So much for keeping on top of the blog posts! We’ve been really busy lately here in Fairfax, yet we still haven’t made the decision to hire full-time staff. I think we’re getting there, but there’s a lot of logistics issues to work through. We do have some additions coming to our portfolio soon, though. We’re nearly finished a project that was of personal interest to both me and Brandon, as it deals with the potentially controversial issue of the huge Fallsview Casino being located so close to Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada, a so-called Great Natural Wonder of the World. Our client, Skip Allen, decided to take on this issue for the sake of the environment. He has two main goals: to bring about the closure of the Fallsview Casino, restoring the great natural beauty to the surrounding area, and to keep other conglomerates from similarly exploiting Natural Wonders for profit (particularly at the expense of the environment and local economy). You can find out more by going to his new web site: http://www.closefallsviewcasino.org. It’s the first time we’ve ever dealt with a controversial project, as a business, and we’re looking forward to seeing the response.

Anyone reading should feel free to get in touch with Skip, and let him know what you think of the web site. We’ll soon be launching a .com version of the same domain. It will sell CFVC merchandise–t-shirts, hats, stickers, etc.–from which the proceeds will be used to cover the costs of the site, hosting, and cause.

I’m currently working on several other projects (a veterinary management practitioner and a grant consultant for non-profits), and am bidding on a bed & breakfast site development project, which I’ll hear back about soon. Also, we’ve launched http://www.cunninghamcontractinginc.com, which is a site for a local contractor, serving the Northern Virginia/Southeastern Maryland area. Brandon’s been busy working on our larger contract, developing an internal system for NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. We’re also looking into the possibility of doing iPhone Application Development, which Brandon is super excited about. Whether or not we’ll pursue it, we haven’t yet decided, but we’ll be sure to post about any exciting updates!

TransEffect, LLC has moved to 3022 Javier Road, Suite 218 Fairfax, Virginia.

Not much will change for our clients, as we are still supporting and accepting new customers from the Winchester area. We can be contacted on our original phone number (540-754-1599) but we also have a new phone number (703-991-1599) for those of you who are local to the Northern Virginia (NoVA) area. We will still be in and out of Winchester so feel free call or write us to set up a meeting, or you can come to our new office if that is convenient.

We want to thank you for your patience as we transitioned to our new office over the previous few weeks.

Last week Kevin and I were invited by Carey Cole to come speak at James Madison University for a second time. Mr. Cole was a professor of mine at JMU when I attended and we were honored to be invited back to speak again. We presented to four classes all within the College of Business Computer Information Systems (CIS) department and had a blast. The general focus of our presentation was our web development process (because they were CIS students) with a large focus on client management (because they are also College of Business students).

I wanted to thank the students and Mr. Cole for being great hosts. The feedback and questions we received from the students were great and always make these types of presentations a lot of fun for us. To the students - if there is anything else you wanted to ask or discuss, feel free to email us at info@transeffect.com. Thanks again!