What makes Liberty Fox Technologies CEO Bill Evans tick? It’s a question his co-workers ask each other a lot (just kidding, Bill!). And now we have the answer. Bill was recently interviewed by Herb Cohen, host of the nationally syndicated Radio America show, where he discussed his past, the founding of LFT, and the company’s…
In today’s consumer-driven healthcare industry, Revenue Cycle continues to have to evolve and change to fit the market demand. With declining reimbursements, high deductible plans, and increasing complexity around multi-payor interactions for payment, the ability for RCM to continuously improve becomes ever-more difficult by the day. The ability to cut costs and increase productivity is…
Lee Reiners is a smart guy. At least the Wall Street Journal thinks so. They published an opinion commentary by Mr. Reiners, the Executive Director of the Global Financial Markets Center at Duke Law in which he makes a bold, if not realistic suggestion. Ban Cryptocurrency to Fight Ransomware. Reiners says “the existence…
A proper discovery assessment report is really a business plan as it relates to your technology. It’s an investment in what you might not know Software application ideas may make things easier from an IT perspective, but does it provide enough data to company leadership and administrators? Sound discovery reports should be a…
The COVID-19 pandemic has put a plethora of new healthcare technologies on the fast track. Telehealth, Contact Tracing, Artificial Intelligence, and advancements in security have all made headlines since March of 2020. Bakul Patel, who runs the Digital Health Center for Excellence says the FDA is working on guidance to continue to bring-to-market things that…
Blockchain and Healthcare’s Interoperability Problem Blockchain has the potential to revolutionize healthcare IT In healthcare, blockchain can lead to better care, improved transparency, and added protection for all trusted parties Estonia: A golden model of blockchain Pain point: Interoperability Data management is one of the most pressing issues in the healthcare sector and the biggest barrier to true interoperability. The problems are many: Data Location Data Format: There…
While Bitcoin and cryptocurrency may have been the first widely known uses of blockchain technology, today, it’s far from the only one. In fact, blockchain is revolutionizing most every industry. Here are just a few of the practical examples of blockchain technology. Food Safety Traceability In the food distribution and retail industry, there are…
One of the recent endeavors here at Liberty Fox was to create a knowledge base and wiki with the goal of creating a single, well-maintained, and central location for everything Liberty Fox does. Confluence, an Atlassian product, provides the tools necessary to accomplish this goal. At its core, Confluence is software that allows anyone to…
One of the fundamental aspects of running a website is understanding your user base. A solid understanding of who comes to your website, what they look at and for how long, when they come back and in what intervals is crucial to understanding your users. Google Analytics is a free web service that makes all…
Effective communication is a key to success in any walk of life. Here at Liberty Fox, all of our team members interact with clients on a daily basis, making it vital to have clear, concise, and cogent communications. Grammarly is a tool that makes cleaning up emails, documentation, work logs, and notes, a simple and…
While working on <PROJECT_NAME_HERE>, I began to run into an issue on the UAT server. Several test cases were failing while running under Jenkins, all with the same cryptic error message. You may have seen this error in your own tests as well. It states: System.InvalidOperationException: The Entity Framework provider type ‘System.Data.Entity.SqlServer.SqlProviderServices,EntityFramework.SqlServer, Version=6.0.0.0,Culture=neutral,PublicKeyToken=b77a5c561934e089’ for the…
Have you ever been deeply involved writing an email or replying to comments and then all of a sudden everything stops working? Or worse, have you ever looked up after writing a long chunk of code and see that none of your code was recorded? Do you have a moment of instant rage trying to…
Making the Case for Custom Development “I could get this done so much faster if I had an export tool.” “Whenever I need to do an update my timesheet, I have to get an Admin to correct it because the webportal is difficult to use.” “I can’t find anything on our poorly-organized document manager.” “Our…
Technology continues to change the way we conduct business today. If you are running a small business, there are efficient, innovative software tools that can simplify your processes and save you time, money, and frustration. Many of the tools offer free or basic subscriptions with the option to upgrade to a premium version as your…
Each year, businesses must evaluate their budget to include yet another leg of technology as innovation fuels new opportunities for expansion. Creating a branded mobile application can be expensive and time-consuming, but the rewards can easily outweigh the costs. Here’s how your business can get it right: Offer Value We all know there is only…
Technology touches nearly every aspect of our lives today, from our morning alarm to the way we work and play. Businesses large and small must keep up with new technologies in order to gain an advantage over their competitors. The options the internet and IT solutions bring us are endless, and even small businesses can…
