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Fresca Fit - our health and fitness app
We love health tech and fitness apps so when we couldn't find exactly what we wanted we built our own!
17th August 2023
Five - our AI quiz game
We're really excited to launch a new AI-generated quiz game, Five! Each day, the AI curates five questions with...
2nd August 2023
The standing desk revolution
Just over a month ago we bought standing desks on the advice of a lifestyle physician whose website we just built....
14th July 2023
Mindblowing Midjourney
Midjourney's AI art tool has always been impressive, but the new version 4 is absolutely incredible. In this blog...
7th November 2022
Yet another email scam
There's a new email scam going around, if you haven't seen it yet it can look quite frightening! But it's nothing to worry about.
1st November 2022
Anatomy of a web page 2022
Can you tell your header from your hero image, do you know which is your primary navigation and which your secondary?...
11th August 2022
Getting arty with Dall-E 2
In a follow-up to last week's blog about AI-generated art, Mat talks about his first few days using OpenAI's new...
15th July 2022
Computer-generated art
Mat's been building and exploring some tools for creating computer-generated art, in a quest to make images and...
8th July 2022
Getting started with OpenAI
Following on from Mat's last blog about machine learning, this post shows how you can get started with OpenAI.
15th March 2022
What is machine learning?
We're starting to use machine learning in our everyday lives, but what is it? Mat asks a machine learning system...
21st February 2022
Windows 11 is... okay
Mat finally caved in and agreed to install Windows 11. Here are his thoughts from day one.
4th February 2022
Making a video
Over the last few months we've been creating a short introductory video for our home page. In this blog, Mat explains...
1st February 2022
QR codes
What is the allure of these ugly machine-readable graphics?
22nd October 2021
Apple's new protections for children come at a price for everyone
The headlines this week that Apple are changing their software to scan for images of child sexual abuse have worrying...
10th August 2021
Saying goodbye to software 😢
It's the last thing in the world you might expect to get sentimental about but our routines and social lives are...
20th July 2021
Working long hours can kill you
A new study by the WHO shows a relationship between working long hours and premature death, but it's just the latest...
28th May 2021
Improving accessibility
Too often, accessibility is something that people only think about after they've designed a website. We want to change that, to make it a core part of web design.
21st October 2020
Improving your privacy online
I've been taking some simple steps recently to improve my privacy online, read on to find out more.
15th July 2020
The creative process and typefaces
This is the third part of a series about the creative process. We're going to look at the different kinds of typefaces,...
14th May 2020
Home working without injury
Wouldn't it be ironic to avoid COVID-19 through working at home, only to injure yourself because of a badly set...
2nd April 2020
Making the most of quarantine and downtime
COVID-19 has changed everything but we have to assume it won't be like this forever. Now is the time to capitalise on unwanted time on your hands.
19th March 2020
Going carbon neutral
The first in a series discussing environmental and social responsibilities. We discovered that making our business...
2nd December 2019
If you're still typing in your password, you're doing it wrong
I know we go on about passwords a lot, but they're really important. Hopefully one day soon passwords will become...
2nd October 2019
Two weeks with the Oculus Quest
Watch this video of our favourite things to do with the Oculus Quest.
27th September 2019
The Oculus Quest is incredible
We've just bought an Oculus Quest, and it's one of the most amazing tools I've ever seen. The future is here!
13th September 2019
Why do I need Windows 10 anyway?
A recent report by tech company Spiceworks suggests that 79% of organisations still have at least one computer...
31st July 2019
Trying to escape the bubble
One of the things I love most about the internet is the wide variety of information. Recently I've found that sites...
8th May 2019
Persuasive design in our pockets
It's no coincidence that we find it so hard to drag ourselves away from apps and games. They've been designed to...
26th April 2019
What's the opposite of a staycation?
We finally achieved our dreams of being able to work from anywhere in the world that has a mobile signal. So we spent a week at a glorious guest host in the Sierra Nevada in southern Spain.
12th April 2019
Bye bye Google+
Google+ is being shut down for consumers on 2 April 2019. It won't be missed by many.
26th March 2019
Surveillance Capitalism
Start The Week on Radio 4 this morning was on the subject of Surveillance Capitalism. It's not a term I was familiar...
4th February 2019
Fake news
It's hard to believe the term 'fake news' has only been around for a couple of years. What does it mean and...
31st January 2019
Health technology
Making you healthier one byte at a time
26th October 2018
Fight for your right to data privacy - Part 2
What happens when you exercise your rights under GDPR
17th August 2018
Fight for your right to data privacy - Part 1
Tracking down companies that hold our personal data
10th August 2018
A day without technology
Can Mat survive 24 hours without his phone?
20th July 2018
How to avoid online scams
The top scams to watch out for
12th June 2018
GDPR - where do we go from here?
Data privacy is an ongoing process, not a one-off tickbox exercise
25th May 2018
Should I #deletefacebook?
Short answer: maybe. Long answer: read on!
28th March 2018
Easy on the eyes
Tricks and tips to keep your eyes healthy and avoid eye-strain when using computer screens
8th February 2018
Do you need to buy Microsoft Office?
There are alternatives to the MS Word and Excel
31st January 2018
PC, Mac or Linux?
Clients, friends and family are always asking for our opinion about which is better.
16th January 2018
Google Pagespeed
Speed is everything
8th January 2018
How to change who manages your website
Not sure how to move on from your current website developers? Read on...
4th January 2018
Help, I've been hacked!
Read our handy guide that helps you recover from it, and top tips to stop it happening.
5th December 2017
Choosing a good password
In this blog we'll look at what makes a good password and how to choose one.
5th December 2017
Moving from SVN to Git
Oh great, a fascinating article about version control
24th November 2017
General Data Protection Regulation
Are you ready for the new Data Protection laws which come into effect on 25 May 2018
15th November 2017
Web design glossary
If you can't tell your back end from your e-commerce, you need our simple web design glossary!
25th October 2017
Search Engine Optimisation
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is something of a dark art. Learn more in this quick guide.
13th October 2017
Heroes of code
Inspiring female computer scientists from the 19th century to present day
24th September 2017
Usability and Flat Design
Are current design trends making websites less easy to use? An interesting new study suggests they might be.
12th September 2017
Do I need Facebook for business?
We're often asked whether it's worth the effort to use social media for business. Yes - but only if you can do it right.
5th September 2017
What did the web look like in 2007?
Iteracy celebrates its 10th birthday with a trip down memory lane on the world wide web.
20th July 2017
Open Data
Open data, the less famous cousin of open source, is the idea that the world is a better place when information...
2nd May 2017
Remote working
13th February 2017
Artificial Intelligence
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI
6th January 2017