondell, HolzCreative and Cradock Woodworking

February 2010 - February was a busy one for Yellahoose and its current and new customers!

Crossroads for Women began billing from its new clinical tracking software, implemented in 2009, with Yellahoose's help customizing claims and tweaking claim data for the Agency's specific needs. Remote computer management solutions were also rolled-out in the Agency's Kennebunk, Windham, Portland (Back Cove and Old Port) locations.

The Gulf of Maine Times published monthly updates to the online newspaper. These include news about Nova Scotia's recently published state of the coast report as well as a study on climate change and its measured affect on Casco Bay.

Ecosystem Indicator Partnership published its March/April 2010 journal.

Gulf of Maine Council's Habitat restoration program (in partnership with NOAA and Maine State Planning Office) made significant updates to and launched its online grant application tool on March 1.

PDT Architects, the Portland, Maine-based community-focused architecture and design firm, relocated its web presence to Yellahoose partner Packawhallop's servers... with Yellahoose help managing the technical aspects of the uneventful relocation.

Yellahoose helped Atlanta, Georgia-based King & Moore and HolzCreative move, make necessary programming and database updates and relaunch the Shannondell at Valley Forge website.

And Boston, Massachusetts-based Kevin Cradock Woodworking moved its website, including database and CMS systems, with Yellahoose's expert analysis and assistance.

Links:

Crossroads for Women
http://www.crossroadsforwomen.org

Gulf of Maine Times
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/gomt/

ESIP (Ecosystem Indicator Partnership)
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/esip/

Gulf of Maine Council's Habitat Restoration Subcommittee
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/habitat-restoration/

National Marine Fisheries Service's Community-based Restoration Program
http://www.nmfs.noaa.gov/habitat/restoration/projects_programs/crp/

PDT Architects
http://www.pdtarch.com/

Shannondell at Valley Forge
http://www.shannondell.com

HolzCreative
http://www.holzcreative.com/cory/

Kevin Cradock Woodworking
http://www.cradockwoodworking.com

Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel launches Yellahoose-built online guide

February 2010 - The Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species (NEANS) Panel has launched its online invasive species guide. Built by Yellahoose, NEANS' guide allows website users to search for species, view imagery and effects, and create online and PDF-based guides to download or share online with others.



The NEANS Panel is a U.S./Canadian focuses issues and research on freshwater and marine resources in member jurisdictions, including: Maine, Massachusetts, New Hamnpshire, Vermont, New York, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick Quebec. Panel members represent state, provincial, and federal governments, academia, commercial and recreational fishing interests, recreational boaters, commercial shipping, power and water utilities, environmental organizations, aquaculture, nursery and aquarium trades; tribal concerns; lake associations, and the bait industry.



The guide, built by Yellahoose with project partners Waterview Consulting and Slickfish Studios, features search, content management, on-the-fly PDF creation, and a number of innovative features. Twenty priority species were initially defined for launch of the product, with additional species and more information for species in the system to be added by the NEANS Panel's members on an on-going basis.

Links:

Northeast Aquatic Nuisance Species Panel (NEANS)
http://www.northeastans.org/
http://www.northeastans.org/online-guide

Waterview Consulting
http://www.waterviewconsulting.com/

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com/

Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee updates data and leverages social media

January 2010 - The Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee, or UMRLAC (um-ra-lack), updated its web site with new E.coli monitoring data, committee meeting notes and annual reports, and great new outreach features using social media tools Facebook, Twitter and Identi.ca.



Links:

Upper Merrimack River Local Advisory Committee
http://www.merrimackriver.org/

UMRLAC's Facebook page (important Bug Nights news here)
http://www.facebook.com/UpperMerrimackRiver

Tomaydo Tomahhdo launches with Yellahoose-developed contact form

January 2010 - Ohio-based upscale restaurant Tomaydo Tomahhdo launched their great web site, built by Sharon Pieniak of Bluecat Media, featuring a simple, easy-to-use contact form built in rapid fashion by Yellahoose.



