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  • Azure Functions and ServiceBus gotcha

    Okay, so this might not be a gotcha, but I lost an hour early this morning trying to diagnose a problem with an Azure Function I’m writing. I’m using ServiceBus triggers and outputs to form a processing pipeline using the functions. One function reads the messages on a queue and… Read ⇢

  • Roomr 4.0 is out and on sale!

    To celebrate the release of Roomr 4.0 on iOS, I’ve decided to drop the price to $0.99 (£0.79) from now, until the 14th of May. Roomr 4 includes some improvements and new features. The UI has been updated so it’s cleaner and better organised. It’s now possible to browse the… Read ⇢

  • Back to basics

    Tempus Fugit. As a developer, one of the things that causes me to stress the most, is a simple lack of time. I have so many ideas (mostly useless) floating around in my head that I would like to turn into reality. I have three apps in the App Store,… Read ⇢

  • Roomr 4.0–Inviting people

    My work on Roomr 4.0 continues! One of the most requested features when creating meetings is the ability to invite other people. Starting with Roomr 4.0, this will now be possible. The UI is still evolving, but here is an early look. You just type the name of person you… Read ⇢

  • Barclays Bank and Apple Pay

    After the big who-ha about Barclays not supporting Apple Pay when it was launched in the UK, I’m happy to say that they now do! I just added my Barclays debit card! Read ⇢

  • Roomr 4.0, the first beta

    This morning I submitted the first build of Roomr 4.0 to Apple for Beta Testing. I know it has only been three months since I released 3.0, but I’ve decided that since I’ll adding two or three large new features, that 4.0 seemed more appropriate. So what is coming in… Read ⇢

  • Explain FreeAgent bank transactions using email receipts

    As part of my ongoing efforts to integrate email and FreeAgent, I’ve created a short screencast that shows how Invoice Porter can automatically explain bank transactions based on email receipts sitting in your inbox. https://player.vimeo.com/video/158884742?title=0&byline=0&portrait=0   The product is in beta right now, so if you’re interesting in trying the… Read ⇢

  • Introducing InvoicePorter for Email

    Some of my regular readers (?) will recall a post I made on the first of February, titled “Import SaaS invoices into FreeAgent”. In this post, I outlined a Chrome Browser Extension I built that short circuits some of the effort needed to get invoices from your various online providers… Read ⇢

  • TestMDM 2.0 is now live!

    It’s been two years since the release of TestMDM 1.0. Today, I unleash version 2.0 onto the world! Whilst the aim and core functionality of TestMDM hasn’t changed, I’ve completely overhauled the UI, both from a visual perspective and a usability persepective. Visual TestMDM 1 used the popular Bootstrap CSS… Read ⇢