Before we switched to Ruby on Rails, we had a small team working in Microsoft ASP and .Net. They’d butt heads all the time over seemingly trivial stuff, but which had the impact of slowing us down. Here’s a small example to illustrate how. The problem One developer would work on a project, and establish …
Read MoreThe Yates Problem Solver is a handy iPhone app that you can take with you into the garden. You can browse through some common (and some unusual) problems, pests and diseases that you find in an Australian garden. You can search via plant type, or category (pest, disease or weed). Once you’ve seen your problem, …
Read MoreYates Virtual Garden Yates Virtual Garden allows you to plan out your garden and see what fits where. As you drag items in to your garden – like a water tank or some roses, the tool also updates with relevant articles, project ideas, possible problems and expert answers for water tanks or roses. Try Yates …
Read MoreThe Tails for Whales site has been selected as an honoree for the Webby Awards We designed and built the site, all based on the awesome idea from Ben at Republic. Here is his explanation of the Tails for Whales campaign. A great example of what you can do with a good idea.
Read MoreWe do a lot of work with a programming language called Ruby on Rails. When I explain this, some people look at me blankly (disclosure: I get that a lot anyway…). Techie people usually start gushing about how great it is, or want a fight about how X is better. Many people have heard of …
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