Adding iPaas Triggers: Zapier vs. MS Flow UIs
Microsoft just updated its Flow SaaS integrator, and one of the changes (pictured left in the above screenshot) mirrors Zapier’s UI (pictured right), down to the pricing tier (premium or… Read more »
Making It Easy Enough, But not Easier, To Cancel Paid Subs
Baremetrics’ Josh Pigford makes good points here about business self-preservation and customer service:
Google Analytics Troubleshooting & Auditing Guide
Whether for my own sites or while consulting for other businesses, I’ve often run into a nagging feeling that the ubiquitous Google Analytics (GA) is not entirely properly installed, and… Read more »
On Game Tutorials, Or Any App Onboarding Really
Whether designing a computer game, a business app, or an API, the premise should be the same: people want to do stuff right away, not meander through attention-challenging learning that… Read more »
How to Watch Youtube in a Chromeless Browser Window
I wanted to have Bloomberg TV’s Youtube stream in a minimalist window and first tried the /embed/ trick, but publishers can disable their Youtube videos to work outside of youtube.com… Read more »
Geopolitical Tectonic Movements: Watch the Mediterranean & Beyond
Note: this entry was originally published in February 2015, with ongoing updates and edits since then. Though the daily ebbs and flows of the news cycle may make it seem… Read more »
SaaS Integration: Multi-Step Workflows & The Category’s Future
Retrieving and remixing data from web APIs and SaaS through two or more steps is a decade-old idea, starting with Yahoo Pipes in 2007 if not earlier (screenshot above from Derek… Read more »
Mount, Backup, Sync: Flexible Cloud Storage Options for Windows Users
Cloud storage for consumers and small businesses (i.e. not enterprise) has “traditionally” been associated with the concept of syncing a dedicated local folder with the cloud, because it’s the way… Read more »
Combine PhpStorm with Browser Dev Tools on Windows For Top Productivity
Following my entries on PhpStorm and Docker, here are my notes on the state of browser dev tools. When working on a website, especially if you’re doing full-stack work that… Read more »
Robots Everywhere: Orchard Edition
You may think apple picking is the sort of inexpensive yet complex enough labor that it’s not worth automating. You’d be wrong. Abundant Robotics’ prototype is still slow but you can… Read more »