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 strategy02/15/2026Basics are mistaken for differentiators in digital signage02/01/2026I joined Screenly as a product manager01/17/2026The psychology behind fear-driven trends01/10/2026The power of being present01/08/2026Reliability is the most important part of digital signage software10/30/2025The practical value of digital signage software10/01/2025Everything is information at the base level09/20/2025Rendering websites at true resolution on Android and Android TV09/19/2025How devices delete files so fast09/18/2025Stop requiring special characters, uppercase, or numbers in passwords09/09/2025Building Screenlite. Part 6 – File caching logic09/08/2025Building Screenlite. Part 5 – The first step on Android09/05/2025Just a cup of coffee09/02/2025Why most digital signage software feels hard to use08/27/2025Helping the largest digital signage community grow08/22/2025Why twice the nits doesn't look twice as bright08/21/2025AI as runtime, not just code assistant08/20/2025Building Screenlite. Part 4 – Slow development is intentional08/11/2025Building Screenlite. Part 3 – The Player Loop08/07/2025Thoughts on Navori's acquisition of Signagelive08/06/2025The uselessness of home pages07/21/2025Building Screenlite. Part 2 – Why TypeScript?07/13/2025I'm okay if someone builds a competing business using my open source code07/12/2025Building Screenlite. Part 107/12/2025Why simple tools win05/11/2025Context is a crucial part of digital signage05/03/2025One of the most important lessons for product builders04/18/2025The limit of everything