Phil Wylie

WordPress developer, Code Club volunteer & Staffs Web Meetup organiser

Software

Simple Things Can Be Hard To Explain

Screenshot of Folge application showing a step-by-step workflow documentation interface.

This post is part of a little series where I share apps and services that help me work more efficiently. Good tools fade into the background and let you focus on what matters. You often don’t realise how much you rely on them—until they’re gone. A key part of my role is clearly communicating processes […]

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ScreenMemory

Screenshot of ScreenMemory application showing a timeline view of a user's desktop activity on August 25, 2024. The interface displays a Chat by Copy.ai window and various application icons in the timeline below.

This post continues a series where I shout out apps and services that improve my workflow. These tools often fly under the radar but deserve recognition. Today’s spotlight: a clever solution to the challenge of accurate time tracking. As a software developer, accurate time tracking can be a challenge. While the ideal solution would be […]

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Introducing Pure Paste

I’ve decided to start a little series about some of the apps, utilities and services I use. Some of the things that make life easier, but are often overlooked. I’ll keep these short—just enough to give an idea of what each tool does and why I like it. Maybe you’ll find something new to try […]

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Spotify – a free, legal music service

Spotify recently removed the invite requirement for its free service in the UK: “starting today people in the UK will no longer need an invitation to join Spotify, you can register for our free service directly from our website as always our premium, ad-free service is still available” Having used Spotify for a few weeks […]

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A lighter music player – musikCube

I dugg musikCube this morning after downloading and trying out this lightweight, simplistic looking music player. The download is just under 3MB, and its 2 – 4 MB memory usage while playing is far better than Windows Media Player 11’s 48MB! Fancy GUIs are nice but when I thought about it, my media player is […]

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