Visit and dine at Tomaydo Tomahhdo at one of its three bistro locations in Shaker Heights, Lakewood and Cleveland, Ohio!

Links:

Tomaydo Tomahhdo
http://www.tomaydo.com/

Bluecat Media
http://www.bluecatmedia.com/

Yellahoose develops online print order form for Portland Photo Works

January 2010 - Elliott Teel of Portland Photo Works came to Jim Cradock of Yellahoose to inquire about adding an easy-to-use print order form and photo upload tool for the the Portland Photo Works' web site. Portland Photo Works has a high quality Epson 7900 Ultrachrome HDR printer, and Elliott wanted to receive orders (currently they're delivered on physical media) via the web site.



After defining the specifications and reviewing the capabilities of the Portland Photo Works web server, Yellahoose built the print order tool using HTML, JavaScript, PHP and Flash. Photographers can upload 180 ppi or better RAW, TIFF, JPEG, PNG, PSD and PDF files to the site using any contemporary, Flash- and JavaScript-enabled web browser.

Note: Portland Photo Works is located on the second floor of the The Congress Building (also known as the State Theater Building). Visit Portland Photo Works, and Yellahoose, and look at great photography, on First Friday Art Walk! The next Art Walk is Feb. 5th.

Links:

Portland Photo Works
http://www.portlandphotoworks.com/

Winter 2009-2010 Gulf of Maine Times is launched

December 2009 - The winter 2009-2010 Gulf of Maine Times was launched using a re-vamped information architecture and user interactivity focus developed and implemented by Yellahoose.



The new Times uses blog software for content management, comments and RSS feeds. The software's an excellent choice for the Times, because content is easily manageable by editors, writers and web masters. Tools for tracking how the site and content are used were also made part of the upgrade.



The new issue of the Times is thematically focused on ocean issues (wild-life, sustainable development, science and research) in the Gulf of Maine region: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Maine, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.



The site is hosted by Packawhallop.

Links:

Gulf of Maine Times
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/gomt/

Muise Design – original graphic design for the Times based on work by Michelle Muise
http://www.popgraphics.net

Packawhallop
http://www.packwhallop.com

Olympus Asset Management leverage Yellahoose-built solution and add blog-driven press release, news and case studies to web site

December 2009 - Southern Maine-based Olympus Asset Management added a big new feature to its web site: easy-to-update news, press release and case studies, and RSS feeds for content syndication. It was able to add the new features, because the site, built by Yellahoose earlier in the year, was specifically architected for growth and feature and function additions.



How quickly was the new feature added? Olympus made a request for the feature the morning of December 14. After finalizing the specific requirements (lots of news and more to come, shouldn't need to come to techies to update, needs to be integrated within the existing site), Yellahoose implemented the feature the morning of December 14. Staff were trained in use of the blog-driven CMS tools after lunch.



The Olympus web site was built using and it is hosted with open source software, and an early but stable version of Blueprint content management system (a.k.a. CMS), developed under its Packawhallop brand. Graphic design was developed by Slickfish Studios working with Olympus and Yellahoose.

Links:

Olympus Asset Management
http://www.olympusassetmanagement.com

Packwhallop
http://www.packawhallop.com

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Boston Harbor islands science and information site is launched

December 2009 - The National Park Services launched its site sharing science and information for the Boston Harbor islands. The site was developed with NPS by the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research at the University of Maine, Yellahoose and graphic design partner Slickfish Studios.



The Boston Harbor islands site makes use of search and geo-spatial visualization for making data on islands in the Harbor easily accessible. Because a lot of the information is geared more towards scientists than lay persons, NPS, the Mitchell Center, Slickfish and Yellahoose worked hard to make a great user interface and work flow.



Database and visualizations tools are part of a larger initiative by the Mitchell Center to build upon existing technologies to create a series of inter-related web portals focused on environmental research, sustainable development and water quality in the Gulf of Maine and the northeast U.S.

The site and its information management and visualization systems are hosted by Packawhallop.

