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Startups Looking for More for Their Buck – sourceBOLD Many of SourceBold’s current clientele are startups. This is because startups are always wanting to get more for their money, which is one of the biggest benefits when outsourcing. Recently, an article in Entrepreneur outlined a list of 25 successful startups who have used outsourcing to help them g…

Flash Fizzles On Firefox

Flash Fizzles On Firefox – sourceBOLD Mozilla Firefox has defaulted to blocking Flash in its browsers as of this Monday, July 13. Mentioned in an article on CNN. This news comes after a spread of malware and remote attacks on people’s computers by the hacker group, Hacking Team. This group used exploits in the Flash code to gain access…

Software programmers are now Utah's most common job, but there still aren't enough

Software Programmers are Now Utah’s Most Common Job - But There Still Aren’t Enough – sourceBOLD NPR reported Utah now has more programming jobs than any other job position. Over the previous 36 years, the previous most common job was truck driver and secretary. Yet even though Utah’s most common job is computer programmer, there aren’t enough programmers to fill these positions. There continue…

Utah's Median Salary for Systems Software Developers Surpasses $90,000

Utah's Median Wage for Systems Software Developers Reaches >$90,000 – sourceBOLD Utah’s software developer market continues to be on fire, causing salaries to steadily increase with it. The Salt Lake Tribune cited a recent study that showed the median salary of an applications software developer to be at $79,440 and the median salary of a systems software developer reached more…

Choosing the best CMS

The Content Management System For Your Website – sourceBOLD In our last article we discussed what a CMS is and looked at the primary advantage an entity has for deciding to use a CMS for their web presence – this reason being to push or update content quickly and easily. One of the most popular and widely used CMS is WordPress. Chances are you have heard of…

What is a CMS or Content Management System?

What is a CMS (Content Management System)? – sourceBOLD A CMS or Content Management System allows site owners or webmasters to easily update content without needing knowledge of web scripting languages such as HTML or CSS. Examples of common CMSs include WordPress, Joomla, and Drupal. For websites managed by CMSs you need only an understanding of the spe…

Read about how to build wireframes and mockups for your software application

How do I Build Wireframes and Mockups? – sourceBOLD Author’s note: This is the last of three articles about wireframes and mockups. The first article covered what wireframes and mockups are, the second article discussed when to use wireframes and when to use mockups, and this last article will cover how to do wireframing and how to do mockups. So you…

Should I Do Wireframes or Mockups?

Should I do Wireframes or Mockups? – sourceBOLD Author’s note: This is the second of three articles about wireframes and mockups. The last article covered what wireframes and mockups are, this article discusses when to use wireframes and when to use mockups, and the last article will cover how to do wireframing and how to do mockups. So you have…

Wireframes v. Mockups: What's the Difference?

Wireframes v. Mockups - What's the Difference? – sourceBOLD Author’s note: This is the first of three articles about wireframes and mockups. This article covers what wireframes and mockups are, the next article will discuss when to use wireframes and when to use mockups, and the last will cover how to do wireframing and how to do mockups. On at least a weekl…

Recent WordPress Vulnerabilities: Keep Your Website Up To Date

Recent WordPress Vulnerabilities: Yet Another Reason To Keep Your Website Updated – sourceBOLD Early last week there was a major news release that many popular plugins and themes used by website owners and bloggers were vulnerable to XSS (Cross site scripting). Both Themeforest and Sucuri published articles warning site owners of the risk and the need to update to new and upcoming patched ver…

(Continued) Software Development You Shouldn't Outsource

Software Development You Shouldn’t Outsource: Part II – sourceBOLD In a previous blog post we covered the topic of two roles you should never outsource. Just like there are certain roles that you shouldn’t outsource, there are also certain software projects that you shouldn’t outsource: Sensitive Government Work – We know of more than one potential client who can’t…

3 Steps You Should Take To Hire A Developer

3 Steps Every Company Should Take To Hire A Developer – sourceBOLD Hiring a great developer involves having the right recruiting process to identify the stars from everyone else. We talk about 3 crucial steps all companies should start with.