Insights & Guides
Practical advice on websites, tech, and digital strategy for small businesses and charities.
The quietest software rollout we've ever had
We rolled out an assessment tool for Dingley recently, they said they'd started using it, and then nothing came back. They were just using it. It was working.
We let AI write most of the code. Here's what happens before we believe it.
AI writes most of my code now. What it has not replaced is the person who checks it. Here are the checks that actually catch things, and the incidents that put them there.
Why charities outgrow the platform, and when they find out
A configured platform looks cheaper on the invoice. The problem is that you only find out how badly it fits after you have rebuilt the organisation around it.
Nobody wants an AI workflow. They want the admin to go away.
AI adoption works when it starts with the busywork people already hate: copying, chasing, checking, reporting, and moving information between tools.
The state of AngularJS in the UK: we checked 18,699 websites
We verified the framework version on 1,803 UK business-run Angular websites. 91% are on versions that no longer get security fixes. The full data, and what to do if one of them is yours.
Case study: a secure assessment platform for a children's charity
Replacing paper SEND assessments with a platform built for special-category data about vulnerable children. The hard parts, and the security that most quotes quietly skip.
AI-built software: the bugs that pass review
AI can write software that passes every test and still hides the bugs that matter. Here's what we keep finding when we audit AI-built code, and how to catch it.
Software that fits how you work: now a real option for SMEs
The real cost of off-the-shelf software isn't the subscription, it's the hour a day your team spends working around it. Here's why custom software that fits your process is finally within reach.
Website updates: why they're a security issue, not just a chore
AI can now write attack code in 15 minutes. If your site's dependencies are out of date, you're an easy target. Here's what to do about it.