Links:

Boston Harbor islands science and information site
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/boston-harbor-islands/

National Park Service site on Boston Harbor islands
http://www.nps.gov/boha/

Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research
http://www.umaine.edu/waterresearch/

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Packawhallop
http://www.packawhallop.com

Boston Harbor Islands Visitors Guide – good site for day-trippers
http://www.bostonislands.org/

Nine Point Publishing accepting online submissions for its Omphalos lit mag

December 2009 – Nine Point Publishing's literary magazine, Omphalos, launched new tools on its web site enabling artists and writers to submit work to the magazine online. The site and work-flow were designed by Slickfish Studios and Nine Point. The back-end software was developed by Yellahoose.



Links:

Omphalos
http://www.ninepointpublishing.com/omphalos/

Nine Point Publishing
http://www.ninepointpublishing.com

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Nordic Heritage Sport Club site updated

November 2009 – Nordic Heritage Sport Club updated its web site with great new enhancements to the content management system (a.k.a. CMS) built by Slickfish Studios and Yellahoose. The enhancements include updated WYSIWYG editing tools, cataloging for event and news archives, and search engine optimization (a.k.a. SEO).

The Club's site, databases and photo galleries are hosted by Packawhallop, a web products and hosting business co-owned by Gordon Holman of Slickfish and Jim Cradock of Yellahoose.

Links:

Nordic Heritage Sport Club
http://www.nordicheritagecenter.org

Slickfish Studios
http://www.slickfishstudios.com

Packawhallop
http://www.packawhallop.com

Yellahoose develops reporting tools for Americorps/Goodwill Industries of Northern New England, Gulf of Maine Council and Olympus Asset Management

January 2009 - January was a very busy month: besides some large ongoing projects (there will be great news on those in February and March!) Yellahoose designed and developed reporting and data visualization tools for a number of business and organizations.

For Americorps and Goodwill Industries of Northern New England Yellahoose built a tool to report on in-kind time and contributions made by Americorps sites. The tool uses Americorps' existing IT infrastructure. For Gulf of Maine Council Yellahoose built grant expense and fund development reporting and visualization tools using tried-and-true IT like SQL, Excel and Flash. For Olympus Asset Yellahoose property valuation tools.

Creative Cottages, Just Yours Jewelry and Porter Panels choose Packawhallop for web and email hosting

January 2009 - Creative Cottages, Just Yours Jewelry and Porter Panels each all chose Packawhallop for their web and email hosting needs.

Packawhallop is a web software products and hosting company owned by Gordon Holman of SlickFish Studios and Jim Cradock of Yellahoose.

Links:

Creative Cottages
http://www.creativecottagesllc.com

Just Yours Jewelry by Mark Dube
http://www.justyoursjewelry.com

Porter Panels
http://www.porterpanels.com
(Check back later for the updated Porter Panels web site!)

Gulf of Maine Times publishes Fall/Winter 2008 issue with Yellahoose help

December 2008 - The online and printed editions of the Gulf of Maine Times, the newspaper of the bi-national Gulf of Maine Council, were published. The new issue includes articles on renewable energy in the Gulf, the impact of high energy prices on lobstermen in the region, and other stories. More content will be added to the web edition over the coming weeks and months.

Support the Gulf of Maine Times: Donate!

The Times needs your support. Please consider making a donation, and click on the link above.



Yellahoose worked with Times editor, Nancy Griffin, GOMC committee members and other contractors, including David Keeley (The Keeley Group), Michele Tremblay (naturesource communications), Michelle Muise (popgraphics.net) and Peter Alexander (Talking Conservation) to build this issue.

Links:

Gulf of Maine Times (includes archive of past issues)
http://www.gulfofmaine.org/times/

Gulf of Maine Council
http://www.gulfofmaine.org

The Keeley Group
http://www.thekeeleygroup.com

naturesource communications
http://www.naturesource.net

popgraphics.net
http://www.popgraphics.net

Talking Conservation
http://www.talkingconservation.com