Technology continues to change the way companies of all kinds conduct business – opening doors to opportunities and advancements that were once not possible, even a short time ago. Today, software plays a prominent role in the success of every business, and not just in the way of ecommerce. Software goes beyond the ability to…
Through enterprise architecture (EA), companies can create a virtual blueprint structured around their current and future business objectives. While this may sound simple, developing an EA strategy is not cut and dry. Each EA system is built based on the specific structure, needs, and ideals of an individual business. EA management includes not only the…
The evolution of the internet and the integration of mobile technology seems to be happening at the speed of light. Just a short time ago, businesses were urged to offer mobile-friendly websites and applications if they wanted to keep up with the competition. Those who are up to speed are about to join the race…
As technology moves to the forefront of our lives, we begin to experience the negative side of each progression. To no surprise, security and privacy issues have surfaced as more and more software, websites, and apps are developed for smartphone, tablet, and desktop use. Hackers and developers with bad intentions are not new to the…
Organizations big and small need to take note of the latest technologies and innovations. The way we conduct business has changed, and continues to, particularly when it comes to the use of mobile technology. Ease of Search & Purchase The right mobile app or mobile website can increase sales by simplifying the product search and…
Confirming swirling rumors, Microsoft purchased Xamarin, a cross-platform mobile software development company, in a quiet deal this week. With their expertise, Microsoft can expand mobile development and strengthen their Universal Windows Platform (UWP) technology, something they have yet to successfully perfect. Because of Microsoft’s proprietary past, their developing team was not quite prepared to create…
Apple is pushing back on a controversial order by U.S. Federal Magistrate Sheri Pym to assist the FBI in developing a firmware that would allow them access into an iPhone connected to the San Bernardino shooting. While defeating terrorists is of the utmost importance, risking the security of millions of Americans seems counter-intuitive at best.…
Just a short bit ago, it became mandatory for every business to establish a professional website and begin maintaining an active online presence. Since then, technology seems to be moving faster each year, pushing us to migrate more and more into a digital world. With the introduction of tablets and smarter smartphones, mobile has taken…
As new web standards emerge and the development process of mobile applications progresses, there has been much controversy over whether businesses should opt for native or HTML5 apps. Is the war finally over? You decide… HTML5 When you strip down an HTML5 app, it is basically just a mobile website designed to work on a…
If you don’t already have reason enough to pay attention to security risks associated with your online presence, the fact that Google, one of the largest websites in the world, was briefly owned by someone for the sum of $12 should really drive the point home. While ownership was barely transferred for more than a…
Adobe Flash has since seen better days, and it seems it may not see many more. Security breaches, glitches, slow speeds, and compatibility issues have been dragging Flash through the mud for years. As advancements in technology progress, new web standards open better options for users. In order to maintain their innovative, evolutionary site, Facebook…
It is no surprise that in 2016 every business needs an online presence. However, some may underestimate the importance of a well-designed, professional website. Here’s what you need to know as we begin another year in the world of technology and ecommerce: Your Website is Your First Impression Business has changed. Most companies no longer…
Open source has become a familiar phrase in the technology world today. While some have confused the term with “free,” this is not entirely true, though open source software does give users a whole lot of “free”dom when it comes to applications and programs. However, open source is not without its own rules, regulations, and…
Business intelligence, software tools and applications designed to collect and analyze data, has revolutionized the way companies are able to understand their business and their customers. In fact, there is something known as customer intelligence, which is essentially the use of business intelligence to capture customer information. This innovative technology allows you to understand your customers in ways that were never possible in the past. There are a number of ways…
Each year we enjoy and endure a burying amount of advancements and changes in technology, and each year the speed of this evolution seems to surpass the last. For businesses today, this is a very good thing. The amount of data available to us, and the applications being created each day to analyze, interpret, and…
For some time now, rumors of the demise of Flash have been swirling around at tornado speed. A plethora of technical issues and security scares have made the plug-in a slow sinking ship. Is Adobe ready to give up on Flash player altogether? Not quite yet, but they are certainly entertaining new ideas. In a…
Software development is complicated, often comprised of a number of methods. Test-driven development is an advanced approach to the development process that relies on repetitive unit testing on source code. The point of this method is to write the code, step-by-step, testing along the way, rather than writing all the code at once and working…
