December 2007: Happy Holidays.

The MANOVERBOARD Telegraph, No. 24.

Season's Greetings from MANOVERBOARD.

Hello. Hope you're having a good, warm, or otherwise pleasurable near-Winter. It's quite cold here in Canada and I understand from a higher authority that it's only going to get colder.

Flamenco and MIT.

We've recently designed two new websites and are very, very proud of them. Flamenco Vivo, a large flamenco dance organzation based in New York, was redesigned. A project of Luminous, the goal was to showcase the organization's dramatic performances and superb programming and demonstrate its long history and rich contribution to the dance worldwide.

We also launched Working Smarter in Community Development, a site created to improve the quality and effectiveness of community development. Run by MIT's Department of Urban Studies + Planning and created by Professor Xav Briggs, The Working Smarter project, the project was funded by the MacArthur Foundation.

Thank you.

Most importantly, I'd like to offer a sincere thank you to all my clients over the past five years. Many of you who started working with me back in 2001 have continued to come back for more, and for that, I am truly grateful. I'd also like to thank new clients who have signed up in 2007 and who are planning on working with us in 2008. A large thank you to Michael Barrish, developer, usability guru, and problem-solver extraordinaire, who makes websites sing. Another great big thank you to Beth Silver, of Doubet Consulting, whose business acumen and marketing know-how helped grow my business in many new ways.

Finally, a round of thank you's to all of the vendors that make MANOVERBOARD a reality; the short list includes Shaw Cable, 37signals, Tilted, Media Temple, Campaign Monitor, and eMusic. Thank you!

2008 Calendars!

Back by popular demand, our fifth all-in-one handy-dandy pretty-but-functional annual calendar is currently on the printing press. We'll be sending them out within the next few weeks. If you want one or two or more, just let us know. Want a preview? You can find it online now as a PDF.

New Contact Info.

MANOVERBOARD is incorporating in Canada. Our services and website and coffee consumption will not change. However, you can now reach us at 866-203-8231 (Toll-Free) or 204-477-4474 (Canada). Our new fax is 204-272-3342. We'll keep the 718 number for a while more. And you can always contact us via our website.

A very happy and healthy 2008 to you.

Andrew Boardman, Principal