Hydra Studio

Jan: 04

Using Zend Framework

Posted By: David

Zend Framework - a handy tool for rapid development in PHP5. Read More »

Sep: 25

Welcome to our brand new home! New work. Fresh blogs. Free Downloads. Team profiles. Services. And much more. The site has been completely redesigned to represent the depth of the Hydra brand. Every section of the site is dynamically controlled through a custom content management system. We even integrated the popular web services Flickr and Last.fm. With so much dynamic content, check back often for updates, sign up for the newsletter, and subscribe to our RSS feed. Read More »

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Sep: 12

JavaScript Libraries

Posted By: Zach

If you write JavaScript at any level you most likely have used or at least heard of the ever so popular libraries that everyone is using. If not, here’s a quick overview of the perks that each one I’ve checked out has in one form or another.

OpenID is not about SSO

Posted By: Rabbit

Earlier this month Jan Miksovsky described OpenID from the perspective of a typical user and how horribly confusing and unnecessary it seems upon initial introduction. It has made the rounds on the identity blogs as an insightful, eye opening critique and has received some interesting responses. I wanted to add my own perspective on what OpenID means to me. I think Jan is absolutely right on and found myself nearly laughing at how painfully silly OpenID must seem to most people. The problem is OpenID is not ultimately about Single Sign-On (SSO) even though that seems to be the way most developers view it.
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Aug: 24

Meet the Prof Launches

Posted By: Harvey

Ever want to get to know your professor better? Then, Meet the Prof. Christian Leadership Ministries called on the Hydra team to develop a web application that would facilitate “faith-journey” networking between Christian professors and their students. Students can browse and search professor profiles by name, university, state, and academic discipline. Professor profiles feature biographical testimonials, data fields, photo galleries, friends, comment functionality, and a contact form. User comments and messages are qualified during the submission process through the use of CAPTCHA.