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What “The Python Community” Really Means

Vince Salvino July 30, 2019

Ask any Python developer what the best part of Python is, and they’ll tell you: “the community”. However I was recently reminded that to most folks, the concept of a tech “community” is completely meaningless. I mean c’mon... how can a programming language have a community?! Honestly, it makes mor…

CodeRed CMS vs WordPress

A detailed comparison influenced by years of working with business websites.

Vince Salvino March 13, 2019

The number one question I get asked is: "Why choose CodeRed CMS over WordPress?". The short answer is: CodeRed CMS requires less developer effort and yields a more stable, manageable, and higher quality website. But any salesman would tell you something similar for any product. During my years of …

Becoming an Open Source Developer

Cory Sutyak Jan. 22, 2019

2018 was a big year for us at CodeRed.  We solved interesting problems, expanded our team, and we announced that we were open-sourcing our in-development Content Mangement System, CodeRed CMS.  Open sourcing our work was something we had yet to do as a company.  To call it a learning experience wo…

New “Cybersecurity Safe Harbor” Legislation Passed in Ohio

What you need to know to take advantage of this new protection.

Vince Salvino Sept. 10, 2018

Ohio has enacted a new law called the Data Protection Act, which will go into effect on November 2, 2018. Under this new law, businesses which take reasonable cybersecurity precautions that meet certain industry standards will be afforded a “safe harbor” against claims alleging that a failure to …

Special Briefing: Technology Under Trump Presidency

CodeRed Staff Nov. 16, 2016

The votes are clear. But less clear is how the Trump presidency will impact technology. This briefing seeks to objectively connect the dots to identify how Trump policies will affect cyber security, corporate IT departments, small businesses IT, and the technology industry as a whole. Even though …

What I Learned About Small Business From "Mad Men"

How a story about a bygone era applies to today's high-tech world.

Vince Salvino Oct. 30, 2016

Enter Mad Men 's 1960s New York office and you'll be greeted by clouds of smoke, fabulous wardrobes, and a secretary explaining that "the men who designed this typewriter made it easy enough for a woman to use". Needless to say, our office at CodeRed is quite a bit different (although fun fact -…

The Future of Virtual (and Augmented) Reality

Thoughts after spending a day exploring VR technology at CodeRed

Cory Sutyak Aug. 25, 2016

I gazed up and saw the Earth spinning in the dark, seemingly thousands of miles away from me. The night lights of civilization silhouetted the major countries. In that instance, I could only relate my feelings of perspective and awe to that of astronauts looking down at the blue marble from space …

Morgan Stanley Breach Puts Value on Client Trust

Client data siphoned over 3 years leads to $1 million fine.

Vince Salvino June 9, 2016

For 3 years between 2011 and 2014, something nasty was happening on Morgan Stanley's network, but the firm had no idea. Then from December 2014 through February the next year 730,000 customer accounts were leaked online. Was this a highly sophisticated attack? No. Was this the result of a foreign…

Local tech firms - not just politics - are needed to lure PayPal to Cleveland

Vince Salvino April 11, 2016

I’d like to comment on a recent news story regarding the possibility of PayPal opening up a Cleveland office. The decision for PayPal to pull out of North Carolina is due in part to recent legislation there. Cleveland, as well as many other cities, have jumped on the opportunity to become PayPa…

Stop the Propaganda Machine

Tranfroming online ads from being misleading to being useful

Vince Salvino Dec. 10, 2015