Jack Barber
@jackbarber.co.uk
Designer & web developer living in Whitby, UK.
Husband, dad of 5, part of Grace Church, Loftus.
Runner & reader (should do more of both).
hellotechnology.co.uk
Husband, dad of 5, part of Grace Church, Loftus.
Runner & reader (should do more of both).
hellotechnology.co.uk
Anyone doing a Secret Santa this year? I've built a little app to make it super-simple. Check it out:
santa.hellotechnology.co.uk
#webapp #saas #christmas #secretsanta
santa.hellotechnology.co.uk
#webapp #saas #christmas #secretsanta
Hello Santa
A free tool to help your Secret Santa gift-giving go smoothly this Christmas.
santa.hellotechnology.co.uk
November 20, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Anyone doing a Secret Santa this year? I've built a little app to make it super-simple. Check it out:
santa.hellotechnology.co.uk
#webapp #saas #christmas #secretsanta
santa.hellotechnology.co.uk
#webapp #saas #christmas #secretsanta
Whitby Lit Fest was exhausting, and at times stressful, but ultimately an absolute joy. Massive thanks to CauseUK for their excellent work, to all the authors, volunteers and my colleagues on the committee. A job well done.
And yes, that is me chatting with Lee Child.
#whitbylitfest
And yes, that is me chatting with Lee Child.
#whitbylitfest
November 11, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Whitby Lit Fest was exhausting, and at times stressful, but ultimately an absolute joy. Massive thanks to CauseUK for their excellent work, to all the authors, volunteers and my colleagues on the committee. A job well done.
And yes, that is me chatting with Lee Child.
#whitbylitfest
And yes, that is me chatting with Lee Child.
#whitbylitfest
Just moved my desk and chair into my new office. I officially become a tenant at Church House tomorrow. Looking forward to having some space to call my own again after 18 months working from home.
September 30, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Just moved my desk and chair into my new office. I officially become a tenant at Church House tomorrow. Looking forward to having some space to call my own again after 18 months working from home.
I'm running a full-funded 5 week course called 'Digital Transformation in Tourism' for businesses working in the tourism industry across North Yorkshire.
Find out more and sign up here:
ynygrowthhub.com/events/whitb...
Places are limited, so sign up early to secure your slot.
#tourism #marketing
Find out more and sign up here:
ynygrowthhub.com/events/whitb...
Places are limited, so sign up early to secure your slot.
#tourism #marketing
Whitby Workshop Series: Digital Tools for your Tourism Business - Y&NY Growth Hub
🟢 First Step into Digital This engaging workshop series delivered by Hello Technology is designed to help tourism and hospitality businesses harness the power of digital tools to grow their brand, att...
ynygrowthhub.com
September 8, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I'm running a full-funded 5 week course called 'Digital Transformation in Tourism' for businesses working in the tourism industry across North Yorkshire.
Find out more and sign up here:
ynygrowthhub.com/events/whitb...
Places are limited, so sign up early to secure your slot.
#tourism #marketing
Find out more and sign up here:
ynygrowthhub.com/events/whitb...
Places are limited, so sign up early to secure your slot.
#tourism #marketing
Have been chasing a bottle neck on my server for weeks. Something was causing high load, but none of the usual suspects. High traffic sites were all cached. Bots were mostly being kept out via firewall.
September 5, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Have been chasing a bottle neck on my server for weeks. Something was causing high load, but none of the usual suspects. High traffic sites were all cached. Bots were mostly being kept out via firewall.
This morning I had the pleasure of meeting a new customer, Simon. Well into his 90s, Simon had been locked out of his iMac for nearly two years.
August 15, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This morning I had the pleasure of meeting a new customer, Simon. Well into his 90s, Simon had been locked out of his iMac for nearly two years.
"You've imparted more value in an hour than we got from years of employing a full-time web developer."
This is what I was told after an hour's Zoom call this morning.
Why did was my input valued? Why had their employee failed to impress?
Here are two observations:
This is what I was told after an hour's Zoom call this morning.
Why did was my input valued? Why had their employee failed to impress?
Here are two observations:
August 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
"You've imparted more value in an hour than we got from years of employing a full-time web developer."
This is what I was told after an hour's Zoom call this morning.
Why did was my input valued? Why had their employee failed to impress?
Here are two observations:
This is what I was told after an hour's Zoom call this morning.
Why did was my input valued? Why had their employee failed to impress?
Here are two observations:
This week I've been on-boarding a new church who're starting to use my #SaaS tool (churchplanner.co.uk). They've been working through every feature, adding their data, reporting bugs and recommending improvements all week long. What a joy!
