Tag: Software
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Simply Remind Me’s Year in Numbers
I’ve added a new feature to the website for Simply Remind Me – my free email and simple text reminder app. The website now shows live statistics, read directly from the Simply Remind Me platform.
The statistics show the number of new users, events created, reminders sent and the number of unique timezones the app has users registered in – since the start of 2023.
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Simply Remind Me April 2023 update
I’ve today released a major new version of my free email reminder app and simple text and phone call reminder app, Simply Remind Me.
This release has been nearly 4 months in the making and introduces some new features I’m excited to deliver to you, and some important bug fixes.
This article describes the new features and enhancements that are now live in Simply Remind Me.
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New credit pricing for Simply Remind Me
It seems like everyone is suffering from rising costs and unfortunately my applications are no exception. My payment gateway is raising their fees for both UK and international cards, which means I’ve had to rethink my pricing for Simply Remind Me – my free email reminder app and simple text and call reminder app.
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Hello OctoberCMS and Laravel. Goodbye WordPress.
This article – along with the rest of my website here at andysh.uk – is now being served from OctoberCMS.
OctoberCMS is a proprietary content management system built on the amazing Laravel PHP framework. This is a significant change for me both personally, and technically, for 2 key reasons.
Read on to find out more about OctoberCMS and Laravel.
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Simply Remind Me: an apology about SMS reminders
Today, 14th May, I discovered that SMS messages sent from my Simply Remind Me app since 1st March were not being delivered by my SMS provider.
Because they were successfully accepted by the gateway, Simply Remind Me correctly deducted the credits from your account. But the messages failed to arrive at their intended handsets.
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Manage software package upgrades on Linux with NodeBeagle
Updates for devices running the Linux operating system come in the form of packages. Using the Linux system’s package manager, you install new packages and upgrade them as new versions are released.
Now sure you can log onto each Linux device and run
apt update && apt upgrade
, ordnf update
, depending on your distribution. But what if you have several – even hundreds – of devices to keep updated? And how do you know what new updates are available?DevOps , Reflections Read more
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New version of Simply Remind Me now available
Earlier this week, I gave a sneak preview of version 3 of Simply Remind Me – my free e-mail and simple SMS reminders app.
The new version is now live and ready to welcome new and existing users.
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Sneak Preview of Simply Remind Me, version 3
It’s been four years since the last update to Simply Remind Me – my free e-mail and SMS (text message) reminders app. Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in 2020, sign-ups have increased significantly. It’s therefore a perfect time for a refresh and an update.
This blog post shows you a preview of the new-look Simply Remind Me – version 3 – launching soon.
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Microsoft releases new Edge browser based on Chrome
Announced around a year ago, Microsoft today released their brand-new version of Edge – the default web browser since the Windows 10 release.
The new Edge browser is based on Google’s Chromium project. Chromium is the “base” software that Google builds the Chrome browser on.
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Announcing the launch of Blue Twilight Cloud
It’s 3 years to the day since I made the first commit to what would become Blue Twilight – my open-source PHP photo gallery.
Today I’m delighted to announce the availability of Blue Twilight Cloud.
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