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Notes from the studio.
Stories about the people we build for, and how the software behind them works.
· 7 min read
Building a home online for Brittany Niemi Rescues
How I built bnrescues.com for a cat rescue near Regina that runs on one woman’s own money and donations — and why the only bill she’ll ever get is for the domain.
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Moving the Moose Jaw Food Bank off WordPress
Why I replaced mjfoodbank.org’s WordPress site with a custom one that works on every screen, is easy to read, and connects straight into the food bank’s booking app.
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· 8 min read
Putting the food bank in people’s pockets
Getting a food bank’s app onto Google Play and the App Store: a $25 fee, a 28-day test, a borrowed budget for a Mac, and why I chose Capacitor.
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Booking a food bank visit by phone or text
Not everyone has a smartphone. How an idea in the shower became an automated phone and text line that books food bank visits, checking every rule live so nobody makes a wasted trip.
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· 10 min read
From phone tag to a booking app
How an Excel sheet to stop my coworkers counting by hand grew into the app that now runs the Moose Jaw Food Bank: bookings, volunteers, warehouse, deliveries, timesheets and more.
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