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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Jul 22

Alright folks, I know we don't post much (too much work to do sadly) but here we are.

We are starting the process to screen potential new candidates for work that we are expecting to get after the new year.

Right now, primarily Ruby/Rails and .Net development. #remote #uscitizens

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Jul 8

We're trying to update our #DunAndBradstreet profile and.... for a company that is suppose to be the credit agency for business, they shouldn't be using the lowest bidder for their site.

Non-responsive, cumbersome, slow.

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Jun 27

Our partners at #FASAGames have another kickstarter that is wrapping up in just under 2 weeks, it's already funded but could always use more love.

#Earthdawn #RPG #Dragons #DiceGoblin

www.kickstarter.com/projects/fas...

Dance with the Serpent

Adventure Trilogy, Classic Novels, creature concepts book, Earthdawn dice, and two plush dragons

www.kickstarter.com

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Jun 13

An interesting watch for those considering whether to do IAP or link out to your site.

Remember, the "Apple Tax" isn't a commission. Just like in retail establishments, it covers their costs to host and sell your product and considerably more in Apple/Google's case.

youtu.be/R3gbKaowcq4

External Payment Link vs In-App Purchase: RevenueCat’s $40k Experiment Explained

YouTube video by Sub Club by RevenueCat

youtu.be

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Jun 13

It is, in essence, wide open to the point where there isn't really a point to having it. The only thing it does is add the nonce to the scripts but allows for unsafe evaluation and running of untrusted code.

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Jun 13

A client uses #GoogleAdSense to fund the site. We're concerned on the security front and have been trying to find a good CSP to protect the users.

Previous ad networks have said "Just don't. It'll prevent us from working."

Looked at what Google recommends for use with AdSense....

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · May 9

We had some fun, our niece joined us and ran roulettes with us, and we determined this was a horrible test of the network because... it was yawning the entire time.

Going to see if we can find a better test and try it out.

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · May 9

We just got some new equipment in folks and wanting to give it a test.

Playing some #FinalFantasyXIV while at it. Come relax and watch as we see how well it handles things.

www.twitch.tv/tapenvyusllc

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Apr 21

The project we were hoping to announce a month ago... we're abandoning it. The parter we were working with, who originally commissioned us for it 3.5 years ago... has essentially ghosted us.

Lesson learned at the cost of $30k of dev time and resources.

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Apr 17

We're of the belief that Vanilla is still best approach to simplify AND protect the pipeline. No need for build scripts with an exploding list of dependencies with each one being a potential supply chain attack.

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Apr 17

Just read this post on #CSSTricks (great site BTW) on wanting to ditch the CSS PreProcessor today. Good read but it has one piece wrong regarding the `@import` statement in CSS for breaking up CSS files.

It's natively supported (at a base level) in all browsers.

css-tricks.com/so-you-want-...

So, You Want to Give Up CSS Pre- and Post-Processors... | CSS-Tricks

There was once upon a time when native CSS lacked many essential features, leaving developers to come up with all sorts of ways to make CSS easier to write over the years.

css-tricks.com

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Apr 13

While trying to set up DNS Auth for a client that uses @godaddy.com for public facing DNS.....

Move your DNS away from them. Seriously. In order to use the DNS API you need to either pay more for the privilege or buy more domains.

This is something their competitors do FOR FREE!

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Apr 12

In the last 30 mins of doing this move.... the balance in AdSense has DOUBLED for the day.

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Apr 12

Working on a clients site and moving them from a third party ad platform that includes AdSense to purely AdSense.

The performance difference between the two is a MASSIVE.

Using Freestar? Cloudflare reports 13 seconds to fully loaded.
Using JUST AdSense? 2.1 seconds.

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Mar 19

Just read up on some of the changes the EU is forcing upon Apple. I understand both sides and I can see Apple being a bit... mischievous here and start announcing new features for global use... except within the EU.

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Mar 11

We have some news to share soon and can’t wait to! Just a few more weeks and we’ll be able to talk about it.

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Mar 5

The suggestion from their support....

Use someone else. Seriously.

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Mar 5

Got to love it when one of your providers makes a change to their site that prevents you from being able to login to bill clients... and the best way to contact them is to login to report it.

No phone support, only chat.

Thank you #Bill.Com for disabling login twice within the last YEAR.

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Feb 28

Welp. It's done. We've officially withdrew my request to @microsoft.com regarding a #BattleTech License. 3.5 years and we couldn't get all the information we needed to make a case for it.

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Feb 22

Hey folks! Our friends at FASA Games is having their annual convention this weekend on their discord, FreedoniaCon 2025! Come join, hang out, ask questions, and have fun!!

discord.gg/yH28APxHnJ

Join the FASA Official Discord Server!

Check out the FASA Official community on Discord - hang out with 1130 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

discord.gg

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Feb 7

It's been a long while but while we're cooped up due to an injury... why not stream!

We're working on some client projects for a few hours. Come by, ask questions, relax in a safe place.

www.twitch.tv/tapenvyusllc

Twitch

Twitch is the world

www.twitch.tv

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Jan 7

Apparently we're getting some feedback that requiring our graphics designers to also know how to turn their designs into static sites (HTML/CSS Only) is asking too much of them.

You're the designer, you're the BEST person to do that job, not us. We make it function, you make it beautiful.

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Dec 17

We're currently getting caught up on our backlog of tasks and plan to get some streams in over the next few weeks.

That includes Christmas and New Year's as well for those that would like some company.

TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Nov 29

Ok, nice, Just got our handle updated here. :)

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TapEnvy.us, LLC @tapenvy.us · Nov 29

Just finished up. Managed to get subscription expiry dates calculated and progress is being made with hopes of getting this live this year.

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