Category Archives: Business Side

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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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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Mini-Compressor – ing

Posted on May 4, 2011 by adacc

The success of our product marketing could be measured by how well Mini-Compressor is integrated into everyday life, but more importantly, everyday language. If I may demonstrate with a few examples: Do you remember when Google became a noun? I … Continue reading →

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Exhilaration and Hesitation

Posted on April 26, 2011 by adacc

EXHILARATION – That feeling you get just after a great idea hits you and just before you realize what’s wrong with it. That pretty much sums up the feeling I had when Chris told me he was thinking of starting … Continue reading →

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Happy Earth Day

Posted on April 21, 2011 by adacc

We want to celebrate the 20th annual Earth Day with a special promotion!  This will be a real one, not like the bogus Mini one. Big bold print: Free shipping with every copy of Mini-Compressor purchased.  Forever.  No questions asked, … Continue reading →

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Mini-Promotion

Posted on April 18, 2011 by adacc

Let’s be honest.  Sales of Mini-Compressor have been steady, but what we really want is 4 bazillion people to buy a copy and tell 2 friends.  Then we can have bags with dollar signs on them!  And build our dream garage*. … Continue reading →

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8 in One Blow

Posted on April 14, 2011 by adacc

SaturdayMP has been around for a long time.  The concept of a weekend software company is how our friends and acquaintances know us (dreamers).  Sure, we incorporated just over 2 years ago, but the name has been around for longer … Continue reading →

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Coming… Later Part 2

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Chris C

I was just talked into and/or talked my friends into purchasing Magicka.  That reminded me I had posted Part 1 of “How the Gold Master was Delayed” and I should look for Part 2. It’s nice to see a humorous … Continue reading →

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