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June 12, 2026Episode 24819 min

Season 7 - Episode 248

New location, Gordon’s Office We went to Wordcamp Europe in Poland, Krakow European Wordcamp is the biggest of the conventions Reasons for going – networking with friends and colleagues Theme this year seemed to be AI Connecting WordPress using MCP to Claude Using AI to build pages, perform WordPress operations, correct grammar, create images, pretty much everything AI is good at Need to have a good understanding of what is happening so you can check it Four floors in the convention centre – live transcription and translations this year. Two huge rooms for lectures Food, drinks and snacks always available Evening parties – drinking and socialising WP Umbrella – great way to manage your websites – https://wp-umbrella.com/ Great country – Perogi was a favourite at meal times Lots of things to see Much cheaper than Switzerland last year Salt Mine visit was great – seeing all the salt sculptures Visit to Auschwitz – which was interesting and harrowing A good rounding off from my Anne Frank experience Rooms of shoes, hair, luggage, pots and pans Next year is in Malaga – a week earlier than this year Details at: https://europe.wordcamp.org/2027/   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

June 1, 2026Episode 24718 min

Season 7 - Episode 247

News – AI is created by a machine, so is not owned by anyone! Archiving Documents – for personal and business purposes Making searching easy and have it bring up relevant documents MCP server – to work with Evernote using AI on a CLI AI will create a context for the document – notes summarising the content Adding manual tags will work well but adding tags by AI makes things even better ScanSnap scanner is a hardware scanner and creates pdf files and uploads to Evernote Trix – Childrens Entertainer’s Convention 1.5 days convention Keeping up with new trends and ideas for the work I do Seeing whats new to purchase for shows The more experienced you have, the more careful you are with purchases Meeting people I know and those I haven’t yet met is the main reason I go Two hour Parties aren’t a thing overseas Great cabaret by Spencer Jones Next year – 2027 – will be the last convention Numbers have been dropping, which makes it difficult to pay costs and make a profit Loads of time and effort spent on these things What will take the place of Trix???   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

May 15, 2026Episode 24615 min

Season 7 - Episode 246

Show week Sorting out collection of props – old and more recent – some valuable, some not Spreadsheeting all the boxes Printing a Book Box with a living hinge for the cast Running out of filament at one point Not a great deal done on a show week Very tiring Waiting for Ikea to send replacement box lids still Noted plugin – https://wordpress.org/plugins/noted/ Adding notes that will remind you how to do things in the admin on a website you haven’t been to for 6 months Taylor had a framework he wanted to test out and took what Kyle had done and enhanced it Created a new version with a settings panel now Pin notes was a suggestion that was added, along with others Adding note to blocks Role permissions for adding notes Giving back to the community Small plugin that does one job really well Dashboard widget for home screen No show next week as Gordon is away at Trix   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

May 8, 2026Episode 24513 min

Season 7 - Episode 245

The Diary of Anne Frank Tickets for 14, 15, 16th May 2026 – https://www.parlourplayers.co.uk Sending large files over the internet – 4.8GB wetransfer.com – maximum of 2GB for free accounts Blaze Quantum – for larger files – https://blaze.cx/ Purchased on AppSumo many years ago Keeping track of the software available to us on a spreadsheet If you forget you have software available to you, it is useless and a bad investment Considering building an app for this Flat Maintenance Dishwasher not working – talking to support Coffee machine broke and needed replacing Everything that goes with taking things apart and trying to fix things When coding, brain power is being focused… everything else can be done later You are forced to do things when you run out of plates for example Organise finances to be able to make decisions   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

May 1, 2026Episode 24420 min

Season 7 - Episode 244

Internet went down Thursday Night – and took a week to get back up Lots of hassle getting it fixed Cloud smart home devices all stopped working Reflection – looking at yourself through a friends eyes One thing they think you do well and one thing they think you could do better at Would anonymous feedback be better? Does the person who gives you the feedback make a difference? Likening this to testimonials for your business We may come back to this to find out the results Brave and scary at the same time Finding trends Planing ahead – what to do when the internet goes down? Used up all my mobile data for the next month 321 Backup – 3 places, 2 different media, 1 offsite Backup important data – don’t forget settings files Video is too big to backup – finished edit goes on YouTube, Vimeo and my NAS drive Give the client the option to store the files for editing in the future – with a cost involved for storage Speak to the POP! client to see if they want the source files archived Giving the files to the client is not a good way to keep control of the product Time Machine for computer backups Do you have plans in place for downtime? Diary of Anne Frank Tickets – https://www.ticketsource.com/parlour-players   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

