If you’re new to the Hashicorp world for deployments or perhaps have been using something like Heroku for all cloud setups then this might be a useful guide to how to get rolling with infra setups for your apps. I’d like to take you through the process of using Hashicorp’s…

Want to do something completely pointless yet a lot of fun? Or perhaps you just want to use alternative tech to get away from the ads, tracking and social networks. If like me you feel that being in front of an awesome setup means you feel your productivity is impacted…

Why Bother and What Can I Do With This When it comes to being creative and writing I came to the conclusion the internet can just be a total time sink. If not used carefully it can really ruin everything. For me up until 2011 my output was really good. I was a year out of doing a Masters…

Hey, have you wanted to get on the internet and connect to a BBS (bulletin board system) using a retro computer like the Apple IIe? Or maybe you just want to get away from the toxic online experience….escape to a world where you can interact with others and there are…

Setting up your first app doesn’t need to be too daunting. A step by step guide. This article will show you how to get your first app up and running super quick. For this I’m assuming your development environment is macOS and your target iOS is Approach Taken A purist method is…

When you look at a oriental carpet why is it you feel mesmerised and a deep feeling of happiness? Are they just aesthetically pleasing or is there a deeper story in their design and where the craftsmen are trying to tell us something? An important concept to understand is that…

I’ve been spending the last week launching an e-commerce website, delcalifa.com which sells handmade carpets, during which I’ve been speaking to SEO experts, marketing professionals and web designers asking their opinion on how to perform better on search engines. Some of the comments have been: “make sure you blog frequently” …

How to not to fail at making a product. I’ve been spending a lot of time over last year or two talking to architects and product owners about getting to MVP (minimum viable product), MLP (minimum loveable product) and how do we prove this will work. …

Seriously, if I hear one more time some nonsense anecdote about “working hard” I’m going to puke. He works on this day and night! You need to live and breath what you do! …