Saskapedia

RSS Feed Homepage

Articles: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Working With Digital Images
2008-04-29 21:42:00
Introduction Because text makes up the bulk of the Web’s content, it is most likely inevitable that you’ll end up working with them at some point, unless you favor a terribly basic website. Images are part of the foundation to the internet, comprising the bulk of website interfaces, the navigation of millions of sites, and a considerable amount of a web site’s content. As the Web continues to plow its way into every facet of life, this trend can only continue.  website visitors now expect a certain amount of visual stimulation, just as readers of a magazine expect illustrations or photographs. Of the many image formats, two formats inparticular are noteably the most popular, GIF and JPG file formats. JPEG The JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) format is used primarily for images that require smooth color transitions and continuous tones, such as photographs. JPEG supports millions of colors, and relatively little image detail is lost—at least when c...
More About: Digital , Working

The Simple Secrets
2008-04-24 06:42:00
Here’s the Secret, whether or not you have the greatest product or service in the world won’t matter if your website is poorly designed.  Furthermore, a poorly done/unprofessional site is not limited to poor graphical design. A professional web design should include - easily accessible content specific to your products and services, easy to navigate throughout, modern colour schemes, consistent font style and color, and a clean, uncluttered layout. Some common mistakes made, in attempts to draw attention, are: 1) Background music: Unless you are running a site which promotes a band, it’s a good idea to stay away from background music in your site. It might sound pleasant to you at first, but imagine trying to understand your service or product by reading your content while the same song plays over and over again.  Chances are, if your site has it, your visitors either turn off their speakers or leave all together. 2) Extra large/small text size: As...
More About: Secrets , Simple

Web Hosting Basics
2008-04-15 23:21:00
By its basic definition, a Web hosting Company is one that provides reliable and accessible space on centrally managed and administered servers for many of the Websites encountered on the Internet. They also offer other services that allow Website owners to send and receive email, make changes to their web pages, operate online stores, etc. Just as you use your computer to store documents, Web hosts use more powerful servers to store the text and image files that are necessary to make a website.  Web hosts then index that website by registering the associated domain name with an authoritative registrar. Ofcourse with the right tools and know-how, anyone can host a website.  Reliability and accessible bandwidth, however, are the most crucial factors in presentation of the website that could very well be the face to your business.  It’s important, therefore, to hire a hosting company with the pre-established infrastructure to handle those requirements.  It&r...
More About: Hosting , Web Hosting , Basics

Chris Thompson Music Artist Website Completed
2008-04-11 19:17:00
We’ve completed work on Chris Thompson ’s website and the site is now up and running.  Christ Thompson is one of Saskatchewan’s great Country Music gems.  The website features music from Chris Thompson’s new cd as well as a photo gallery including both hi-res media kit photos as well as photos from previous concerts.   Click Here to visit his website and to hear music from his new cd!
More About: Website , Artist

Effective Brand Strategy
2008-04-08 18:17:00
How your image is conveyed in your website can make or break your business. But before you can even consider placing a slogan or logo on your website, you need to establish an online brand strategy. An effective online strategy requires absolute knowledge of your market and the products and services that you provide therein.  You need to know what your customers are looking for and how they can equate your products and services to your market quickly and effectively after visiting your website.  You also need to consider your competition.  Ofcourse, if their online strategy is effective, they’ll have figured out a successful strategy to help them get the message to their customers as well.  So how do you differentiate yourself and standout in your market.  The key is in making people understand why your brand is the solution to their problem.  Easier said than done.  Fundamental to differentiating yourself from the competition is your abilit...
More About: Strategy , Brand , Effective

Blogs and Your Business
2008-04-03 18:26:00
In its infancy, the internet was defined as a means to share information, a forum for idea, news, general communication exchange.  Somewhere along the line, however, the internet took a jagged commercialized left-turn. Today it is a swamp of spam-filled commercial sites aimed at tricking you into clicking here or providing personal information (for later sale) there.  With the web 2.0 movement, there seems to be a growing migration back towards the importance of information exchange with recent developments in content management systems, in particular blogging platforms. The idea of a “Blog” or “Web Log” began as a simple electronic journal where authors began writing their thoughts, opinions and personal interests in constructive articles published on the Internet.  What began as a simple journal has evolved into powerful content management systems where authors, with little to no HTML programming knowledge, can publish articles instantaneou...
More About: Business , Blogs