Every business today needs to have an online presence. In fact, many consumers would admit that companies without a website are less trustworthy and more difficult to access. Aside from a general online presence, businesses should be embracing online technology and using it to their advantage. Technology Consulting One of the best investments you can…
An enterprise application (EA) is a business application designed to solve problems and streamline complex tasks encountered by large (and sometimes small) corporations and organizations. Today’s EAs are complex, scalable, reliable, multi-tiered, component-based, and mission-critical. EAs essentially consist of a group of programs working together to create unparalleled functionalities. These applications are developed using enterprise…
Understanding customers’ needs is quite possibly the most important aspect of any business, large or small. There are plenty of ways to find information about customer behavior, purchases, likes and dislikes, etc., but online survey software allows you to get exactly the information you are looking for with ease. Here are some ways you can…
Building a start-up company comes with much responsibility. In the digital age, creating a business is much more involved than in the past. Internet processes and the rise of ecommerce have changed the way we do business. Software is a vital part of company operations today. Consider these key factors when choosing the software that…
Via Livecoding.tv, an educational streaming platform, DevLeague will connect developers virtually in Hawaii, statewide. Top engineers from Uber will offer insight and help increase participants’ technical literacy during this 36-hour event. DevLeague’s co-founder, Russel Chen, explains that the partnership with Uber began two years ago when they reached out to the Uber HQ in San…
Insurance systems are highly complex due to the need for applications to work seamlessly across multiple departments and subsystems. Insurance changes quickly, cycling through new or changing aspects of finance, business, culture, demographics, laws and regulations, and products. Because of the fluidity of this industry, new technology is regularly needed. When it comes to insurance…
As with any business software, there comes a time when the technology of yesterday simply cannot keep up with the demands of today. In the digital age, technology changes and advances so quickly, it seems as though a new version comes out before you’ve even mastered the one you use. While it is not imperative…
The days of paper trails and stuffed file cabinets are quickly coming to an end. Most business processes are now done online or through software programs. No company is alike, from large corporations to small start-ups, each has their own set of specific needs. Investing in business intelligence software can make a world of difference…
Nearly every single business operating today needs software for every day operations. With much of the world now connecting online and using ecommerce to expand their reach, many businesses need to integrate more software tools for the best performance and productivity. Evaluate Current Software and Processes Knowing what software you already use and what it…
DirectBuy, a membership club that sells furniture and home goods without retail markups, recently launched a new website and mobile app that are bringing their customer shopping experience to a new level. After storefront closings and negative reviews, DirectBuy is working to create a transparent, customer-oriented e-commerce website that offers more than the typical online…
In the digital age, photos are part of the way we communicate across multiple channels. With over a billion photos uploaded every day, there are bound to be millions of mistakes, photo bombs, and accidental fingers making their way into your otherwise precious images. A team of computer scientists at Princeton University paired up with…
It seems as though every upgrade we make on our computers and mobile devices pushes us further into the grasp of Big Brother, or whoever else is watching. Microsoft’s latest free upgrade to Windows 10 is causing some much expected privacy concerns, but should you be worried? In short, probably not. Understanding your latest upgrade…
New technologies in the form of mobile apps and wearable devices are changing the way we are able to control our own health. Many smartphones now come equipped with preinstalled health apps that can be used to track steps, calories, work outs, activities, heart rate, and even sleep. But does this new technology actually contribute…
T-Mobile used to be a low name on the cellular totem pole, but their contractless presence has been greatly influencing the mobile market for the last few years, bypassing Sprint and securing a third place spot in the industry. Verizon has taken note of their uncarrier-like moves and opted to eliminate their 2 year contracts.…
On July 30th, Yahoo launched a new video chat app in the U.S. called Livetext that is interestingly lacking one key feature: sound. Senior Director of Product Management Arjun Sethi at Yahoo demonstrated their new app at a press conference in New York. The video chat feature allows users to move about and display their…
Google has added yet another tool to its list of services available to web designers. Pixate, a mobile application development platform, allows app developers to create visual prototypes. A basic version of their Studio tool will be free, with a paid version at $5 a month or $50 a year for designers who want the…
