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A new website

Posted in May 2015 

We're currently working on making our branding more consistent. This started when we launched the new aTech Identity interface and then started our new suggestions site.

Preparing a new Mac

Posted in April 2015 

I decided to bite the bullet and upgrade my trusty Macbook Pro from Mavericks to Yosemite and taken the opportunity to give the machine a bit of a cleanup. I...

String Interpolation in Rails

Posted in April 2015 

A while ago I wrote a small library to handle string interpolation in a Rails application. The library allows you to safely allow users to insert variables into strings they...

Creating MOSS returns for HMRC with JSON

Posted in March 2015 

HMRC (the UK tax authority) have finally announced how UK businesses should submit details of their digital sales to other EU countries for their new VAT MOSS system. In my...

Billing, SaaS startups & accounting software

Posted in March 2015 

After speaking to a few people, I've noticed that a number of startups and SaaS companies are unsure on the best way to integrate their custom billing systems with their...

A new look aTech Identity

Posted in March 2015 

For those of you who don't know, aTech Identity is our single sign on system which is used across many of our apps to allow you to login to any...

Merging Pull Requests on GitHub

Posted in March 2015 

Today I’m talking about the merge button on GitHub, why you shouldn’t use it and presenting an alternative which is cleaner & easier to use.

Improve session security in Rails apps

Posted in February 2015 

In Rails applications, it’s really easy to allow users to login to your application. You ask them for a username & password, you check they’re correct and you pop their...

Home‑made crunchie ice cream

Posted in December 2014 

With Christmas fast approaching and with indulgence and over-eating very much part of the holiday, I made one of my favourite desserts — Crunchie Ice Cream. This is a bit of an...

Christmas 2014

Posted in December 2014 

It's coming up to Christmas time here at aTech HQ. We'll be closed for the Christmas period from 24th December until 2nd January. During this time, you won't be able...

Finding a frontend workflow isn't easy

Posted in December 2014 

When I joined aTech Media in March this year, I was confident in my CSS methodology and workflow. It made sense to me, and I was confident that everyone around...