Tuesday, March 29, 2016
New Research Home Page
For some time now, I have been trying to develop a new Research Home Page. The main point of this new page is to host our internal web site on Google Sites, as opposed to an old Windows server in Philadelphia as we have done for the last 15 years or so. As a result, you will be able to access the site from anywhere, without having to be connected via VPN.
In order to prevent the site from being available to the public at large, you must be logged into your Google account to access the site. If you are prompted for a name and password, just enter your firm provided Gmail address and Gmail password for access.
The new site will have a similar look and feel to the old one, with some significant changes. Google Sites does not support the drop down menus that we used on the old page. As a result, I have created a document that contains all the research links, broken up by the same categories that we used on the old site. I have kept the site as simple as possible in order to maximize compatibility with the widest range of browsers and devices possible.
Most of the sub-pages are maintained as Google Documents. This makes it much easier for us to update and edit these documents, keeping them as up to date as possible. For most users, these documents are read only. If you notice any mistakes or have suggestions for changes, just email them to me.
We are now ready to put this site into beta testing, which means I am making it available for everyone to view. But it is still a work in progress. Some pages are incomplete and there may still be a number of errors throughout the pages and documents. Feel free to look around and let me know of any problems you encounter or suggestions you may have for improvement.
There is a link to the site on the old Home Page
You can also access the new Page directly at http://research.margolisedelstein.com
As I said, the new site remains a work in progress. The old page will remain the default link probably for the next few months until we have worked out all the kinks on the new page. Eventually we will retire the old page and make the new one the default page for accessing all firm links and resources.
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