‘Time is money’ as they say. Time offers choices. Time allows management of energy. Better decisions come with time to think. Generally as a small team, or freelancer, you’ll go through two stages, and sometime find yourself flip-flopping back and forth between them. …

Sequel Pro is an open source MySQL (and other) database client for Macs. It allows those working with MySQL on a Mac a free way to create, manage, interrogate and export local and remote databases. The problem with Sequel Pro is that it hasn’t been updated for a very long…

Lightsail is Amazon’s offering for “Virtual servers, storage, databases, and networking for a low, predictable price”. Amazon describe Lightsail as “an easy-to-use cloud platform that offers you everything needed to build an application or website, plus a cost-effective, monthly plan. …

One of my focuses for this year is to reduce my anxiety levels. I wouldn’t class them as out of control, but I do have periods where they’re concerning. I spent a little time recently looking at what triggers anxiety for me. Although I came up with a fair list…

Many moons ago, enterprising coffee shops and bars looking for a unique selling point would have wifi installed and post ‘Free Wifi’ in big letters on their doors, windows or boards outside. Harry Bailey - Medium Read writing from Harry Bailey on Medium. I work with tech teams boosting productivity and well-being …medium.com It was rare and revolutionary at the time. As a remote worker looking for places other than your…

This post is part of my plan to write at least 300 words a day on tech, wellbeing, productivity, agile methods and a little about me. For me anxiety comes in two flavours. Both are equally impactful in their own attention grabbing ways. In the last twelve months, since I…

I’m keen to continue improving my writing in 2019, both quality and quantity. I’d like it to become something I do daily, and something I lean on to fill gaps in days that I have, rather than defaulting to social media browsing. …

In the first quarter of 2018 I stepped back from the comfort of my full time role at a medium sized software development agency to take on a new challenge. The proverb ‘A change is as good as a rest’ is one I’ve quoted regularly to colleagues, friends and family…

If you’re privileged enough to have people who look to you for advice, for support and to help them progress, you should damn well take it seriously. You are in a position to make or break the time your team spends in their jobs. You can help make it something…