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FULCRUM |ˈfo͝olkrəm. (noun):
A thing that plays a central or essential role in an activity, event, or situation. Oxford Dictionary

A Christmas Elf!

We had a Christmas elf in the office today; he helped us out in our meeting!

Culture & Community
Submitted 10 years 1 week ago by Anonymous (not verified).

Down with the hamburger!

No, not the hamburgers we eat. I'm talking about that over-used little icon that you see on a lot of mobile sites.

I came across an article on Tech Crunch a while ago, titled "Kill the Hamburger Button Before it Kills You" by Anthony Rose. Anthony argued that the Hamburger Button was lowering site traffic.

Philosophy
Submitted 10 years 2 weeks ago by Anonymous (not verified).

Store Locators: Placing a Pin on the Map

From time to time we build a store locator or a similar location and map search component of a website. The basic idea is a website visitor can type in their zip code hit submit and the site will produce a map with a bunch of pins in and around the previously entered zip code. Sounds useful right?

When building these type of components into a website there are a number of “hidden” complexities that we encounter each time. The most common complexity we run into is geocoding.

Discoveries & Innovation
Submitted 10 years 1 month ago by Jeremy Rasmussen.

The importance of a Future Friendly web experience

I've been hearing industry leaders push and push for "Future Friendly" websites and I absolutely believe they are right. That being said, I live in my own little world enough that I sometimes don't have a pulse on what other people are doing in "real life". I finally witnessed with my own eyes the logic behind the admonition of building "Future Friendly" websites.

Philosophy
Submitted 10 years 1 month ago by Jeremy Rasmussen.

2014 Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit

Jeremy and I attended the 2014 Pacific Northwest Drupal Summit in Portlant last week, and it was incredible. So many brilliant developers, and just as many awesome sessions. 

Culture & Community
Submitted 10 years 2 months ago by Anonymous (not verified).

Utah Tech Week

Yesterday I went to first Utah Tech Week showcase, located at The Depot. It was a wonderful event where various CEOs of big tech companies like DOMO, Qualtrics, and Overstock.com came and spoke about startup tips and what they are doing in their business. For example, Qualtrics CEO Ryan Smith came and talked about how his company is practicing "radical transparency". Everyone knows everyone else's schedule, sales, and job performances. 

Culture & Community
Submitted 10 years 2 months ago by Anonymous (not verified).

Excel Implode Function

Recently we had a project that required some CSVs that were a little tricky to import. One specifically dealing with a bunch of pictures that was formatted with one picture per row. To import it with Feeds, we needed to have all of the pictures with matching IDs be on one row, concatenated, and separated by a certain character. We had over 2000 rows, so doing it by hand was out of the question. How did we solve it? By writing an excel macro!

Discoveries & Innovation
Submitted 10 years 2 months ago by Anonymous (not verified).

3 tips to simplify your website and get better results

With the exponential grow of new users coming online and mostly on mobile devices, it is constantly pushing our industry to adjust our approach to getting get the desired results our clients are expecting.  Our challenge: Guide your visitors to a successful visit in under 5 seconds.  GO! 

To make that happen, here are 3 tips to consider for your website:

Discoveries & Innovation
Philosophy
Submitted 10 years 3 months ago by Matt Wigdahl.

Reprap Status - Electronics, Wiring, and Firmware

We have started one of the final phases of building a 3D-printer--electronics and wiring. 

We are using a RAMPS 1.4, with an Arduino Mega 2560, and a 12-volt DC power supply. For our wiring, we are using Dorman Conduct-Tite primary wire and just a normal computer power cable. 

The whole setup is pretty straight-forward. (You can view the RAMPS wiring instructions here.) 

Discoveries & Innovation
Submitted 10 years 3 months ago by Anonymous (not verified).

Project Planning: Obvious or Obscure

You may have noticed.  The internet is rapidly changing.  From mobile and tablet devices to location detection and worldwide connectivity.  As web developers, we are constantly faced with new technologies and new challenges.   So how do you plan a development project in a volatile environment like this?  Well, the reality is we have to learn to get comfortable with being uncomfortable. 

Discoveries & Innovation
Philosophy
Submitted 10 years 3 months ago by Matt Wigdahl.

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