Chris Cardinal

Managing Partner

Chris Cardinal Chris has been a technology fanatic since he was 3, banging away at a Timex Sinclair in his parents' basement. Ever since then, his fascination with technology and computers have only continued to grow. On the internet since the days of Compuserve and antiquated bulletin board systems, he took a web design class in 5th grade that showed him the world of HTML and internet technology. He began his own web development venture, working for clients throughout high school. Shortly after graduating, he became a contributing author for Gizmodo.com (a popular weblog with 300,000 visitors daily) and helped run the site for six months. His natural talents for problem solving and analytical thinking emerged and he began to teach himself web programming and database theory.

His keen ability to identify solutions to complex problems and to always suggest a fresh approach to existing challenges allows him to frequently impress clients in his role as business analyst and project manager. (Or so he's been told.) A solid programming background allows him to effectively communicate with his programmers and to work with them to develop the best solutions possible. Coupled with a business partner who possesses a complementary skill-set, they tend to operate on the same wavelength and share a common vision: Have fun, amaze customers, grow the business.

In his spare time, he's an avid drummer, sometimes-author and horrible topiarist.

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Latest Blog Post by Chris Cardinal

Lunascape Multi-Rendering-Engine Browser Review: Verdict—Three Trick Pony

We take a look at Lunascape: a new browser that allows users to switch their rendering engine on the fly.

Posted on November 25, 2008 by Chris CardinalRead more »

Other Recent Posts

 

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Ridiculous CAPTCHA Is Ridiculous, Requires Character Map

So we've all seen our fair share of ridiculous CAPTCHAs. I've seen ones that require you to only enter the letters with the cats on them, or I've seen near undiscernable ones. And if you've ever listened to the audio CAPTCHA provided by Google, it's like the disembodied voice of Satan himself beckoning you to discern exactly which numbers need entering, if only you'll denounce your Lord. Spoken backwards. It's ridiculous.

So imagine my shock when Ticketmaster provided me with the following:



That's right. A "vulgar fraction: seven eights." Not wanting to

Posted on December 4, 2008 by Chris CardinalRead More »

Portfolio Spotlight

Troon Golf

Troon Golf, a premiere worldwide golf course management company, utilized Synapse Studios for their core site design. We also consulted on and developed a database-driven, cost-saving backend tool that resides on their intranet to manage and track inter-facility group play.

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