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Tech Talk - AI and Machine Learning

Tech Talk - AI and Machine Learning

By Marty Thomasson

In our first Tech Talk, our CEO and Founder, Marty Thomasson, sits down with Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer David Nahodyl to discuss the benefits of AI, particularly within the general contracting and specialty contracting industries.

Atlanta Build Expo 2023: Connections and Insights
By Gearbox Solutions
The Gearbox team attended the 2023 Atlanta Build Expo where they had the opportunity to connect with new industry leaders and learn about the trends in the industry. Take a quick read to see what we learned and who we saw at the event.
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Joining the Vue.js Community: Reflections on my First VueConfUS
By Kate Nahodyl
Between the beignets, the fabulous hotel, and the new friends that I made in New Orleans - I give VueConfUS 2023 a full five stars. I also found that the smaller size of the conference gave me a chance to be myself and truly get to know so many other fabulous devs in a way that wouldn’t have been possible at a bigger venue.
Category: Web Application Development, Hiring Tech Talent, News, Social Awareness
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What, Why, How - Minimum Viable Product (MVP) Explained
By Megan Young
As a business owner, building a custom software solution can seem overwhelming. The temptation to include all the features and functionality you've ever dreamed of can be difficult to resist.
Category: Web Application Development
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People-First: Small Tech Companies Can Win the Hiring War
By Megan Young
Are you a small tech company trying to win the hiring battle against your Goliath-like competitors? Learn how a people-first culture might just be your secret weapon. We'll also dive into the brave new world of post-pandemic remote work, and how small companies can adapt to stay ahead.
Category: Competitive Advantages, Social Awareness, Hiring Tech Talent
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How Custom Software Can Solve Specialty Contractors' Unique Challenges
By Megan Young
We've all been there - trying to make do with something that's just not quite right for us. Our construction clients feel the same way about off-the-shelf solutions that don't cater to their unique needs as specialty contractors. There's no need to scrap everything and start from scratch. Instead, consider a custom solution to fill in the gaps and optimize your business management.
Category: Web Application Development
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Building our Jamstack site with Laravel, Statamic, and Nuxt
By David Nahodyl
We’ve recently launched a new version of the Gearbox site, and the tech stack behind this is pretty fun! We’ve built our site using Jamstack methodologies to be able to deliver the highest performance for our visitors.
Category: Web Application Development
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Nuxt 3 and CloudFlare Pages - Failed: build output directory contains links to files that can't be accessed
By David Nahodyl
We recently ran into a new issue with deploying a Nuxt 3 app on CloudFlare Pages. All of our builds, including previously successful builds, started getting a new error message: Failed: build output directory contains links to files that can't be accessed
Category: Web Application Development
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Gearbox & Blue Feather Merger
By Megan Young
Gearbox Solutions and Blue Feather Group will merge and conduct business at Gearbox Solutions effective September 1, 2022.
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AWS S3 + FileMaker Integration
By Gearbox Solutions
Here's an example of how you can avoid storing files in multiple places even though you might use multiple apps across multiple platforms. JavaScript + PHP + FileMaker become seamless.
Category: FileMaker
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The Benefits Of Using REST Instead Of SMTP In Your App
By Gearbox Solutions
Using REST over SMTP
Category: FileMaker
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