August 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
This week I've been on-boarding a new church who're starting to use my #SaaS tool (churchplanner.co.uk). They've been working through every feature, adding their data, reporting bugs and recommending improvements all week long. What a joy!
Reposted by Jack Barber
This week I've added a few new fields to Contacts:
- Preferred name
- Secondary email
And I've added the option to use #markdown when editing emails. This makes it easy to add some simple formatting and highlighting inline. Some HTML tags can also be used, for further flexibility.
- Preferred name
- Secondary email
And I've added the option to use #markdown when editing emails. This makes it easy to add some simple formatting and highlighting inline. Some HTML tags can also be used, for further flexibility.
August 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
This week I've added a few new fields to Contacts:
- Preferred name
- Secondary email
And I've added the option to use #markdown when editing emails. This makes it easy to add some simple formatting and highlighting inline. Some HTML tags can also be used, for further flexibility.
- Preferred name
- Secondary email
And I've added the option to use #markdown when editing emails. This makes it easy to add some simple formatting and highlighting inline. Some HTML tags can also be used, for further flexibility.
Reposted by Jack Barber
I've added a couple of new features to Church Planner over the past few weeks. Firstly, a 'training' portal, which makes it easy to put together pages of content on a particular topic and share this with your church family. Here are some ways it could be used:
August 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I've added a couple of new features to Church Planner over the past few weeks. Firstly, a 'training' portal, which makes it easy to put together pages of content on a particular topic and share this with your church family. Here are some ways it could be used:
Always enjoy seeing my work in print. Been out and about putting up banners for Whitby Lit Fest this afternoon - it'll be here before we know it!
Check out the programme and get your tickets at whitbylitfest.org.uk
#whitbylitfest
Check out the programme and get your tickets at whitbylitfest.org.uk
#whitbylitfest
August 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Always enjoy seeing my work in print. Been out and about putting up banners for Whitby Lit Fest this afternoon - it'll be here before we know it!
Check out the programme and get your tickets at whitbylitfest.org.uk
#whitbylitfest
Check out the programme and get your tickets at whitbylitfest.org.uk
#whitbylitfest
For the last few months I've been helping coordinate the launch of Whitby Lit Fest - a brand new event for the town. Ticket sales went live this morning, and they've been flying out!
Find out more about the programme and buy your tickets here:
whitbylitfest.org.uk/lit-fest-25/
#whitby #litfest
Find out more about the programme and buy your tickets here:
whitbylitfest.org.uk/lit-fest-25/
#whitby #litfest
Lit Fest 25 - Whitby Lit Fest
whitbylitfest.org.uk
August 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
For the last few months I've been helping coordinate the launch of Whitby Lit Fest - a brand new event for the town. Ticket sales went live this morning, and they've been flying out!
Find out more about the programme and buy your tickets here:
whitbylitfest.org.uk/lit-fest-25/
#whitby #litfest
Find out more about the programme and buy your tickets here:
whitbylitfest.org.uk/lit-fest-25/
#whitby #litfest
July 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Off for our annual trip to Keswick tomorrow. Camping, with 5 children, including a 10 week old baby.
The forecast looks less than ideal.
#rain #summerholiday #britishsummer
The forecast looks less than ideal.
#rain #summerholiday #britishsummer
July 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Off for our annual trip to Keswick tomorrow. Camping, with 5 children, including a 10 week old baby.
The forecast looks less than ideal.
#rain #summerholiday #britishsummer
The forecast looks less than ideal.
#rain #summerholiday #britishsummer
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How do you deal with rejection?
I've been a freelancer for a long time, long enough to have seen a number of businesses I work with change hands.
How do you deal with rejection?
I've been a freelancer for a long time, long enough to have seen a number of businesses I work with change hands.
July 18, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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How do you deal with rejection?
I've been a freelancer for a long time, long enough to have seen a number of businesses I work with change hands.
How do you deal with rejection?
I've been a freelancer for a long time, long enough to have seen a number of businesses I work with change hands.
I've been invited to join the next edition of @wearedevelopers.bsky.social Live - tomorrow lunch time:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho4m...
Looking forward to chatting about the World Congress and CODE100 with @danielcranney.bsky.social and @codepo8.bsky.social 🤓 Tune in here 👇 from 11:30 BST tomorrow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho4m...
Looking forward to chatting about the World Congress and CODE100 with @danielcranney.bsky.social and @codepo8.bsky.social 🤓 Tune in here 👇 from 11:30 BST tomorrow.
