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Notes on software, AI, business systems, web strategy, and the realities of shipping.

2017An Introduction to User Stories: thinking from a user's perspective

So what are user stories anyway? Detailed plans often go unread. With little time to review specific and intimidating plans, workers often start projects first and...

2017Meet the Team: Andrew Schwartz

In a time where anonymity is valued on the internet, we want to do the complete opposite. After all, complete transparency is one of our core...

2017Building an Online Presence & Home for Your Art: Websites That Work

Visiting UMASS Lowell We began our at University of Massachusetts Lowell by asking questions like, who has a website? Who knows how to get a domain...

2017How to Install phpMyAdmin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server Securely

Installing phpMyAdmin on ubuntu is made extremely easy because it’s included in the main repository. Securing it on the other hand, is a more complicated task...

2017WordPress for Dummies - Tips for Building an Online Portfolio

A few years ago, I needed to create an online portfolio and it needed to be free. At the time, Wix was advertising on TV so...

2017How to set-up Webmin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Server

This is a step-by-step installation tutorial for Webmin on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (server). Webmin is an administrative control panel for servers or virtual servers built through...

2017How to install Kodi Media Player on an old computer using Ubuntu Server

Kodi is the same program used on all those “hacked” Kindle Fire Sticks. I won’t be showing you how to get free unlimited movie and tv...

2017Facebook F8 Reveals the Future of VR

“We’re making the camera the first augmented reality platform out there,” explains Facebook’s CTO, Mike Schroepfer. It’s day two of Facebook’s F8 developer conference, and we’re...

2017How to install Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS on an old computer

This is a quick step-by-step tutorial on how to install Ubuntu Server on an old PC. This can be an easy way to have a network-attached...