Category Archives: Business Side

SMALL BUSINESS AND THE THREE CONTRACTORS

Posted on January 8, 2021 by Chris C

Check out this post I wrote for Corgibytes about balancing maintenance work with new features when modernizing software. Special thanks go out to my fellow Corgis for their constructive feedback. They convinced me keep the overall idea but re-write my … Continue reading →

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Closed for Family Vacation

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Chris C

Saturday MP is a small family business and like your local family run restaurant the entire family is involved in some way.  Currently it’s mostly me working at Saturday MP but Ada helps with some book keeping and in the … Continue reading →

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Odds Are you Work for a Small Business

Posted on October 10, 2017 by Chris C

If I was a betting man I would bet you work for a small company (99employees or less).  Odds are I would be right half the time.  How did I come up with those numbers?  Using some math and stats … Continue reading →

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Importance of Spouses in Small Businesses

Posted on October 4, 2017 by Chris C

Starting a new business is hard.  In 2010 study just over half of new business in Canada survive 5 years or more and only 30% survive 10 years.  Similar statics for our neighbours in the south. Saturday Morning Productions has been … Continue reading →

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Edmonton .NET User Group Survey

Posted on September 8, 2017 by Chris C

If you are part of the Edmonton .NET User Group or are thinking of joining then please fill out this survey.  The survey will help us plan out the 2017-2018 year.  The survey will only take a couple minutes so … Continue reading →

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Sabbatical is Over, Looking for Work

Posted on September 7, 2017 by Chris C

The leaves are starting to change, the days are getting shorter, and the garden is ready to harvest.  That means fall is here in all it’s glory.  It also means my summer sabbatical is over. I spent my sabbatical teaching … Continue reading →

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Thank You Liv

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Chris C

After almost a year hard work Liv has reached her goal and been accepted to the Edmonton Police Service (EPS).  Needless to say she was a bit excited when she got the call. Unfortunately joining the EPS means Liv no … Continue reading →

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Do you Still Need to Compress Pictures?

Posted on August 30, 2017 by Chris C

I hope you had a great summer vacation.  We sure did and are trying squeeze in a mini-vacation before the summer is officially over after the Labour Day long weekend. Now that your summer vacation is over you want to … Continue reading →

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Looking for Speakers for the Edmonton .NET User Group

Posted on August 28, 2017 by Chris C

Are you passionate about software development and want to share your passion with others?  If so then the Edmonton .NET Users Group is looking for you. Specifically as the newly elected Program Director I’m looking for you to speak at one of … Continue reading →

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Notes on Converting Mini-Compressor to UWP Application (Trying to at Least)

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Chris C

I was inspired to get Mini-Compressor to UWP into the Windows 10 Store a while back this summer. I saw this video several months ago when it was called Project Centennial: https://channel9.msdn.com/Events/Build/2015/2-692 Then a couple weeks ago there was a … Continue reading →

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