As technology cruises along at record speeds, brands are realizing the need to integrate mobile apps into their business plan. Often this means relying on external experts to develop something that is very much reliant on internal processes, details outside techs may not be able to translate properly to consumers. Businesses are missing the mark…
The future of the internet is mobile, but to allow access to an increasing number of people, new technologies must exist. In what they call the Connectivity Lab, Facebook employees are working towards bringing the Internet to people around the world using state of the art lasers, satellites, and drones. Yael Maguire, a former MIT…
The Solar Impulse 2 has already set records at the tail end of the eighth leg of a thirteen leg flight around the world. After the first four days, the pilot, Andre Borschberg, and his plane achieved the longest solo flight and longest solar-powered flight, with much of the trip still left. The Solar Impulse…
It has recently been exposed that Google’s Chrome has been remotely installing a component via the Chromium browser which allows your computer to perform as an “open microphone,” and largely without users’ permission. Though Google claims it is a tool meant to support its new “OK, Google” hotword detection, privacy advocates claim the component is…
Have you ever hit reply all on a message that definitely should have never made it to the eyes of executives in your company? Has your e-mail address line auto-filled the wrong name when typing in your sendee, only to realize it long after you’ve sent a confidential message to the wrong client? Have you…
Uber, a personal taxi app that quickly and easily links customers with a nearby driver, allows users to get a ride to their desired location at half the price or less than you would pay for a standard taxicab. This innovative use of technology seemed, at first, to be a godsend for city-livers on a…
Facial recognition technology has made some huge strides in recent years. Facebook’s DeepFace and Google’s FaceNet algorithms already allow them to identify you and your friends in photos with amazing accuracy. Microsoft hosts billboards that can recognize you when you walk by, and a plethora of other unknown companies and applications are using this technology…
If you haven’t figured it out yet, Google is taking over the world. Just kidding – but, kind of, not really. Their presence has vastly expanded past the digital realm and into reality. Now they are setting up to tackle their biggest real world issue – city living. Sidewalk Labs is Google’s newest startup company,…
According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, new technology could make this a possibility in the near future. Two new systems are being developed and funded by the Driver Alcohol Detection System for Safety program, or DADSS, to stop drunk driving before the vehicle even starts – literally. The first system equips vehicles with touch pad…
It’s always exciting for us folks at Liberty Fox Technologies to hear about a new way apps are being implemented to make lives easier for people across the nation. Industries have definitely been changed for the better by mobile technology, and we are happy to see this continue. The truck driving business has been an…
So, the launch of the Apple Watch has come and gone, yet many consumers are still unsure if it’s worth their hard earned dollars. At this point, we know what apps are available for the Apple Watch, both from Apple and third party developers. This blog will look into features developed by Apple, that come…
Thursday marked the first app release from Victorious, a company that is looking to take apps in a whole new direction. Victorious is planning on going in a different direction by concentrating on the specific yet lucrative “superfan” market. What that means is that the apps Victorious is producing consist of material based around one…
There has been a new development in the app-hunting game, and it may be a boon for app developers. Google has just announced that they will begin to implement app searches as a standard part of web searches, on Android devices. What it basically means is that Google will now highlight apps that are relevant…
The Apple Watch is changing the game for the development and creation of apps. While phone apps, and the way they are developed, will not be affected too greatly, the Apple Watch apps are forcing developers to think with a different mindset altogether. As is obvious, the Apple Watch has a display screen less than…
There are plenty of issues, during our modern age, of technology being used for wrong or malicious reasons. From rigged elections to the controversy around Facebook taking and selling people’s private information, it seems negativity is all over the place. This is why Liberty Fox Technologies is proud to show an example of modern technology…
With a plethora of apps coming out daily, many older apps are wondering where their future will be. This includes the popular messaging apps, which nearly everyone has on their mobile device in one fashion or another. These apps may even be in more of a pickle than the others, due to the fact that…
Things do move back and forth quickly in today’s world of app design. Some of you may remember an app called Launcher, which was available for iOS for a spell, until being kicked off by Apple. Many fans of Launcher were displeased by the decision. Those people can be happy again. Launcher is now back…
As you have probably already heard, Apple released their newest gadget just this week. The Apple Watch was delivered, and offers users a smaller interface (on their wrist) to use their favorite apps. Called the first “smartwatch,” Apple displayed the new app tool with demonstrations of Apple’s own, in house apps. And while it was…
