Category Archives: Software Development

Product Release – Migrator

Posted on October 20, 2015 by adacc

As the outdoor temperatures quickly drop, the Saturday MP basement dwellers are migrating back to warmth and kicking up productivity. We’ve been working really hard and are so excited to make this announcement! We are proud to release Migrator to … Continue reading →

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BIG Announcement (and Cookie Time)

Posted on September 15, 2015 by adacc

A-hem! Hear-ye hear-ye! After many months of hard work and completely professional, non-wifey nagging, Chris has emerged from the basement victorious! A free trial version of Mini-Compressor is ready for downloading!  Try before you buy!  That’s worth repeating – trial … Continue reading →

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Working Together – Part 1

Posted on October 30, 2012 by adacc

Some people ask what’s it’s like to work with a spouse. Since we at Saturday Morning Productions are all about full disclosure and basement-basedness, I thought I’d take some time to shed light on the subject. First of all, Chris … Continue reading →

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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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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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Visual Cut Doesn’t Like to Waste Space

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Chris C

Just a heads up that Visual Cut is really picky about command line arguments.  Visual Cut does a bunch of stuff with Crystal Reports but in my current project it is just used to print reports on demand.  The printing … 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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Coming… Later

Posted on September 14, 2010 by Chris C

A realistic video about software development: Exclusive How the Gold Master Was Delayed: Part I If, like me, you typically work on business software for a single large client, aside from (shameless plug) Mini-Compressor, then make the following substitutions: Publisher … Continue reading →

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New Tools Require New Standards

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Chris C

“An old belief is like an old shoe.  We so value its comfort that we fail to notice the hole in it.” – Robert Brault As developers we all have standards, even if they aren’t that well defined.  Of course … Continue reading →

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