Notes
Occasional writing about software, security and the moment a spreadsheet stops being a spreadsheet. No newsletter, no gated downloads.
Logins, Data and Backups: What We Build In by Default
The unglamorous half of a custom application — accounts, permissions, backups, error tracking and a place to test things safely — explained in plain language, along with the password advice worth giving your own team.
What a Custom Web App Costs, and Why
Why software quotes vary so wildly, what actually drives the number, the three project sizes we work in, and why a vague project is better served by a short paid discovery than by a confident guess.
When a Spreadsheet Should Become a Web App
Most small businesses run something important in a spreadsheet, and most of the time that is fine. Here are the signs it has stopped being fine, what waiting actually costs, and what a sensible first version looks like.
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