Buzz Blog
Happy New Decade
Welcome to the new year, stamps are going up again! The Toronto Sun reports that this is the fourth stamp price increase in six years.
As we enter 2020, we look back at 2019 and some of the websites that we completed, including; Octaform Systems, Nightingale Electric, Olympic International, Lumber Store by CarlWood, Adria Electric,…
The Advantages of a Decoupled CMS
What is a decoupled CMS?
A decoupled CMS is a website that using a traditional content management system (i.e. WordPress, Drupal, Joomla, etc.) for content entry but the public viewable part of the website is a static html website generated. Basically, the backend and the front end of the website are separate so your website is more secure and much…
New Website for Briggs Nursery
We launched a new website for Briggs Nursery, an international leader in micro-propagation. Briggs Nursery propagates and grows a wide variety of specialty plants each year from its micropropagation laboratory and greenhouse in Elma, Washington. The new website features some of the over 1,000 specialty plants Briggs produces and provides quick access to current plant availability lists, wholesale contact…
Custom Location Maps
We have created a number of custom Google map integrations for clients. From dealer maps (Imasco Minerals, Woodworks Furniture, Hotzon Furniture) to customer locations (Payless Truck Parts, Kettle River Timber), we are very experienced in bring location data to life.
Gatsby.js: Moving Beyond WordPress
We love WordPress. We hate WordPress. WordPress is useful. How can we use WordPress less?
Those are all common discussions in our office. To ensure that we are providing the best web development solutions to our clients, we are constantly questioning our toolset.
At this writing (October 2019) WordPress is the most used content management system (CMS) in the world. And…
Examples of Scrollable Websites for Seamless User Experience
In today’s world, where everything is just a click away, it’s important for websites to be easy to navigate and use. One way to achieve this is by creating a scrollable website. A scrollable website is one that allows users to scroll down the page to view more content, rather than clicking through various pages. This not only makes…
Website Hosting Infrastructure
There is no secret to our super-fast, secure website hosting.
Here are the tools that we use:
DNS: Cloudflare – Domain name queries are processed within milliseconds, and a robust global Anycast network ensures DNS availability.
Hard drives: All our webservers use SSD drives for blazing-fast delivery. We use multiple hosting providers including DigitalOcean and UpCloud.
Image Delivery: We use Amazon S3 buckets…
Dendoff’s Website Springs into Action
Located in Surrey, BC, Dendoff Springs manufactures a wide range of hot and cold wound springs and wire forms with exacting precision. For companies that manufacture products, listing as much information about the product offerings is important for searchability. Clients have to find you. Once that client is there, you need to make sure they…
A Clean Solution for Octaform
Vancouver-based, Octaform provides a novel alternative to conventional wall construction. Designed in Canada, their innovative product is a stay-in-place concrete wall forming system that reduces energy consumption and extends the life of high-performance concrete structures.
The client supplied brand guidelines for the design style (clean, modern) and we came up with the website design. The site features an extensive…
QRS adds Rental & Leasing Services to their Website
Rentals and Leasing has always been a service provided by QRS but adding each of these hard-to-find products to their website as individual items means customers can find them on internet searches. Anytime night or day customers can book out rental items off QRS Solution’s website. Selling or renting niche items is one of the ideal uses for…
