What dictates our productivity? From external distractions to life stresses, a lack of sleep or a lack of nutrition, productivity is best described as a daily balancing act. By balancing, we mean on top of a ball being held by…

Any company under the sun would be remiss to tell you communication isn't the cornerstone to the success of any business. Without updates, discussions and most importantly, brainstorming, there can be no true progress; no brilliant idea that would eventually…

As with all aspects of life, reputations run the world. Sometimes they're warranted, sometimes they're way off but they are always in a state of flux. Such is the case for the modern offshore programming company. The offshore programming companies…

Perhaps you have a crack team of ivy league individuals; maybe you're lucky enough to be in the company of proven industry professionals; you could have seven of the brightest interns the local college has to offer at your disposal.…

Sometimes, when all you’re in the market for is a legitimate programmer who won’t… Disappear after two days’ time B. Run off with your money C. Fail miserably at producing the results you need D. Sell all of your personal…

Ask anyone what they’re looking for in a developer and you’ll hear software engineer characteristics, everything from the possession of a gifted technological sense to a solid organizational ability. If you ask anyone what they are looking for in a…

When the only information you have about a developing company is what's behind the cloak of the internet, it's a risk to your business to trust any entity that hasn't gone above and beyond to earn your trust. We live…

We like good reviews. So naturally, we were thrilled with this one: “EXCELLENT WORK! Today’s demo was exactly what we needed. I brought in our Director of Client Services to show him because I was so excited. You guys hit…

As we've alluded in our piece on "Faster, Better, Cheaper" programming, programming companies don't always have the best of reputations. One of our goals has always been to blow this stigma into tiny pieces, our work quality and communication speaking…

No company handles a project spotlessly every time; we know that. We also know that there will be instances that we need to take steps to rectify situations. As Karan Chopra of i2Mag writes, "If we have good teachers and…

Like many companies, vteams has been through a series of business models in order to optimize our work flow, customer service and sales. Unlike most companies, we've had twenty years to do so. When a company hires vteams, they have…

Here's how vteam #377 dealt with the need to download songs from SoundCloud and save them as mp3s to Dropbox: Not all songs are downloadable, so those can't be saved. SoundCloud also hosts differing file formats, including MPEG-4, so those…