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20 September 2024

E-Signature API Service Providers

by Sam Michel · in Geekery

It’s been a while since I’ve posted here, to put it mildly. Writing a blog seems ever so nostalgic these days, but still, here we are. I’ve been doing some research for a work project… [read more]

2 June 2021

Tech, Startup and SME Friendly Accountants List (Updated for 2021)

by Sam Michel · in Miscellany, accountants, accounts, bookkeeper, tax

Way back in 2015 I was on the hunt for accountants that wouldn’t flinch at the idea of working with ‘tech-related firms: Fintech, Adtech, Martech, Proptech. You get the gist. When I asked friends and on… [read more]

17 June 2020

Configuring A Cheapo USB Wifi Dongle for a Raspberry Pi B Rev 2

by Sam Michel · in Geekery, debian, ralink 5370, raspberry pi, wifi

Covid lockdown has meant clearing out drawers and finding an old Raspberry Pi and having a bit of a tinker. After dusting off some fairly ancient command line skills, I ran into, what seems to be a common… [read more]

7 July 2019

SXSW PanelPicker Guide

by Sam Michel · in Marketing, Miscellany, panelpicker, sxsw

Each March over 70,000 conference delegates descend on Austin for the SXSW Conference. The breadth of programming is vast, featuring 20 tracks for the 2020 event with everything from familiar territories such as Startups, Design, Advertising &… [read more]

14 September 2017

How to Fix Twitter Cards Not Showing Images on WordPress

by Sam Michel · in Geekery, seo, ssl, twitter, twitter card, wordpress

<tl:dr> Using SSL for your website on WordPress is great, but has a downside if you’re using Twitter cards to make your social stuff look purdy, images don’t show. Hooking in to a… [read more]

27 June 2017

How to Fix Facebook Opengraph Images on Secure Sites with WordPress

by Sam Michel · in Geekery, facebook, og:image, og:image:secure_url, opengraph, wordpress

<tl;dr> Using Opengraph tags to specify which images and descriptions Facebook should use when a link is being shared often breaks for secure sites using https. They key? Using og:image:secure_url to specify… [read more]

6 June 2017

London Tech Week 2017 For Free – 180+ Events That Won’t Cost You a Penny

by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism, Marketing, Social, ldntechweek, london, london tech week

Last week, frustrated by the difficulty in navigating what’s happening during London Tech Week 2017 (12-16 June ie. next week), I put together a spreadsheet listing all the events (I could find) for speedy scanning and… [read more]

31 May 2017

London Tech Week 2017 – 200+ Events in One Spreadsheet

by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism, Marketing, Social, ldntechweek, london tech week

<tl;dr>200+ London Tech Week 2017 events in one list</tl;dr> UPDATE: New events added along with details on any cost to attend or if they’re free. Navigating any tech event… [read more]

6 February 2017

China for Startups: 5 Things You Should Know

by Sam Michel · in Marketing, china, digital mission, trade mission

Startling economic growth, a colossal population with staggering spending power and a large, active and growing investment community are just a few of the reasons why startups are beginning to ponder the opportunities in China. China’s got… [read more]

25 November 2016

Space Mission UK: A Week of Science, Innovation and Inspiration in California. And an Election, too.

by Sam Michel · in Geekery, Marketing, chinwag, innovate uk, satellite, space, spacemissionuk, trade mission, work

Witnessing the US election up close was surreal. I was lucky enough to spend that week travelling the length of California with ten of the UK’s top “New Space” companies for the third Space Mission UK trip.… [read more]

14 January 2016

Super-Sweary Fragilisticexpialidocious Or a Self-Help Guide to Not Giving a F**k

by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism, fuck, nyr2016, swearing, thick of it

<tl;dr> Swearing can be good for your health. And happiness. It’s day 6 of my New Year’s resolution to try writing a post a day for 30 (working) days. To be honest, I’… [read more]

11 January 2016

I Just Want to Pay, Don’t Make Me Think. Ugh.

by Sam Michel · in Cantankerism, banks, ecommerce, fintech, nyr2016, payments

<tl;dr> Online retailers work so hard to get you to buy, then administer a swift kick to the shins when it comes to payment. My New Year’s resolution to wrote each day is being… [read more]

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