WeAreDevelopers LIVE - Highlights from CODE100 & World Congress 2025
YouTube video by WeAreDevelopers
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July 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I've been invited to join the next edition of @wearedevelopers.bsky.social Live - tomorrow lunch time:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho4m...
Looking forward to chatting about the World Congress and CODE100 with @danielcranney.bsky.social and @codepo8.bsky.social 🤓 Tune in here 👇 from 11:30 BST tomorrow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ho4m...
Looking forward to chatting about the World Congress and CODE100 with @danielcranney.bsky.social and @codepo8.bsky.social 🤓 Tune in here 👇 from 11:30 BST tomorrow.
I got a new gadget a few days ago. No, it's not a new smartphone, nor a new laptop. I didn't splash out on a fancy new monitor either. This gadget is an Bluetooth enabled audio upgrade - but not in the way you might expect. Can you guess?
July 14, 2025 at 11:36 AM
I got a new gadget a few days ago. No, it's not a new smartphone, nor a new laptop. I didn't splash out on a fancy new monitor either. This gadget is an Bluetooth enabled audio upgrade - but not in the way you might expect. Can you guess?
Heading to Keswick this year? Let's connect 🤓
The Keswick Convention live stream is up and running. I'll be there for week 2 — if you are and want to catch up, get a coffee, climb a hill or get a demo of Church Planner then get in touch 🤓
Join the evening celebration here:
www.youtube.com/live/92riFX8...
#keswick25 #keswickconvention
Join the evening celebration here:
www.youtube.com/live/92riFX8...
#keswick25 #keswickconvention
WK 1 12/07/25 Evening Celebration
YouTube video by Keswick Ministries
www.youtube.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Heading to Keswick this year? Let's connect 🤓
I always love a trip. Getting anywhere from Whitby always feels like a bit of a mission. But connecting with thousands of other developers IRL at #WeAreDevs and having another opportunity to explore the wonderful city of Berlin definitely made it worth the effort.
Some thoughts:
Some thoughts:
July 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I always love a trip. Getting anywhere from Whitby always feels like a bit of a mission. But connecting with thousands of other developers IRL at #WeAreDevs and having another opportunity to explore the wonderful city of Berlin definitely made it worth the effort.
Some thoughts:
Some thoughts:
Reposted by Jack Barber
OK, for those who wanted the puzzles and solutions for #CODE100 at this year's #WeAreDevs world congress, here is the readme - we will do more in-depth videos about it later in the month
puzzles.code100.dev/code100/edit...
puzzles.code100.dev/code100/edit...
Berlin 2025 CODE100
puzzles.code100.dev
July 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
OK, for those who wanted the puzzles and solutions for #CODE100 at this year's #WeAreDevs world congress, here is the readme - we will do more in-depth videos about it later in the month
puzzles.code100.dev/code100/edit...
puzzles.code100.dev/code100/edit...
Reposted by Jack Barber
A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world | Zoe Williams
A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world | Zoe Williams
The Nazi meltdown of the tech billionaire’s bot Grok leaves me asking: is this post-truth rock bottom, or have we further to go?, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
www.theguardian.com
July 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
A bit like AI, Elon Musk seems custom-built to undermine everything good and true in the world | Zoe Williams
Catching some of the final afternoon's talks at @wearedevelopers.bsky.social.
Feels like AI ethics is the 'website accessibility' of 2025 — something everyone is aware is really important, but very few are actually engaging with it in a positive way.
Feels like AI ethics is the 'website accessibility' of 2025 — something everyone is aware is really important, but very few are actually engaging with it in a positive way.
July 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Catching some of the final afternoon's talks at @wearedevelopers.bsky.social.
Feels like AI ethics is the 'website accessibility' of 2025 — something everyone is aware is really important, but very few are actually engaging with it in a positive way.
Feels like AI ethics is the 'website accessibility' of 2025 — something everyone is aware is really important, but very few are actually engaging with it in a positive way.
Landed in Berlin for @wearedevelopers.bsky.social
Slept badly. I always wake up several times before an early flight, worrying I've missed my alarm! So, first things first - coffee time.
Also, it's raining ☁️
Slept badly. I always wake up several times before an early flight, worrying I've missed my alarm! So, first things first - coffee time.
Also, it's raining ☁️
July 9, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Landed in Berlin for @wearedevelopers.bsky.social
Slept badly. I always wake up several times before an early flight, worrying I've missed my alarm! So, first things first - coffee time.
Also, it's raining ☁️
Slept badly. I always wake up several times before an early flight, worrying I've missed my alarm! So, first things first - coffee time.
Also, it's raining ☁️