Introducing Invoice Generator: An Open-Source Invoicing Tool
One of the first thing I did when I became a Django developer was to …
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Introducing MTDify
Simple Digital Bookkeeping for UK Self-Employed What is MTDify? Manage Transations Daily (MTD)ify is a self-hosted bookkeeping application designed for UK self-employed people and small businesses who want a simple way to keep organised digital records. It replaces spreadsheets, paper notes, and scattered documents with one clean, structured system you …
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Understanding Local-First Sync
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Building Offline Apps with Python and Django
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Why Spreadsheets Aren’t Enough for Modern Digital Bookkeeping
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Paper Records to Digital: Your Transition Checklist
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When Offline-First Is the Right Choice
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Why Offline-First Matters for Privacy and Control
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What Is Offline-First Software?
What does “offline-first” actually mean, and why would anyone choose software that doesn’t rely on …
Free Stock Images of Diverse Women Available to Download
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The Freedom of Building Without Feature Requests
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Why Building for Yourself Creates Better Software
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Why I am adding local-first development to my work
For years, my work has centred on helping creators and small businesses build a home …
From Personal Tool to Product: When to Share Your Software
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Self-hosting does not require a computer science degree. It does not require expensive hardware. It …
Tools You Can Run Yourself
Today I wanted to focus on writing about tools you can run yourself. I want …
Local-First vs Cloud-First - Key Differences
The software industry has spent the last decade shifting toward cloud-first design. Everything moved online: …
How AI Enhances Independent Web Development
When I first asked ChatGPT to come up with an outline for an article on …
Building the Mini eCommerce Builder System
As I learned Django, most of my progress came from repetition. Immediately after completing my …
What Goes Into a Business PDF
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What Are Self-Hosted Tools?
There has been a massive increase in ongoing subscription plans from platforms and third-party dependencies. …
Cluster Pages & FAQs: Building Trust Through Content
Every business wants to be found online, but too often websites end up as a …