TheRealtyConsultant.ca - New Saskatoon Realtors Website
2008-04-02 21:40:00
RawkMedia/SharedEvent has completed development on our most recent project therealtyconsultant.ca.  Slade Desrochers is Saskatoon Realty Executive’s top producing realtor.  His name and face is very well respected in the industry and is the recipient of several awards for performance.  The new website incorporates both up-to-date listings directly from mls.ca as well as google maps integration offering a very dynamic and updated site.  Click Here to visit the new site.  If you are a realtor in need of a similar realtor specific website, please contact us for consultation.
More About: Website , Realtors

Saskatchewan Real Estate - City of Saskatoon Taking Leaves And Grass Regist
2008-04-02 20:20:00
City of Saskatoon Taking Leaves And Grass Registrations If you are a Saskatoon home owner or will be looking at getting into the Saskatoon real estate market in the near future you will want to be sure to sign up for a great program the city of Saskatoon offers.  The city offers a grass and ...
More About: Estate , Real Estate , Saskatchewan , City , Real

Saskatchewan Business News - Local entrepreneurs invited in to Dragon?s Den
2008-04-02 20:20:00
Local entrepreneurs invited in to Dragon’s DenAspiring entrepreneurs will have the chance to pitch their ideas to a panel of wealthy Canadians next week in Saskatoon.
More About: News , Business , Local , Saskatchewan , Entrepreneurs

Saskatchewan Sports - Habs clinch Northeast Division
2008-04-02 20:20:00
Habs clinch Northeast Division OTTAWA — The Montreal Canadiens are the champions of the Northeast Division. Playing without captain Saku Koivu and defencemen Francis Bouillon and Mike Komisarek, the Canadiens put together a solid effort Tuesday night to beat the archrival Ottawa Senators, 3-0.
More About: Sports , Saskatchewan , Clinch

Saskatchewan News - Hockeyville winner to be revealed April 8
2008-04-02 20:20:00
The winner of CBC-TV’s Hockeyville 2008, a competition that crowns Canada’s most spirited hockey community, will be announced on April 8. Read More… Click Here for a Saskatchewan Website Design Consultant
More About: News , Winner

Saskatchewan Entertainment - Kroeger guilty of drunk driving
2008-04-02 20:20:00
SURREY, B.C. — The singer for Canadian power-rockers Nickelback was convicted of drunk driving in a Surrey, B.C., court Tuesday. Read More… Click Here for a Saskatchewan Website Design Consultant
More About: Entertainment , Driving , Drunk , Drunk Driving

Saskatchewan Politics - Mars opportunity!
2008-04-02 20:20:00
Mars opportunity! April 1st, 2008 Google is finally doing something right, and branching off into space exploration with the Space Ship One equipped Virgin. I know what I?m doing now in 2014! |- Add to Reddit Tags: Mars, space Posted in Saskatchewan , news, science ...
More About: Politics , Mars , Opportunity

Saskatchewan Real Estate - Saskatoon Announces Immigration Project
2008-04-02 15:15:00
Saskatoon Announces Immigration Project The city of Saskatoon in conjunction with the federal and provincial government announced an immigration project that will assist new people relocating to Saskatoon.  The program is aimed at helping immigrants succeed in their new life in the city of Saskatoon.  This is an extremely important program as the increase of ...
More About: Estate , Real Estate , Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Business News - Individuals hold $32-billion deal in their han
2008-04-02 15:15:00
OTTAWA — An angry showdown between Main Street and Bay Street could force some broad changes in the way millions of Canadians invest their money, say federal politicians. Read More…
More About: News , Business , Saskatchewan , Deal , Hold

Saskatchewan Sports - Laich nets a goal
2008-04-02 15:15:00
Laich nets a goalWith the help of former Moose Jaw Warrior Tomas Fleischmann, Wawota’s Brooks Laich scored a power play goal for the Washington Capitals to take a two-point first period lead over the Carolina Hurricanes.
More About: Sports , Saskatchewan , Goal

Saskatchewan News - Calvert calls on Wall to reverse $8M cut to Saskatoon c
2008-04-02 15:15:00
Calvert calls on Wall to reverse $8M cut to Saskatoon community centre The NDP Opposition is calling on Premier Brad Wall to hold off on killing a project in Saskatoon’s poorest neighbourhood. Click Here for a Saskatoon Website Design Consultant
More About: News , Calls , Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Real Estate - Saskatchewan Jazz Fest Gets Additional Federal F
2008-04-01 20:20:00
For those of you who have had the opportunity to visit the Saskatchewan Jazz Fest ival in previous years will be happy to hear that the federal government has increased it’s funding to this incredible event from $38,000 to $80,000.  The Saskatchewan Jazz Festival is put on by SaskTel and is a non-profit organization dedicated to ...
More About: Estate , Real Estate