Many of you may have heard of what Opera Max is. If not, it is a data saving Android app that was launched last February, and has since expanded into several countries across Europe and Asia. As you may remember, Opera Max launched a Web Pass feature not too long ago. This feature allowed users…
Today I was knocked out of my socks when I read this article: http://www.cnet.com/news/feds-say-skin-cancer-apps-are-deceptive/ The article brings up a good point about mobile apps. We would hope this would be understood without government oversight, but apparently it is not. The main point is: be truthful with what your app is offering, and what it can…
As we all know, mobile applications are a fairly recent market to break into. Apps have only been used for a few years now, and what separates a popular app from an unpopular one often seems like fate or coincidence. However, the marketing of the app is of upmost importance. The article in question shows…
We at Liberty Fox love to tell our clients about apps they may not have heard of. This induces creativity in both our clients and ourselves, as we use the best part of these applications for our own creations. With the wealth of applications being released on a daily basis, it is also highly important…
One of the questions we at Liberty Fox are asked about by clients the most, is what types of apps will cause the most battery power loss while in use, and working in the background. A new article has recently answered that question. It should come as no surprise that the apps with the most…
Good news for our clients who want to see how different apps operate without breaking the bank! For a limited time, these eight apps, which usually cost money, are free to consumers. We at Liberty Fox believe it’s intelligent for our clients to look at other apps, to see what features they may want to…
It seems like things get easier and easier in the world of mobile app coding. Just recently, it was made easier to create certain types of applications. This is due to Facebook, the leader in the social media industry, releasing the secret designs they use for apps like Facebook Paper to the world at large.…
Some good news coming early in the year here! As many of you know, in the past, Microsoft was hesitant to release its apps onto platforms that competed against them in the mobile market. These other platforms included the iOS and Android markets, both of which are hugely successful and popular. But Microsoft CEO Satya…
One of the main topics of discussion at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year was that of voice activation technology. It is one of the top items of interest when it comes to application development right now. This can be seen by the waves Samsung’s new voice activation television is making. Though it may not…
Recently, we were working on a project that involved adding search engine optimization to one of our clients’ web projects, by adding meta tags to each of the pages. The meta tags help give search engines and other sites the metadata that they need so they can better interact with your website. For this project,…
Recently, we were editing some code for a client, specifically code that creates a list of an anonymous class, and then runs a LINQ statement on it. As part of the edit, we had to set the values of this class differently under different conditions. Regardless of the situation, though, the structure would end up…
On one of our recent projects, we needed to add a feature to a client’s website that would dynamically generate XML in a Razor CSHTML file. In order to do this, we first needed to tell razor that we’re writing XML, which we did by quite simply writing code to set Response.ContentType to XML’s MIME…
Hey Everyone, we have some exciting news over here at Liberty Fox! Today we just singed our new commercial lease. Liberty Fox will have its own brick-and-mortar address now instead of shared space! If you ever want to come visit, you’re welcome at any time; we make tenancy on Monday, July 1st! Our new place…
So recently we were working on a large enterprise project that involved Entity Framework 5, Repositories and Dependency Injection. We were working with a previously designed database, so every time we wanted to bring an entity into the project, we needed to create the entity, create it’s code-first map and add the map and the…
So, last week we were beating our heads against a wall trying to figure out why we could not decrypt encrypted XML files supplied by our client along with the decryption algorithm. We tried to rewrite the decryption method, researched the Rijndael Cryptography, tried other test files. We even encrypted our own files and then…
Working on an architecture framework for a client of Liberty Fox, I discovered a little known caveat of the Entity Framework. If you implement the repository pattern (or any data access methodology), then I am sure you’ve created a method to retrieve data from the data source based on some business rules. For Example: public…
Well everyone, Liberty Fox finally bit-the-bullet and sprung for a new website. This version 2.0 is a far cry from the original site that was just tossed up here back in the day. Thanks to continued successful business and support, we are growing and expanding which means we were well overdue for an upgrade. Feel…
Liberty Fox Technologies is celebrating it’s third anniversary of charter. It wasn’t long ago that this company was just a dream, but thanks to the support received by so many friends, family and clients, we are a success! We can’t thank all of you enough for your continued support and business as we grow in…