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The Downside to Custom WordPress Installs

September 25, 2012

In a previous post, 42 Partner Colin Ferm described the benefits of using WordPress for a website that needs content management. In this one, Partner Dan Kellner describes the major downsides.

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View Hierarchies and iOS 6

September 18, 2012

It’s the little things that seem to cause the biggest headaches. In this post, Partner Colin Andrew Ferm explores the difference between view hierarchies and the problem we found while testing our app for iOS 6.

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Punk or Metal?!?

August 22, 2012

42 Solutions is pleased to announce our first iOS app, Punk or Metal. It’s a fun little concept that we’ve been playing with for a while. While it’s not yet in the app store, we can’t just can’t keep the secret any longer.

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Why We Switched To Facebook Comments

August 17, 2012

We’ve ditched the standard commenting system and migrated toward using Facebook comments. Read on to find out what informed our decision.

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Why Developing For a Platform Should be Easy (and Why Apple’s Isn’t)

August 16, 2012

It doesn’t matter what platform you’re developing for, the Web, the desktop, or mobile, that platform should make it as easy as possible to develop and test on as humanly possible. Partner Colin Andrew Ferm has been working on 42 Solutions premiere iOS app and believes there are ways Apple could improve in this area.

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Broadcastr Featured on JavaLobby’s DZone

June 11, 2012

42 Solutions client Broadcastr was featured in the news today and we’re thrilled that 42 Solutions was given a shout about some of the work we’ve been doing over the last several months.

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Backbone.js and The Joy Of jQuery

April 1, 2012

Partner Colin Andrew Ferm discussed the joys and the agonies of using the Backbone.js library as opposed to pure jQuery when implementing an AJAX frontend. Come along for the tears of pain and joy.

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The Joys of IE Browser Testing

February 9, 2012

Cross-browser compatibility testing can be the bane of a web-developer’s existence, in this article, 42 Partner Dan Kellner, explains of his css tricks to make your life just a little easier… Because we care.

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Why A WordPress

January 9, 2012

Taking a look at what a post-based content management system has to offer and why someone might choose it over, say, a wiki.

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Why A Wiki?

December 27, 2011

Taking a look at wiki software in particular, what it does, and why it may or may not be useful on a particular content site.

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42 Solutions

Working with 42 Solutions, you’ll find that it’s not the technology that’s important, it’s the idea. Regardless of whether your company is based on proprietary software or open source, we will find the right tools to get the job done.

Invite us to your office and we’ll send a pair of consultants armed with laptops and bright ideas, ready to solve your problem and offer solutions. We pride ourselves in getting to know how you do business and integrating into your process.