We have a new addition to the team this week. John Ludgate has joined us. With almost a decade of software development experience, John will be a very welcome addition to the team. We are extremely busy at the moment, so another developer will help us continue to deliver great solutions to new and existing clients. Welcome John! He’s just finished his first office beer so I can assume he’s enjoyed his first week.
We’ve started using Mailgun. Over the past few years, mail providers like Hotmail, Outlook and Gmail have become much more strict, when receiving mails, in an effort to combat spam. Traditionally we use our own SMTP server, but we have found that some mails to some providers are not getting through. Mailgun is a SAAS product that takes care of email for developers. As simple as email is, it is a tricky to get right when sending to lots of providers from lots of bespoke applications. We have now decided to utilise Mailgun for all future projects and updates to existing applications reducing the need for any extra software development time from the team.
It is now 2 weeks into Movember, and as promised here is a photo of my “progress”. I’m pretty happy with my new moustache, although I miss my beard, and cycling to work in the morning leaves my face pretty cold. If you can spare a few euro, please donate to raise awareness for men's health, and make my ridiculous face worthwhile.
(Edit: Photo reminds me of this -- Martin)
