In the maze of questions and possibilities that accompanies even the smallest tech initiative, the whole point is often lost: computers and the Internet and mobile devices and the web are just ways for people to communicate. And as technology grows ever more complex, it's vital to stay focused: keep it simple, useful and easy-to-use. Because if no one can figure out what you're trying to say or what your project's supposed to do, it's not doing you, or your business, a bit of good.

Since 1996, we've been involved in over a hundred web sites and interactive projects, in capacities ranging from initial concepting and user-interface design, to rapid-prototyping and graphic design, to front- and back-end programming and production. Because of this, we have a deep understanding of the subtle challenges, technical headaches and logistical difficulties that can arise over the course of a project. We'll have strong ideas about your project from the outset, and we back them up with the discipline, experience and know-how to stay focused on timelines and bottom lines.

Technical Toolbox

While every project comes with it's own technical challenges and needs: we bring a dynamic array of best practices to each one. And all of our work is standards-compliant (W3C, 508c, etc.) using open-source technologies wherever possible.

Technologies we've utilized and deployed in the past include:

• Ruby
• Ruby on Rails, merb
• Rails-based app engines: Mephisto, Beast, etc.
• Flash/Flex
• Actionscript 2 & 3
• (X)HTML
• CSS
• XML & JSON
• AJAX
• JavaScript and JavaScript Frameworks (Prototype, JQuery, Etc.)
• PHP
• PHP frameworks: CakePHP, CodeIgniter
• PHP based CMSs: Wordpress, Drupal, etc.
• Perl
• Debian and Red Hat based Linux distros (incl. Ubuntu and CentOS)
• MySQL
• PostgreSQL
• And more