Author Archives: adacc

Holy! Noise from the Basement!

Posted on June 21, 2012 by adacc

Please excuse the hammering and cussing – we’ve been renovating. What do you think of the new blog? Look about the same? Well, we’re hosted by WP-Engine now. And I found a way to add a Saturday Morning Productions logo … Continue reading →

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New Measure of Cha-Ching

Posted on May 28, 2012 by adacc

Adorable Daughter came up with a new monetary term: quadillon dollars. I wonder how many zeros that has! Brilliant.

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Part Time Contract Help Wanted

Posted on April 13, 2012 by adacc

Times are good (read: busy) at ‘The Basement’.  Too good.  We’re looking for a little help.  Please see the official job posting on our News page.

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Gifting Forward

Posted on December 18, 2011 by adacc

At SaturdayMP, we will be happy to put a copy of Mini-Compressor under your proverbial tree! With Mini-Compressor, you can shrink those pictures of your adorable kids and email them to Grandma!  Or compress your wedding pictures from last summer … Continue reading →

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Official Business

Posted on November 17, 2011 by adacc

On our recent trip to Boston for the Business of Software Conference, we took a side trip to the Hallowe’en capital of America – Salem, MA.  There we saw a real piece of clever marketing, a real noble claim.  We … Continue reading →

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Blogging, facebooking, tweeting, oh my

Posted on November 4, 2011 by adacc

When music videos first came out, I think music* stars thought this would be a clever way to market their music – you know, appeal to the visual learners.  I don’t think they thought it would essentially quadruple their workload … Continue reading →

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Developper’s Hours

Posted on October 7, 2011 by adacc

There’s a barber shop in our neighbourhood.  He’s recently cut his hours.  I’ve never met him before but I imagine he’s near retirement and would like to spend his hard earned money on trips and precious time with the grandkids.  … Continue reading →

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Preferred Methods of Payment

Posted on September 15, 2011 by adacc

Let’s get this straight.  If anyone wants to give us money, we’ll gladly take it.  We’d be even happier if it was money for the sale of Mini-Compressor, but we’re not too picky. We currently accept payment through all major … Continue reading →

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Mini-Compress Weeds

Posted on June 8, 2011 by adacc

“W” was the letter of the week in Darling Daughter’s class a few weeks ago.  You know what I wished?  That Mini-Compressor would compress the wascally weeds in our Behemoth Garden.  Right-click on behemoth weeds and voila… smaller weed no … Continue reading →

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Everything is Coming Up Cucumbers

Posted on May 21, 2011 by adacc

Another adventure out of the basement – yay!  It’s that time of year in the Chamming garden… yup… planting time. First comes the planning process that I love best.  I carefully draw a not-to-scale “map” of the garden on the … Continue reading →

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