Resources
Practical guides and honest comparisons for the questions we hear first: which AI tools fit your team, how to connect them to the systems you already run, what custom software costs, and how to use AI without losing control of your data.
Tool comparisons
We are not resellers. These guides compare the options against real business workflows and say when off-the-shelf is enough.
Websites & accessibility
A plain-language comparison of WordPress, hosted CMS platforms and a purpose-built site for Ontario nonprofits, charities and public bodies, coveri…
Guides
Each guide starts from a problem, shows the manual version, the automated version, the tools, the pitfalls and when custom software is worth it.
AI & data
A two-week audit method for finding what to automate first: a task inventory, scoring on frequency, duration, error cost, data readiness and approv…
Custom software
The questions we ask in a free 30-minute discovery call for a custom software, website or AI project, what we send afterwards, and how to prepare s…
Security
Two critical PHP flaws, CVE-2026-109618 and CVE-2026-109619, put most websites at risk, including every WordPress site. Which versions fix them, ho…
AI & data
A plain-language guide to using AI assistants over contracts, policies and internal documents while keeping control of your data: what leaves your…
Custom software
What drives the cost of custom business software in Canada, how discovery, fixed-scope and retainer engagements are priced, broad hourly-rate range…
AI & data
Fifteen repetitive processes small and mid-sized businesses automate most often, with what each looks like today, what to hand to software, when an…
Case studies
VideoOur product · AI platform
AI investment research that turns weeks of analyst work into one workflow
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VideoOur product · AI platform
Legal research in plain language across 1.5 million+ Canadian documents
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Custom software · AI legal platform
An Ontario employment-law platform that drafts demand letters and court documents from the facts of a case
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Capability statement (PDF)
Core competencies, differentiators, past performance, company data and contacts on one page.
Security and delivery overview
The controls we apply on every project, the ones scoped per engagement, and what we do not claim.
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