Saskatchewan Business News - Mega loss for Mega Brands
2008-04-01 20:20:00
MONTREAL (CNS) — Mega Brands Inc.’s financial results tell a story, and on Monday, that story was written in red ink. Read More…
More About: News , Business , Saskatchewan , Loss

Saskatchewan Sports - Government forced to do juniors? dirty work
2008-04-01 20:20:00
MONTREAL — Former prime minister Pierre Trudeau once said the government had no business in the bedrooms of the nation. Read More…
More About: Sports , Government , Work , Forced , Dirty

Saskatchewan News - Calvert calls on Wall to reverse $8M cut to Saskatoon c
2008-04-01 20:20:00
Calvert calls on Wall to reverse $8M cut to Saskatoon community centre The NDP Opposition is calling on Premier Brad Wall to hold off on killing a project in Saskatoon’s poorest neighbourhood. Click Here for a Saskatoon Website Design Consultant
More About: News , Calls , Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Entertainment - Be true to yourself
2008-04-01 20:20:00
Be true to yourselfMONTREAL — For women who are fed up or flustered by fashion and its muddle of ever-changing trends, Nathalie Gervais has advice: Click Here for a Saskatoon Website Design Consultant
More About: Entertainment , Saskatchewan , True

Saskatchewan Politics - Why We Don?t Think of Pollution as Much In Saskatch
2008-04-01 20:20:00
Why We Don?t Think of Pollution as Much In Saskatchewan Why We Don?t Think of Pollution as Much In Saskatchewan March 31st, 2008 Westerners, as a whole, have a harder time understanding the impact pollution has on our environment. This is due to ...
More About: Politics

Saskatchewan Real Estate - Saskatoon Buses Get Cameras
2008-04-01 15:15:00
It looks like all new buses in the Saskatoon transit system will be going ahead and getting cameras installed in them.  Since the summer of 2006, there has been a pilot project in place with cameras on buses.  The purpose of this, is to curb inappropriate behaviour and violence on the transit systems.  Personally I ...
More About: Estate , Real Estate , Buses , Saskatchewan , Cameras

Saskatchewan Business News - Fruit cannery?s future up in the air
2008-04-01 15:15:00
Fruit cannery’s future up in the airTORONTO (CNS) — The March 31 deadline set for Canada’s last tender-fruit canning factory to find a new buyer or close passed Monday, but the CanGro Fruit canning plant in St. Davids, Ont., will continue processing fruit for at least a little while longer, said Niagara-on-the-Lake Mayor Gary Burroughs.
More About: News , Business , Fruit , Future , Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Sports - NHL fighting a dangerous addiction
2008-04-01 15:15:00
CALGARY — Hockey has a drug culture. It isn’t anything that they test for in the Olympics or in pro sports. But the addiction is just as strong and dangerous. Relapses are painful. Kicking the habit is next to impossible. Read More…
More About: Sports , Addiction , Saskatchewan , Fighting , Dangerous

Saskatchewan News - Saskatoon man charged with murder
2008-04-01 15:15:00
Saskatoon man charged with murder A Saskatoon man appeared in provincial court Monday morning on a first-degree murder charge. Click Here for a Saskatchewan Website Design Consultant
More About: News , Murder , Saskatoon

The Website Design and Implementation Processes
2008-04-01 01:18:00
Thoughtful website requirements analysis is a logical process the benefits to which are inevitably seen during the project roll out. A general rule of thumb commonly used is as follows, every change or revision made during the Web Design and Implementation stages will cost 1 unit, say $100, and suppose that change wasn’t planned either so several changes are made for the same original change… multiply that by the number of unique changes and, well, you get the idea.  It is extremely important, therefore, to ask as many questions as possible and discuss the project in detail during the early stages. Proper design and planning might take a while, however, many successful previous projects have proven that this approach results in a shorter time to delivery and most cost effective execution.  Primary stages of the development process Stage 1. First Meeting The initial meeting between the client and Account Manager/Consultant, designed to allow both parties to be...
More About: Website , Processes

Saskatchewan Real Estate - Every Real Estate Bubble in History Has Burst: G
2008-03-31 20:20:00
Every Real Estate Bubble in History Has Burst: Garth Turner Excerpt from a Globe and Mail story on Garth Turner and his latest book, Greater Fool. Garth Turner has some unsettling news for Canadians who've tied their financial future to their homes – every real estate bubble in history has burst, and there's no reason to ...
More About: Real Estate , Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan Sports - Head coach Hunt in ?disbelief?
2008-03-31 20:20:00
Curtis Hunt spoke softly, his voice trailing off to a whisper. Read More…
More About: Sports , Saskatchewan , Coach , Head