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Scripts and scheduled jobs that replace the weekly re-keying: imports, exports, migrations, cleanup, and the Postgres functions that keep the numbers from drifting. Automation and data cleanup →
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automationA small business backup strategy you will actually follow
A plain-English guide to the 3-2-1 backup rule for small businesses: three copies, two kinds of storage, one copy off-site. Covers why sync services spread ransomware, what to back up (files, books, customer list, website), how to test a restore, and why automation beats discipline.
internal-toolsReplacing the spreadsheet without replacing the people
A diagnostic look at when a spreadsheet is still the correct tool, the four signals that it has stopped working, and what a custom internal tool has to preserve so the team actually uses it.
internal-toolsWhen a spreadsheet stops being the right tool: spreadsheet vs database
A plain-English sorting guide for the spreadsheet vs database question in a small business: what spreadsheets are genuinely good at, the specific symptoms of having outgrown one, what a database and a small internal tool change, and how a switch usually goes.
central-paEmail on your own domain, set up so it actually delivers
A plain-English guide to running business email on your own domain: what SPF, DKIM, and DMARC prove, how to pick a mail host separate from the web host, why catch-all addresses attract spam, and how to retire a free address without losing anything.