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Portable Document Format (PDF) was introduced by Adobe over 30 years ago as a platform-agnostic way to share paper documents, and has since effectively become the only such format. Despite PDFs being well known and respected to the point of becoming the industry standard, that doesn’t make them the most cost effective option for digital paperwork. Many of The SilverLogic’s clients are surprised by the expense of integrating with the predominant PDF APIs on the market, like Docusign’s.
Thankfully, today, there are other approaches available to building in Docusign-like features into custom apps without resorting to market leaders. We’ll walk through some of the more common ones, and a newer technique we are exploring with our projects.
Portable Document Format (PDF) was introduced by Adobe over 30 years ago as a platform-agnostic way to share paper documents, and has since effectively become the only such format. Despite PDFs being well known and respected to the point of becoming the industry standard, that doesn’t make them the most cost effective option for digital paperwork. Many of The SilverLogic’s clients are surprised by the expense of integrating with the predominant PDF APIs on the market, like Docusign’s.
Thankfully, today, there are other approaches available to building in Docusign-like features into custom apps without resorting to market leaders. We’ll walk through some of the more common ones, and a newer technique we are exploring with our projects.
You’re driving down the street and you hear a noise – something’s wrong. You bring your car to the shop and the mechanic says, “look, we need to replace the gear shaft.” You’re not totally sure about the details, you just want this fixed, and quickly, without costing too much money.
You’re driving down the street and you hear a noise – something’s wrong. You bring your car to the shop and the mechanic says, “look, we need to replace the gear shaft.” You’re not totally sure about the details, you just want this fixed, and quickly, without costing too much money.
Confession: we know some people who used to work in agencies who became the clients who had to be nagged to “do their homework.” After all the effort that goes into finding the right help, signing the agreement and letting the agency get to work feels like a great time to get back to everything else on your plate.
Confession: we know some people who used to work in agencies who became the clients who had to be nagged to “do their homework.” After all the effort that goes into finding the right help, signing the agreement and letting the agency get to work feels like a great time to get back to everything else on your plate.
If you think about it, a discovery call is a bit like a first date: both parties are putting their best selves forward and seeing if they have enough in common to keep going. And, just like a first date, it’s easy enough to set up. Unlike a first date, however, a quick Google search (or are we chatGPT-ing exclusively now) of the other person isn’t necessarily enough. There are five areas of a discovery call conversation that an agency will typically cover. If you can put some notes together on each area ahead of time, you’ll be in a stronger position to assess the agency you’re meeting.
If you think about it, a discovery call is a bit like a first date: both parties are putting their best selves forward and seeing if they have enough in common to keep going. And, just like a first date, it’s easy enough to set up. Unlike a first date, however, a quick Google search (or are we chatGPT-ing exclusively now) of the other person isn’t necessarily enough. There are five areas of a discovery call conversation that an agency will typically cover. If you can put some notes together on each area ahead of time, you’ll be in a stronger position to assess the agency you’re meeting.
When you're building a startup or guiding a company through its early phase, implementing a solid growth strategy is crucial – and choosing the right custom software development partner is an important step in this process. The first fork in the road you may encounter is whether to find help onshore or overseas. We’ve noticed folks have strong opinions one way or the other about this, but it’s not either/or. There are times when onshore (especially local!) makes more sense, and times when overseas can instead make more sense. Let’s take a look.
When you're building a startup or guiding a company through its early phase, implementing a solid growth strategy is crucial – and choosing the right custom software development partner is an important step in this process. The first fork in the road you may encounter is whether to find help onshore or overseas. We’ve noticed folks have strong opinions one way or the other about this, but it’s not either/or. There are times when onshore (especially local!) makes more sense, and times when overseas can instead make more sense. Let’s take a look.
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If you've ever needed to translate a document from English into another language, you understand the importance of getting the translation right. The accuracy of your translation can significantly impact your business endeavors, potentially opening up new markets or sealing critical business deals. While professional human translation is often the gold standard for important documents, machine translation, such as Google Translate, can be a handy tool for quick translations. In this blog, we'll explore the differences, benefits, and drawbacks of Google Translate and localization.
Introduction
If you've ever needed to translate a document from English into another language, you understand the importance of getting the translation right. The accuracy of your translation can significantly impact your business endeavors, potentially opening up new markets or sealing critical business deals. While professional human translation is often the gold standard for important documents, machine translation, such as Google Translate, can be a handy tool for quick translations. In this blog, we'll explore the differences, benefits, and drawbacks of Google Translate and localization.
Introduction
Website development used to be complicated. It required a significant amount of time and effort, creativity, and extensive coding expertise. Alternatively, if you had the money, you could hire a web designer to build the site for you. But now, with the rise of website builders, building your dream site is easier and less expensive than ever.
Introduction
Website development used to be complicated. It required a significant amount of time and effort, creativity, and extensive coding expertise. Alternatively, if you had the money, you could hire a web designer to build the site for you. But now, with the rise of website builders, building your dream site is easier and less expensive than ever.
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In order to create a program that successfully matches people with services, a business or organization must match the right participants together. Whether a business is matching people with goods and services, trainers and clients in a gym setting, or mentors and mentees, it is necessary to figure out the necessary steps to achieve the best possible result for both parties.
Introduction
In order to create a program that successfully matches people with services, a business or organization must match the right participants together. Whether a business is matching people with goods and services, trainers and clients in a gym setting, or mentors and mentees, it is necessary to figure out the necessary steps to achieve the best possible result for both parties.
Originally presented at SoFloDevCon 2022, this article explores different strategies internal and external teams can use to communicate budgets and roadmaps to stakeholders.
Originally presented at SoFloDevCon 2022, this article explores different strategies internal and external teams can use to communicate budgets and roadmaps to stakeholders.
Introduction
Software as a Service (SaaS) has emerged as a prominent category within cloud computing, offering web-based software platforms accessible across all devices and operating systems with an internet connection. This blog explores the advantages and disadvantages of SaaS for businesses, shedding light on its cost-effectiveness, accessibility, scalability, maintenance benefits, and ease of deployment, while also delving into security concerns, lack of control, upgrade issues, and connectivity challenges. We also discuss the benefits of building and owning your own SaaS solution.
Introduction
Software as a Service (SaaS) has emerged as a prominent category within cloud computing, offering web-based software platforms accessible across all devices and operating systems with an internet connection. This blog explores the advantages and disadvantages of SaaS for businesses, shedding light on its cost-effectiveness, accessibility, scalability, maintenance benefits, and ease of deployment, while also delving into security concerns, lack of control, upgrade issues, and connectivity challenges. We also discuss the benefits of building and owning your own SaaS solution.
Chrome Extensions and You
A Google Chrome extension is a software application that extends the functionality of Google Chrome. They are hosted in the Chrome Web Store and are installed, uninstalled, and managed directly from the Chrome browser. Other popular browsers like Safari, Edge, and Firefox also allow browser extensions, but since they all work pretty much the same, we’ll just discuss them as published for Chrome here.
Chrome Extensions and You
A Google Chrome extension is a software application that extends the functionality of Google Chrome. They are hosted in the Chrome Web Store and are installed, uninstalled, and managed directly from the Chrome browser. Other popular browsers like Safari, Edge, and Firefox also allow browser extensions, but since they all work pretty much the same, we’ll just discuss them as published for Chrome here.