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Musings

A blend of thoughts, insights and info generally inspired by good coffee.

The Art of Complexity

- 5 minute read

There is an inherent complexity in all systems. By their nature systems are comprised of multiple component parts interacting with each other to solve a particular need. Like all good things, complexity is about balance, too little and your solution…

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What is the metaverse?

- 4 minute read

The metaverse is coming. At some point in the future, nobody is sure when and to a large extent sure how, but it’s coming and it will change our world. The concept is said to be what a smartphone of today is to the bricks that were the first mobile…

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Better business with automation

- 4 minute read

Automation using web technologies has become a hot topic as businesses look to take advantage of the power it brings. But what is it and how can your business tap into the benefits of automation?

Before we dive in let’s talk briefly about what…

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Web to email with Mailgun

- 3 minute read

We recently migrated a number of of our client websites over to Mailgun for sending emails from web forms and components with a data to email requirement.

When we hook up web to email we generally use authenticated SMTP servers tied to the domain…

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Rescuing Inflight Projects

- 3 minute read

Every so often we are tasked with rescuing a project. The rationale behind why a project finds itself in a position where it needs rescuing tends to vary widely, it could be financial, political, ownership, shifting market forces or a change of direction.

Inflight…

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