Putting the Focus on Your End User
We have a simple adage when it comes to understanding customer needs, desires, and challenges – if you want to know what they want, just ask. Yet too…
A Day in the Life of an Automated Tester
In web design, the developer is commonly considered the MVP of the team. After all, they make ‘the thing’! Few people consider just how many players…
How To Proceed Without In-Person Discovery
What a difference a month, or so, makes right? The old adage states that necessity is the mother of invention -- and travel restrictions and physical…
Retiring Chris Hadfield Gave Business An Out-of-This-World Communication Primer
Yesterday Chris Hadfield announced his resignation following 35 years as an astronaut. He’s leaving the public sphere to pursue private interests, but…
A Celebration 15 Years in the Making
It's a big day for us! We're taking some time today to get away from the office and celebrate 15 years of Digital Echidna. We've come a long way since…
Smart Date 3.1 and Beyond
Today we made a stable release for version 3.1.0 of Smart Date, which expands the recurring date functionality by adding support for hourly or “by…
Don't Believe the Hype
We often talk about tone when it comes to messaging, but rarely do we focus on volume. And when it comes to connecting with your audience, what and…
First-Time Presenting at Drupal’s “Show,” but Prepared to Swing for the Fences
To paraphrase John Fogerty, “Put me in coach, I’m ready to play [clap, clap-clap] today. Put me in coach, I’m ready to play today. Look at me, I can…
Northern Commerce 2019 Year in Review
2019 was a banner year for Northern. We delivered innovative, ground-breaking results to our clients, fostered new industry partnerships, and brought…
Being SMART About Networking Gets Results
Today Echidna’s director of development, Yan Zhang, and I are attending Western University’s Computer Science Breakfast. But we want to do more than…