514sid

Writing about digital signage, development, and whatever else is worth thinking about

Product manager at Screenly, curator of SignageList

Also a moderator of r/digitalsignage

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06/30/2026Copying your competitors' features is not a strategy 02/15/2026Basics are mistaken for differentiators in digital signage 02/01/2026I joined Screenly as a product manager 01/17/2026The psychology behind fear-driven trends 01/10/2026The power of being present 01/08/2026Reliability is the most important part of digital signage software 10/30/2025The practical value of digital signage software 10/01/2025Everything is information at the base level 09/20/2025Rendering websites at true resolution on Android and Android TV 09/19/2025How devices delete files so fast 09/18/2025Stop requiring special characters, uppercase, or numbers in passwords 09/09/2025Building Screenlite. Part 6 – File caching logic 09/08/2025Building Screenlite. Part 5 – The first step on Android 09/05/2025Just a cup of coffee 09/02/2025Why most digital signage software feels hard to use 08/27/2025Helping the largest digital signage community grow 08/22/2025Why twice the nits doesn't look twice as bright 08/21/2025AI as runtime, not just code assistant 08/20/2025Building Screenlite. Part 4 – Slow development is intentional 08/11/2025Building Screenlite. Part 3 – The Player Loop 08/07/2025Thoughts on Navori's acquisition of Signagelive 08/06/2025The uselessness of home pages 07/21/2025Building Screenlite. Part 2 – Why TypeScript?07/13/2025I'm okay if someone builds a competing business using my open source code 07/12/2025Building Screenlite. Part 1 07/12/2025Why simple tools win 05/11/2025Context is a crucial part of digital signage 05/03/2025One of the most important lessons for product builders 04/18/2025The limit of everything