OfficeWriter Brag Sheet: Customer Reviews
No one likes puffery, which is why we got a few customers to do the talking for us. Hear from current customer experiences on how they are using the product and what makes OfficeWriter stand out among...
View Article3 ways to have a very agile Thanksgiving
As we head rapidly into the holiday season, taking vacation to celebrate with family and friends is bound to occur. For most, it is a time to relax and reflect on what to be thankful for, accompanied...
View ArticleApps We’re Thankful For
[cross-posted from the Riparian Data blog] [All in the Family by Jeremy Miller] Tomorrow, just before you nosedive into Great Aunt Muriel’s famously belt-busting pecan pie, take a moment to think some...
View ArticleAll Kinds of Things You Can Do With SPUser Objects
The SPUser object is a really useful tool, but sadly not very intuitive. Here are some of my favorite SPUser snippets. People picker list columns don’t return a user object, which is frustrating, but...
View ArticleStaff Picks: Snowy Day Coding Playlist
A wintery mix is settling in to Boston today. However, to steal a line from the the 1964 musical Funny Girl, there will be no raining on our parade. With our Technical Services team supplying us with a...
View ArticleQ&A with Product Owner Alison on What’s New in OfficeWriter 8.3
What’s New in OfficeWriter 8.3 We sat down with our Product Owner Alison to give you a more detailed overview of the features released in OfficeWriter 8.3. Covering topics of CopySheet to Azure to...
View ArticleHoliday Heroes with Youth Villages
Buzz Lightyear, Legos, and pink scooters lined the office as SoftArtisans and Riparian Data partnered with Youth Villages to bring gifts and the joy of the holidays to local Boston youth. Youth...
View ArticleAutomate Your Holiday Cards with OfficeWriter
With the holidays just around the corner, schedules are becoming increasingly packed. Maybe you’re on the hunt for the perfect gift, or entertaining the slightly overbearing but well-meaning in-laws,...
View ArticleOfficeWriter and the Microsoft Application Platform
Curious to know more about how OfficeWriter fits in with the Microsoft Application Platform? We’ve partnered with Andrew Brust from Blue Badge Insights to bring you an overview of the additive value...
View ArticleCookie Wars: What do OfficeWriter, Baked Goods, & Technology Have in Common?
In case you haven’t noticed just yet, along with playing around in .NET and working with Microsoft Office reports, we enjoy food here. This year we’re incorporating both of these passions into a new...
View ArticleMeet the Team: Christina
Hello and welcome to our Meet the Team series, in which we aim to give you deeper insight into the minds and personalities of those who make up this eclectic, close-knit group. We are developers,...
View ArticleThis Week in Tech
Truth in Tech Series Claire and I filter through a lot of news on the interwebs. While not all of the stories are pertinent to what we do here at SoftArtisans and Riparian Data (see Gander and...
View ArticleJanuary Boston Tech Meetups to Attend
It’s the start of the new year, bringing with it fresh resolutions to keep, skills to learn, and meetups to attend. While we’re keeping a close watch on industry news with our new Truth in Tech series,...
View ArticleMeet the Team: Kristen
Hello and welcome to our Meet the Team series, in which we aim to give you deeper insight into the minds and personalities of those who make up this eclectic, close-knit group. We are developers,...
View ArticleBig Data for Dummies. Big Daddy for Geniuses.
[The following is a guest post from our partner company Riparian Data and new intern and data-ist Brennan Full. Happy to have you on board, Brennan!] I first heard the words “big data” while listening...
View ArticleEnhancing your Word Document with Images Using OfficeWriter
One of the questions that comes up frequently when talking with customers is how can they get their images into their Word document with OfficeWriter? Depending on how you are using OfficeWriter and...
View ArticleHow to Use Trello to Stay on Top of Your Hiring Process
What three letter acronym will send the most tech savvy recruiter running? You guessed it! ATS, the applicant tracking system, or most affectionately known as: the last place I want to spend my time...
View ArticleCookie Wars Participant: Alison
On the heels of the successful pumpkin pie extravaganza, 12 brave volunteers will present their finest at a banquet in one week. Before the banquet, we’re holding the Cookie War Challenge: where all of...
View ArticleOffice 365 Launches Today
Microsoft launched the newest version of Office today (January, 29, 2013). Designed in the Cloud and with people on-the-go in mind, Office 365 Home Premium was aimed at helping businesses and families...
View ArticleStuff Tech Blogs Do That Bother Me
[cross posted from Riparian Data] Some people thought Gourmet’s demise was a nail in good journalism’s coffin. Others said no, it’s just another sign that the web is the future of journalism, good and...
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