Recently, I completed the initial rebuilding of the website for an organization I work with.  As the project was nearing completion, I prepared a report for my colleagues describing the purposes of the site and how its design and execution addressed those purposes.  I thought it might be helpful to share that report.  Even though you will likely have different goals and concerns, I hope it is useful in helping you think about your own site.

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Staff members who are traveling or working at home often need access to documents, spreadsheets, and applications at the office. Providing this access is common in large organizations with robust IT resources, but small and mid-sized organizations can have similar capabilities easily and inexpensively. Several technologies make this possible, each with its own strengths and weaknesses. This note looks at the benefits and problems of these technologies and makes recommendations.

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Wireless (Wi-Fi) technology has many advantages for the small business or organization. Most important, if frees users to move around with their laptops and allows the addition of new computers where there is no network wiring. Wi-Fi uses radio waves similar to radio and television broadcasts for communication. In this case, the communications is two way.

However, with that openness come real dangers if it is not done right. To give an example, my wife Carol and I were traveling in Montana and over several days went to a coffee bar (not Starbucks) that had free Wi-Fi. Normally, we would go in, buy some coffee and pastries, and check our email. However, one day, we were in a hurry, so we just parked outside, connected to their wireless network, picked up our email and left.

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