Where we discuss tech trends in 2017 and what we’re looking forward to in 2018.

Where we discuss the reasons to have meetings, and some gudielines on making them less awful for everyone involved.

Where we discuss guidelines for documenting, designing and deploying services.

Where we discuss the social and technical contracts that should be considered when setting up a working group, both long-standing and ad-hoc.

Where we discuss onboarding new employees - both as a new hire and as a team bringing someone on.

Where we discuss backups for contractors and small businesses in wake of the Crashplan For Home product exiting the market.

Where we discuss available software licensing, both for code you have written and code you are thinking of adopting into your projects.

Where we discuss the importance of being able to give short (or long) presentations, and some practical advice for getting started.

Where we discuss Conway’s Law. which is the tendency of teams to build software that reflects the communication patterns of the larger organization, as well as confirmation biases and the Dunning Kruger effect, which blinds people to new ways to escape from the traps they set for themselves.

Where we discuss the Nagios monitoring project, and how relevant it is in this day and age. (Hint: we think the answer is YES)