Patterson Research Inc.

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Blog Posts
  • 10 Feb 2014

    Does it matter what fonts you use on your website? The tendency is to accept the default fonts that are included with whatever application you are using to manage your content. Most of the time that means your website uses a standard san serif font. There is nothing wrong with that. Those fonts usually look clean and crisp. Your site will be easy to read. That is important. Now for the but — your site will also look like 90% of the other sites out there.

  • 08 Feb 2014

    What makes the layout of this site special? It looks quite ordinary. No sizzle. But when you look closely it has some unique characteristics. Many things were built with a precision that isn't evident at first glance. That's intentional, though it should appear natural. In this article we'll describe some features of the site that are deliberate.

  • 27 Jan 2014

    I have seen the core. In my first full time job with NCR Canada, I was privileged to work on early electronic cash registers and accounting equipment. In those days 4096 bytes of core memory was sufficient.

  • 24 Jan 2014

    Every project needs to be managed. On small projects one person may be the architect, the project manager, the designer and the builder. On larger projects each of these roles will have several people assigned. Regardless of the size, keeping a project focused requires good management.

  • 21 Jan 2014

    Understanding requirements is the beginning of all information technology projects, right?

  • 18 Dec 2013

  • 17 Dec 2013

    Perhaps we'll get a contact us form here soon. In the meantime email or voice mail works.

  • 05 Dec 2013

    This is my first post in pattersonresearch.ca. Soon I will be doing this with ease. And when I save the file and hit a button, my website will be updated automatically.

  • 07 Nov 2013

    First internet email address in 1985 at UW

  • 07 Nov 2013

    Business intelligence, that is