jQuery

This week we learned about another JavaScript tool called jQuery that was started by John Resig. It's supposed to be a simple way to create interesting websites. We watched a video with instructions and then had to build some of the interactive features into our web page.

I looked at what other people had been doing and tried to get some ideas for a desktop application that could be a good candidate for a website application.   I also left feedback for them on the Discussions Forum. 

When looking at the Demos for jQuery, I did think that the "Dragable" and "Sortable" features would be helpful at work. If we could drag the information from Project Management and see it next to the Shipping and Receiving information, it would be much easier to see what shipments were expected, and which ones were a priority to get out.  Our biggest problem seems to be communication and coordinating between the departments.  The "Dropable" feature would also be really helpful for printing labels, which require certain information be there due to government regulations. The software we have now to do these things is not as efficient.  This would be more of an intranet function.
 
I think doing something web based might be helpful for our clients and customers, to see when there items have been received, or shipped. Something similar to what UPS uses, like a tracking feature for keeping track of shipments.