We are on a mission to help six Portland area non-profit organizations before the end of 2013.
Dear Portland non-profits, we'd like to help
3 Sep 2013
6 Questions to Ask a Web Agency Before You Hire Them
30 Aug 2013
Are you looking to a hire a web agency? Consider asking them these questions before you make a decision.
How a photo of Doug Bowman's office view in 2005 inspired me
29 Aug 2013
2005 — the year we went from a freelancer company to an agency.
How do you define 'value'?
28 Aug 2013
There is a tendency to reduce the MVP to something so small it cannot it cannot be evaluated by the market you seek. Or worse, it’s misvalued.
Shopify introduces a POS
28 Aug 2013
Wow. This is a game changer for small retail shops that sell their products online.
We’ve spoken to several companies over the past several years about their frustrations with maintaining a single inventory across two platforms (physical and online). Many of these stores were stuck on some custom eCommerce tool that a freelance developer built them several years ago. They weren’t being updated (with security patches, newer Rails releases)… the original developer is long gone and are faced with the scenario of having to hire a team like us to upgrade and improve their site.
In many of these scenarios, we have highlighted that services like Shopify are likely to be a better investment going forward. Just because they’ve invested thousands and thousands into an existing custom platform doesn’t mean they should continue to. While we live and breath off of designing applications and writing code… we don’t want to see anyone waste their money. In many scenarios, the POS was completely disconnected… and we’ve met many shops that are dealing with a QuickBooks inventory and have all these duplicate steps in their process.
I’m really glad to see that Shopify stepped up and went straight down to the retail level. This should alleviate a lot of pain for the small retail shops.
Interview with our 14 year old Ruby on Rails intern
27 Aug 2013
14 year old, James Anderson, Ruby wiz spent a few weeks in Planet Argon’s studio this summer. Upon completion of his assignment, we asked him a few questions.
Get trained
26 Aug 2013
We got CPR training today at the Planet Argon studio. A few folks on the team had already done this, but it’s always good to get a refresher course. Do yourself a favor and schedule a training today.
Everything is ruined now
20 Aug 2013
Technology almost always democratizes art, because it gives us better tools, better access and a quicker route to mediocrity. It’s significantly easier to be a mediocre (almost very good) setter of type today than it was to be a pretty good oil painter two hundred years ago.
Get Your Photo on Google Results with Google Authorship
14 Aug 2013
I know you have seen it. You are searching for a hack to make IE behave itself and you come across search results with someone’s smiling mug right there next to the link. If you are like me, you are more likely to click these results instead of the boring, all-text results. Something about seeing the author’s face right next to their link inspires an added air of credibility and expertise. Pretty good deal for those people.
So, now you are thinking, how can I get my photo up on my Google search results? Well, let me explain.
Ruby on Rails is Zen!
14 Aug 2013
Learn why Ruby on Rails is the right choice for you! Here's a simple technical overview of Ruby on Rails characteristics, advantages, purposes, and other!
