https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/Recent content in Blog on Fawks Software ConsultingHugoen-usMon, 13 Oct 2025 11:51:45 -0400https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2025/10/what-is-web-accessiblity/Mon, 13 Oct 2025 11:51:45 -0400https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2025/10/what-is-web-accessiblity/Web accessibility ensures websites are usable for people with disabilities, helping small businesses reach more customers, comply with federal and local laws, and improve user experience.https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/05/why-do-i-not-sign-ndas/Thu, 16 May 2024 19:20:41 +0000https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/05/why-do-i-not-sign-ndas/As a consultant and developer, I’m often asked to sign NDAs (Non-Disclosure Agreements). 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Just be careful; there are tradeoffs, and some decisions can be costly down the road, jeopardizing the success of your web application.https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/04/what-is-a-minimal-viable-product/Tue, 02 Apr 2024 19:32:45 +0000https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/04/what-is-a-minimal-viable-product/A Minimal Viable Product (MVP) has enough core features to test your business idea and attract early adopters to validate the idea, not the product.https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/03/rails-development-with-docker-without-losing-autoreloading-and-autoloading/Sun, 10 Mar 2024 13:40:47 +0000https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/03/rails-development-with-docker-without-losing-autoreloading-and-autoloading/One of the most annoying things for me is working on a Rails project using Docker for development that is improperly configured, losing the automatic reloading of application constants and modules, forcing you to restart the Rails server each time you make a change.https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/03/how-do-i-know-my-digital-marketing-campaign-is-working/Mon, 04 Mar 2024 16:43:16 +0000https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2024/03/how-do-i-know-my-digital-marketing-campaign-is-working/Talking to other business owners who have hired digital marketing agencies, I have found a common theme of frustration on spending thousands and getting little results. 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Wouldn’t it be nice to put that money elsewhere in your business?https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/02/bug-free-is-a-liedont-fall-for-it/Mon, 06 Feb 2023 14:00:00 -0500https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/02/bug-free-is-a-liedont-fall-for-it/Are you looking for someone to develop your app? Don’t let a scam artist scam you out of thousands.https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/02/before-you-spend-thousands-on-getting-your-app-built-get-a-second-opinion/Wed, 15 Feb 2023 10:00:00 -0500https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/02/before-you-spend-thousands-on-getting-your-app-built-get-a-second-opinion/How do you know the firm or developer you hired is developing a solid app? Are there any security risks with the app design? Are there issues that could cause problems in the future?https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/01/using-nginx-as-a-reverse-proxy-to-protect-cloud-storage-resources/Thu, 19 Jan 2023 09:00:00 -0500https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/01/using-nginx-as-a-reverse-proxy-to-protect-cloud-storage-resources/Protect secure resources on a cloud storage service by integrating your current app and NGINX.https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/01/using-env-variables-in-nginx-configuration/Wed, 18 Jan 2023 12:00:00 -0500https://www.fawkssoftwareconsulting.com/blog/2023/01/using-env-variables-in-nginx-configuration/How do you set up an NGINX server configuration to use a single config file for a multi-environment setup without having different config files for each environment?