Google Calendar is Now Available
Google’s much anticipated calendar program is now available (although still in Beta). As you might expect, Google Calendar is free, fast, and well integrated into their Gmail software. The ability to...
View ArticleGoogle Announces Payment Service
Google Checkout is now live. The service is something of a PayPal competitor but depending on whose analysis you read it may or may not directly compete. From what I read it seems certain to compete...
View ArticleThe Problem with Google Chrome
By now you may have heard that Google has released its own web browser called “Chrome.” While more competition in a market is usually a good thing for consumers, Google’s decision to put another...
View ArticleBuilding Without an Architect
You wouldn’t build a home without first hiring an architect. If you wouldn’t build a home without an architect, you’re doubly unlikely to build a commercial office tower without one. In addition to...
View ArticleStartup Guide: Are you choosing the right tech stack?
You’ve got a potential client that wants to build The Next Big Thing. Or maybe it’s your Big Idea and you’re hiring the development firm down the street to build it. Maybe you’ve researched every tech...
View ArticleMVP is a Relative Term
We talk to a lot of potential clients who have heard or read about the concept of a Minimum Viable Product (MVP). Thanks to the lean startup methodology, starting your new venture with an MVP is no...
View ArticleWebsites vs Web-Based Software
Are any of the following true for you? You’re about to hire someone to help you with a web project of some kind. You work for a company with an online presence or product of any kind. You’re a designer...
View ArticleThe Database Dilemma: Part 1
One of the many things we love about the software world is how frequently new frameworks, languages, or tools will swoop into the scene and offer up new approaches to solving the problems we deal with...
View ArticleThe Database Dilemma: Part 2
If you missed it, in Part 1 we glossed over some of the benefits and limitations associated with the two prevailing database paradigms, relational and non-relational databases. In Part 2, we will give...
View ArticleReady? Set? Deploy?
Introduction The big day has finally come. After months of planning meetings, design iterations, and development efforts, your web application is ready for launch! Discussions around deployment...
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