Writing
A mix of what I write here and pieces from Bitstream Media. Posts marked Bitstream open on the studio site.
What to save before you leave site
The rig worked. In four months you will need it to work again, and the only record will be whatever you saved in the…
03 SEP 2026Read ↗
Spring-clean your website: a 12-point audit you can do yourself
It’s spring — time to look at the website you’ve been avoiding. A practical 12-point audit you can run yourself in under an hour.
03 SEP 2026Read ↗
Office Secret Santa: rules that keep it fun (and HR-safe)
Office Kris Kringle has more failure modes than the family kind — budgets, boundaries and the colleague who takes it too far. Rules for…
01 SEP 2026Read ↗
OBS on macOS: getting clean sources in, and clean signal out
OBS is very good at everything except the two ends. Both ends are fixable, and neither fix involves pointing a camera at a monitor.
20 AUG 2026Read ↗
Why your website is slow — and the fixes that actually move the needle
Slow site costing you customers? Here’s what actually slows a website down — and the fixes that genuinely move the needle, from engineers who…
20 AUG 2026Read ↗
The unglamorous systems that actually help
I build systems for a living, so when autism arrived in our house I went looking for the system. What actually helped was boring,…
19 AUG 2026Read →
3D-printed gifts people actually keep: ideas from practical to personal
A 3D printer is a gift factory if you print the right things. The prints that get used — organisers, fixes, personalised pieces —…
15 AUG 2026Read ↗Introducing CoMotionPlay
The crowd-games project we have been writing about since January now has its own name, its own home, and a catalogue plan.…
14 AUG 2026Read ↗Multi-screen playback from one Mac: the honest limits
The spec sheet says four displays. The spec sheet is describing a desktop, not a show, and the difference shows up around ninety minutes…
06 AUG 2026Read ↗
Local SEO for Campbelltown businesses: the practical starter guide
A no-jargon local SEO guide for Macarthur businesses — how ‘near me’ search works and the practical steps to show up when locals look…
06 AUG 2026Read ↗