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Why choose Fathom Analytics

Fathom Analytics; the GDPR-friendly alternative to Google Analytics. I discuss why I use it myself, the key features it offers, and the advantages of it using it.

Censorships in freemarkets

Thoughts and opinions on Censorship, free markets, disinformation and misinformation on the internet and whether it is right for the free markets to action to mitigate the effects.

Daylight Robbery

Book Review: Daylight Robbery

Dominic Frisby traces the origins of taxation, from its roots in the ancient world, through to today. He explores the role of tax in the formation of our global religions, the part tax played in wars and revolutions throughout the ages, why, at one stage, we paid tax for daylight or for growing a beard. Ranging from the despotic to the absurd, the tax laws of the past reveal so much about how we got to where we are today and what we can do to build a system fit for the future.

Disruption

Disrupting the Disruptors

One of the side effects of my line of business is that I get to spend a lot of time meeting , talking to, networking with and working with many so-called start-up entrepreneurs. More often than not helping them to overcome an issue which from what appears from the outset as a technological problem but after further analysis actually stems from deeply rooted business problems.

Book Review : SEO for dummies

SEO for Dummies also covers what not to do if you want to improve your search engine results, which is important since accidentally doing the wrong thing can harm your reputation and your website’s placement in search results.

What is Clean Code

What is Clean Code ?

Clean code and the practices are about eliminating or at least attempting to reduce complexity. Although clean code solutions may seem elegant and efficient, they are not always easy and are often the direct result of combating complexity!

What is DevOps ?

philosophical discussion or what devops actually means andf a brief recap on it’s evolution

How to Get back your online privacy

The downside to all this advertising on websites is that they are often distracting, especially if you are in work mode, and inevitably it means your users are being tracked and their privacy invaded . All in the hope that you can generate a little revenue.

5 reasons why the office is a bad place to work

The world of work is changing and it will continue to evolve. I doubt there ever will be a one definitive correct way to work. By the same token it doesn’t mean anyone method of working is any better over the another. I believe the manner of work  is a personal lifestyle choice. I deplore working offices and all the secondary hassles that is associated with it, my lifestyle choice is to work from home. Excuse the pun but

The challenges of remote working

Remote working certainly does have its challenges but at the same time, it has its rewards. I thought I would take to opportunity to add my own perspective on the issues raised.

How not to do technical interviews

Interviews in any profession are notoriously difficult and lets be honest nobody either side of the desk likes going through the motions. This post is my opinion on why the process is fundamentally broken.

How to effectively manage distributed teams

With the right work structure, distributed teams can easily surpass the productivity of a traditional team. Using effective tools and apps to manage and communicate is vital to achieving success, as is creating an onboarding process and environment that builds a positive team culture while enabling greater productivity and collaboration