I attended a Supporters’ Network Event for the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter a couple of weeks ago. It was a great meeting with a really interesting and informative talk delivered by Stewart Lucas from Manchester Mind. As many of you know, I feel quite strongly about workplace wellbeing and have blogged in the past about…
During a meeting with a potential customer last week, we pointed out that there was at least one piece of free software that would suit their requirements very nicely. Not only that, but we have experience of this particular software and could vouch for it being very well built. Five minutes earlier, the discussion had been…
It’s a bit like building a house isn’t it? Back in April, I blogged about how to make a good fix or change request as a result of some, shall we say, interesting ones that had come through to us. This month, I thought I would take a closer look at what makes a good software…
I am always getting asked how much it would be to develop an App – and the answer is, it depends. The cost of developing a mobile App can vary greatly depending on the functionality you want your App to have; which platforms you want it to be compatible with; and whether you need it…
Coronation Street on Mobile Apps So, the boss “accidentally” watched Coronation Street last week and it’s ruffled his feathers a bit. (Spoiler alert) Apparently, Street Cars is in trouble because it is losing all its customers to a rival firm that has a Mobile App. Not to be outdone, Steve and Tim decide to look into…
Frustrating Software Fix or Change Requests Every now and then, a huge groan can be heard from the normally almost silent room that is home to our team of software developers. The cause is usually a poorly worded fix or change request. An unclear request makes it difficult to effect a fix and results in fixes…
So last month, I was talking about the Cloud and how the concept had been around since the late 1960s. It got me questioning just what technology is really new? I was in a meeting a couple of weeks ago and talk turned to how quickly technology is advancing. But is it? Paul, our CEO, maintains…
Everyone these days is talking about the Cloud, but what actually is it? This month I decided to take a look behind the image of fluffy white blobs in a bright blue sky that the word conjures up and explore Cloud Computing. Computing has moved on so much – in my first job the hard…
With the beginning of a new year, people’s thoughts turn to resolutions and predictions. And perhaps it’s a good time for businesses to take a step back – review the old and decide on the new. Self-Innovation. Innovation in this context isn’t about new products or services, it is about innovating the way you do business. Tom…