Infoh.us: A Retrospective at Closing Time

In the early spring of 2014, many residents expressed interest in a website that would provide lots of information about goings-on at Oak Hammock.  Praxeis, our management company at the time, had made promises that never came to fruition. After considerable deliberation among some key residents, Michael Levy, Tom George and Bill Castine gathered in Michael’s living room and engaged a low-cost hosting company, registered the name (Infoh.us) using personal funds and began serious work. (Infoh was an acronym for Interactive Newsletter for Oak Hammockers.)  In June 2014, a prototype was launched and our community enthusiastically began suggesting new features for the team to add. Within a few months, the site contained a treasure trove of information including dining menus, the monthly calendar, information about activities, The Oak Leaf articles, videos of all sorts of ILR presentations, and minutes of Residents’ Council meetings. A UF Computer Science major volunteered to develop custom features that enabled the displays of birthdays and anniversaries as part of his honors thesis.

Once the site was running smoothly, Recycled Riches stepped in to reimburse the initial developers for their out-of-pocket start-up expenses and a fund drive produced a $2,000 kitty that covered the ongoing expenses for most of the next 10 years

From the initial group of key players, over the years the team grew to more than 15 residents who volunteered to contribute their time and talent to the effort.

The Oak Hammock Mac Users Group offered the first demonstrations of Infoh by inviting all residents to one of its monthly meetings. The site was well-received and has been relied upon by numerous residents. 

As infoh bows out of the picture to give way to Icon, we bid a fond farewell to our faithful supporters. It has been a wonderful 10+ years!

PLEASE NOTE THAT BOTH INFOH AND TOUCHTOWN WILL GO DARK ON APRIL 1, 2025.