Working with other tech companies in Saskatchewan, we have formed an advocacy group called SKTech (pronounced as “SaskTech”). One of the purposes of SKTech is to grow the tech sector in the province of Saskatchewan with an alliance of companies including Push Interactions, Zu, Vendasta, GasBuddy, and other local companies. At last count, thirty tech
The Switch to Swift is Coming
We have used Swift on a few of our projects but we haven’t fully adopted it yet. Until very recently the language and tools appeared to be changing rapidly, and that gave us pause. We put a quality experience for our clients and their end users at the forefront of our values, so we won’t adopt a new technology unless
Quality Software: Saving a Life
We have built apps over the years in a variety of different industries including retail, banking, medical, education, and more. We know that quality is important, but this is the first time we can talk about an app we built saving a person’s life. We are in the final stages of releasing the Ora App in
Push Interactions Named as Canadian App Developer Leader
Push Interactions is a proud leader in the Canadian app development community according to a recent update by Clutch, an app development ratings and review firm. Clutch determined us as a leader by analyzing our previous work, our clients, and our ability to deliver. The thing that really separated Clutch’s findings were the client
Enterprise Distribution in iOS 9.2.x and above
In iOS 9.2 Apple updated how Enterprise distribution works. The updated steps are below: 1) Install the Enterprise App. At this point the app cannot be run until you change a setting. Note: You must do this step or the menu in step 2 will not appear. 2) Go into the Settings app and select
AlphaGo’s win over Lee Sedol is a landmark for Human Kind
AlphaGo’s win over Lee Sedol in Game 3 is a landmark for Human Kind. Artificial Intelligence has conquered the human mind. Even top researchers in Artificial Intelligence never predicted that this could happen a week ago. But it has happened. Computers have now beaten humans at the most complicated and creative game that man ever
Free vs Paid Apps
A question we often get is “If I want the highest number of users, should I make my app Free or Paid?” The mindset behind a Paid app being that perhaps you can recoup some costs and do more then the Free app would provide. We typically push for clients to not charge users upfront
Be Careful What Technologies You Use
When engineers choose technologies for a project, they often want to try out new tools they haven’t used before. Perhaps something they read or heard about. Or something that may prove to solve a certain problem. Whenever choosing 3rd party technologies you must keep in mind that the technology you use will be around for
Why we adopted DMARC Email Authentication
DMARC, if you haven’t heard of it, is a new standard to help fight spam across the web. It was developed in collaboration by companies including Google, Yahoo, Apple, Microsoft and others. Eventually, it may lead to the end of most forms of spam as we currently know it. The protocol used to send emails