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Introducing Simply Remind Me Pro

Sunday, 10th November, 2024

Simply Remind Me was designed for people to send themselves reminders - hence the name, Simply Remind Me.

Over the years, I’ve witnessed many businesses who are using Simply Remind Me to send reminders to their customers. Everything from dentist surgeries reminding their patients of their upcoming appointments, to Government embassies reminding tourists when their visa expires!

Whilst this works (and are novel uses of the app) it’s not what it was designed for.

Introducing... Simply Remind Me Pro. Built for businesses and dedicated users.

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You are invited to the next generation of Simply Remind Me

Monday, 7th October, 2024

Back in October 2023, I teased a complete re-imagination of the “event” in Simply Remind Me.

An event is anything you want to be reminded about… a birthday, anniversary or doctor’s appointment. A reminder is an individual email, text or voice call related to an event.

Almost a year later, and I’m ready to invite people to the new event/reminder experience in Simply Remind Me.

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Simply Remind Me's Year in Numbers

Friday, 7th July, 2023

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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New credit pricing for Simply Remind Me

Wednesday, 22nd March, 2023

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.

Monday, 13th February, 2023

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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Manage software package upgrades on Linux with NodeBeagle

Friday, 21st January, 2022

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, or dnf 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?

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Sneak Preview of Simply Remind Me, version 3

Sunday, 26th December, 2021

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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