Questions to ask a new software provider

Get to know the capability and culture of a provider before you invest in their software In a previous article, I reviewed “Why everyone should care about bad software development”. The purpose of that article was to help us confront the seemingly helpless situations many organisations face when being stuck with expensive and awful software. […]

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Why everyone should care about bad software development

Software is eating the world! You use software all the time. You’re using software to read this article online right now. Bad software development practices impact you, whether you realise it or not. As a private individual, or a business owner, no one is immune. With my background in software development, I often find myself […]

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A comparison of DuckDuckGo and Google features (not privacy)

When I use DuckDuckGo… I really miss Google I’ve been using DuckDuckGo for a while now on my Android phone as my default browser and homescreen search instead of Google Chrome. Obviously the privacy features are great but it has been interesting to see how much of Google I miss! Quite a lot, it turns […]

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Making Users Happy: User Experience in the Digital Age (Webinar)

I enjoyed delivering this webinar for Bucks HSC in association with Buckinghamshire New University back in January 2021. I covered the following: Why User Experience (UX) is so important to the success of any technology project Understanding your users User Experience is not User Interface design The importance of keeping things simple Examples of good […]

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