We're aTech Media, a software development company. This is our blog.
You’ll find product updates, tips & tricks, tutorials and more. Please take a moment to have a look at our most popular posts below.
Integrate Slack with your phone system
Postal ‑ our open source mail platform
Refined user permissions in DeployHQ
aTech Media & the GDPR
As you will no doubt be aware, a new set of data protection regulations known as the GDPR will be arriving on the 25th May. These regulations are wide reaching...
Event driven servers in Ruby
We use a lot of different server software here to accomplish various tasks. In the case of web servers, there is a great deal of excellent software available to achieve...
Building Commit Graphs
Git and Mercurial both come packaged with handy utilities to visualise the commits in your repository as a graph. We include this functionality in the Codebase interface as well. A...
A few of our latest posts
Smoothieware on MKS SBASE
As part of an ongoing project to build a Pick and Place machine, I decided to use Smoothiware for motion control. Smoothieware is a great piece of software that runs...
What does React.memo do?
React.memo is a higher order component that you can use to ensure functional components only re-render when the props change (much like PureComponent for class components).
What’s the cheapest way to get a landline?
Dial 9’s call forwarding service is easily the cheapest way to get a landline for your business. For just £5/month, you can choose a free 01, 02, 0330 or 0800 telephone number and receive 60 inclusive minutes every month for free.
Billing summaries now available
We've recently added a useful new feature to Dial 9 Connect - a Billing Summary page that gives you a breakdown of both your services, and any calls that you've...
Five must‑haves for small businesses
Irrespective of the industry you’re in, no matter what your business aspirations may be, starting out can be a nerve-wracking experience filled with as many challenges as there are opportunities. By thinking ahead and spending time planning the essentials your business venture will be off to a solid and stress-free start.
Check out the archives
Browse categories
Keep connected with us
Get our e-mail newsletter Spam free
We can let you know when we post messages to our blog. We’ll just drop you an e-mail once a week whenever we have new content for you. You’ll be able to choose which parts of our blog interest you on the next page.
Follow us on Twitter
Every new post we publish is sent straight out to our Twitter feed. Follow us there so you don’t miss a thing. Our twitter handle is just @atechmedia.