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Why your office Wi-Fi is bad, and what actually fixes it
Adding more access points usually makes coverage worse. Here's what a real Wi-Fi survey looks for, and why placement be…
What to check before signing an equipment quote
Six things that separate an honest IT equipment quote from one designed to look cheap. Most of the cost hides below the…
Fixed price or time and materials: which one protects you
Fixed price sounds safer and usually is — but only when the scope is genuinely knowable. Here's how to tell which situa…
Your backup isn't a backup until you've restored from it
Most organisations discover their backup strategy doesn't work during the incident it was supposed to cover. Test quart…
Server-rendered HTML is fast enough, actually
We build most client web applications with Django, HTMX and a little Alpine. Here's why that outperforms a SPA for the …
How to brief a software project so you get an accurate quote
The difference between a useful brief and a vague one is about twenty minutes of your time — and often several million …