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Plenty of Postage

I almost wonder (though I know there’s no such thing) if there was a sale on two cent stamps at the time this client was mailing their payment to us. And yes, that is sixteen stamps you see there. 😊

Jaywest Country Homes (page)

JayWest Country Homes has been in the business of selling Viceroy Homes for ten years, and is the largest independent distributor in Western Canada. The company is a one-stop shop for the buying and building of Viceroy Homes as they also offer construction services under JayWest…

Print Matters

The web is a necessarily translatable media form. Websites can be viewed by many different browsers, mobile phones, video game consoles, PDAs and other hybrid devices like the iPhone. With so many high technology possibilities it’s often easy to lose track of the humble printer. Print…

Security Issue in ExpressionEngine (pre-1.6.6)

As a Hop Studios client, we keep you informed about security updates that affect the software you use. This one is particularly important, as it concerns ExpressionEngine.  In an nutshell:

• A small but serious security hole in ExpressionEngine has been discovered.
• Upgrading to 1.6.6 fixes…

You First Financial Blog

You First is a financial consulting firm based in Vancouver, BC, that wanted to take their site’s search engine standings up a notch. They came to us on a recommendation from eMarketing101 who is their adviser on improving their SEO. You First approached Hop Studios to have us create and…

Bonjour, Francouver.ca!

Hop Studios enjoys working on projects that involve the creation and fostering of online communities, so when Alex Brabant came back to us, excited about an idea for local Francophones social networking site, we were thrilled.

Alex was inspired to create the site because he wasn’t…

Closed for Veterans / Remembrance Day

photo by striatic

Hop Studios will be closed on Nov. 11 for Remembrance Day / Veterans Day.

We don’t always get to close on holidays, because we have U.S. and Canadian clients, and U.S. and Canadian employees, so Victoria Day, July 4th, and Thanksgiving we end up being kind of sort of…