Resolution Interactive Media Inc.

Hello PHM Search Group

Tue, 08 Jul 2008 11:24:42 -0400

PHM Search Group, a London, Ontario based engineering recruitment firm, has hired us to plan and implement a new online strategy including a redesign of their current public web site.

Thanks PHM, this is going to be a great project!

Webmail Upgrade

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:48:56 -0400

I've just completed some upgrades to our AJAX-driven webmail system @ mail.resolutionim.com Existing ResIM clients will notice some new improvements to the base feature-set as well as some overall performance improvements. Webmail is a great secure alternative for checking your mail from a public terminal or when you're just on-the-go away from your computer.

Gov. of Alberta extends contract with ResIM

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:42:34 -0400

Looks like we'll be a preferred multi-media supplier for the Government of Alberta for another year. Our primary role within the contract is to provide web-deliverable multi-media learning modules to support K-12 education in the province.

Firefox 3 Launch

Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:56:57 -0400

The guys here are all ramped-up over today's launch of the Firefox Web Browser (Version 3). This much anticipated release is an event of global proportions that's even trying to set a Guinness World Record for the most downloads in a single day.

The new version of Firefox features better security including prominent EV SSL, improved performance, and even better rendering for us W3C fanboys. If you haven't tried Firefox yet, I highly suggest you check it out.

Latest Launch: Selling Solutions

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 08:16:05 -0400

I'm happy to announce the launch of our latest project, a combination public web site and online training platform for Selling Solutions. The project allows our client to easily manage all public and training module content through a custom implementation of our content management system.

An automated payment and approval process ensures training registrants will be able to get started right away without delays for approval.

Feel free to visit the site and let me know what you think:

http://www.thesalescoach.ca

Apple, you're letting me down

Fri, 30 May 2008 10:02:04 -0400

Being a small company it's quite beneficial from a cashflow perspective to finance our workstations from Apple as opposed to purchasing them outright.

With this in mind I picked up the phone way back in April and called the Apple store for business to get the ball rolling on what is usually a simple, painless process. As an existing business customer we've easily added new machines to our lease in the past and had them arrive at our door in less than two weeks.

I guess I've come to expect a level of service and responsiveness from Apple based on prior experiences. We'll, apparently Apple has switched external financing companies since our last lease addition meaning I had to go through the entire application process again. On top of that, our iMac was ordered just after the new iMac release which caused some confusion in what the sales rep referred to as 'the system.'

Finally, I received an email from Apple informing me that the order had finally been processed and would be shipping between May 27th and May 29th.

Great, not the best scenario, but it'll do.

Checking my inbox this morning I noticed an order status email from Apple telling me that shipping had been delayed with the new machine now arriving sometime between June 11th and June 17th.

In my opinion, the changes that have happened at Apple (the new financing company and the release of the new iMac) should not be felt by the customer making the purchase.

Apple should have all of my information on file ready to send to the new financing company and a new model release certainly shouldn't be a reason for a delay in order processing.

For now I guess we wait and hope the next purchase goes much smoother.

Evaluating Local Online Advertising

Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:41:03 -0400

As an SME owner I'm always on the lookout for attractive advertising opportunities that suit the nature of my business. ResIM has a decent-sized client base here in London, Ontario but there's always room to improve and being in the web business my thoughts turn immediately to online advertisting.

The intent of this post is not to suggest one outlet over another but to provide you with some of the information necessary to make an informed decision. The analysis below looks at various local online advertising opportunities in London with the exclusion of pay-per-click. Incoming links are a key SEO strategy so I've decided to examine various outlets according to their Google PageRank and Alexa Ranking (the lowest number is best here). Here's what I've found:

CanPages.ca. Google PageRank: 5/10, Alexa Rank: 91,000
Yellowpages.ca Google PageRank: 7/10, Alexa Rank: 6,400
London Chamber of Commerce Google PageRank: 4/10, Alexa Rank: 275,000
The Phone Guide Google PageRank: 4/10, Alexa Rank: 6,000,000
London Link Google PageRank: 3/10, Alexa Rank: 3,600,000
LondonDirectory.ca Google PageRank: 1/10, Alexa Rank: 2,192,000

Of course, cost and the audience you stand to reach are important parts of any online advertising opportunity so you'll need to pay close attention to these when analyzing your options. The above information should at least give you an idea of how each outlet sits according to Google PageRank and Alexa.

He's Jon Rundle...

Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:51:37 -0400

We're pleased to announce the addition of Jon Rundle to the ResIM team. Jon has just completed a two-week internship and we actually offered him full-time employment (which he accepted!). Please join us in welcoming the guy who will forever be known as 'Jon the Intern.'

Trent University Case Study

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:15:05 -0400

Check it out:

http://www.resolutionim.com/content/portfolio

Super Mario in Javascript

Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:51:25 -0400

I excelled at it back in college, but at the time I have to admit that I thought Javascript was a dying language. And rightly so, in the early 00's Javascript on the web was commonly used for little more than basic styling or low risk client-side calculations that were hacked together in nasty spaghetti code.

Flash forward a few years and who knew that it would make such a dramatic comeback with developers, getting a sort of revitalization by the community. Not to mention improved support (on the consistency side of things) among browsers.

I found this little gem in my surfing this week, a very impressive re-production of Super Mario, completely in 14k Javascript no less! Wow!