April 24, 2026Episode 24322 min

Season 7 - Episode 243

Client Handling – Losing a Customer Delays on both sides Need all content before we start work on the site The sitemap grew from 12 pages to 42 pages Communication with the client was not good New design requested When the content is delivered the work then needs scheduling in The design is being taken on by the client as they liked them Prices change over time and the contract needs to show deadlines in place Fixes to put in place – explaining what is included and what isn’t Phased delivery and when to expect them Restart clause – if no progress for a period of time the project is paused – costs involved and when the restart can happen Weekly Updates – even there is no work done, explain why and what is needed Keeping communication channels open Adding accountability on both sides Mistakes made by both parties and the fit wasn’t working for us – leaving as friends Speaking on the phone can save time with lots of messages back and forth Finishing Projects – working on many projects but not finishing them Or deleting them without attached emotion Generating a random route for running or walking – https://tdrayson.github.io/routed/ Deciding what the “finished” app looks like Then you know when it can be released for use Chasing the New Shiny Object syndrome   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

April 17, 2026Episode 24212 min

Season 7 - Episode 242

Rehearsing for Anne Frank Co-Working for half a day a week Keeping the other person accountable Using your skills to help the other person Not wasting time chatting Progressing projects quicker Would this work for you? Time is scheduled every week and kept clear Considering adding a system to monitor and check progress Data to see if it is helping or not Making notes of what you are looking to do on your week Time to think about things ahead of time Working from our offices on zoom – but it doesn’t have to be that way Working away without talking the whole time   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

April 10, 2026Episode 24119 min

Season 7 - Episode 241

Shows all over Easter Waited 19 years for this… I had a call to see if I wanted to upgrade to Fibre Upgraded my internet to Full Fibre (FTTP) which is now available, last Tuesday Fused fibre cables together with a £4000 machine 20Mbps (on a good day with ADSL) up to 800Mbps download, and 0.4Mbps to 80Mbps upload Upgraded network at the same time New Router and Switch – Unifi Express 7 and USW Flex 8 Switch Needed the switch to allow me to plug ethernet in to get the fastest speed for certain devices like NAS SSID and password needed to stay the same Access the NAS from outside my network using TailScale Extending the network using Access Points Guest Network which is isolated from any other devices, and limits speed VPN set up for sites that don’t work in the UK like imgur.com Same is true going back into the network from outside Subnet has changed which caused a few issues with Home Assistant One of my telephone lines is now VOIP through the router, which caused an issue as well Taylor bought some running trainers from Barefoot Running on a plan   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

April 8, 2026Episode 24014 min

Season 7 - Episode 240

Last Remaining POP! Jobs Bubble Convention Videos – post process All videos complete and uploaded for attendees Adding a process to the website for video distribution and purchasing Limits in place for who can view and purchase them Using Vimeo for protection to keep the value Re-using a similar system from Snippet Club Videos ready for members by the end of the week – will leave it til after the Easter break Content value is similar to the price of attending on purpose Slowing Down from a hectic life Lots of “fixed” events happening every week Illness forces you to have a break – watch daytime TV Body was telling Taylor to slow down Working for ourselves means there are no fixed hours Making food and watching something instead of eating at the desk Keeping the bedroom for sleeping (and being ill) Sometimes getting up helps you heal quicker   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.

March 20, 2026Episode 23919 min

Season 7 - Episode 239

Didn’t manage an episode last week Pop! Bubble Convention – filming all sessions, talks and demonstrations 4 rooms to cover over all 3 days, 3 sessions happening at the same time Collate video and audio, edit them and upload before the next session finishes 3 cameras needed, DSL, DJI Osmo Pocket 3 and iPhone 16 Pro Audio was really important for the speakers Theatre show had two cameras for a Multicam edit Strange Apple keyboard issue Made new friends – thanks to Harvey for all his help Thank you also to the organisers, in particular Damian and CJ for inviting us Upgrading smart home with new Ikea devices Smart relay, goes inside a light switch cavity to keep power to the lights Bathroom has a custom bulb mount, so it isn’t easily replaceable with smart bulbs Presence sensor should fix that – and will control the fan also Make “dumb” lights automated Bilresa from Ikea Office automation using one of these switches Lots more new devices available in their “Matter” collection   Visit the website: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk Drayson Design Website – https://www.draysondesign.com The Creative Tinker Website – https://www.thecreativetinker.com Facebook: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/facebook Youtube: https://www.thisweekwith.co.uk/youtube * Full transcript will be available on the website. We may receive a referral fee from any of our links which help towards the costs involved in creating this content for you.