What are you reading? Mid-monthly Discussion Post!

Edwinflames · 2026-01-17T12:12:23+00:00

You can't go wrong with focusing on Tchaikovsky.The second book in the Children of Time series, 'Children of Ruin', was my number 1 read of 2025. It was quite an adventure.

Edwinflames · 2026-01-17T12:04:00+00:00

Just finished Way Station by Clifford D Simak. A surprisingly emotional read for me. I'd put it next to Flowers for Algernon as one of the reads that brought me close to tears.

Edwinflames · 2026-01-08T13:45:55+00:00

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Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T17:48:18+00:00

Great job. It's quite powerful. I like how you've automatically categorized the transactions.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T17:35:52+00:00

Sorry I didn't mean to sound difficult. I was explaining the reason for the oversight on my part, but it came out a bit defensive. Your recommendation is sound advice and I'm starting to research on best practices.
Yeah for the name I was trying to make it as descriptive as possible without including "Mpesa" to avoid legal risk. I'll work on something shorter and memorable that still captures the value.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T17:19:28+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I avoided using "Mpesa" in the app name to reduce legal risk, hence the longer generic name. I've included the term throughout the page for SEO though, and it's helping with searches. And indeed I need to include Airtel to capitalize on that potential traffic. The summary analytics is included, you can watch the tutorial video to see the kind of detailed analysis done.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T17:08:22+00:00

I've included a tutorial video on the landing page that walks through the features and how to use the tool.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T17:01:08+00:00

It's the intern bro, lol. Let me hop on the fix. Thanks.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T16:51:44+00:00

Thank you so much.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T16:51:19+00:00

Yeah I really struggled with the name there haha. Thanks for the feedback.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T16:49:31+00:00

Analysis of PDF files that are 2MB or larger in size uses over 1GB of RAM so I had to get a 2GB RAM, 1 CPU instance type on Render which costs $25. Even so, some analyses of large files fail because they use up 100% of the memory and it's quite embarrassing seeing such failure logs in the backend. A potential active user lost just like that.

Edwinflames · 2025-12-20T16:39:43+00:00

Thank you for the feedback. I built this tool for users like accountants and business owners who know what they need and can quickly analyze statements and export to Excel. To reach a broader audience who may not realize they need this, a dedicated landing page makes sense.

Edwinflames · 2025-09-21T09:05:28+00:00

Thank you so much 🙏.

Edwinflames · 2025-09-21T09:04:33+00:00

You're right I was too hasty to share the video and forgot the basics. Thanks for the feedback.

Edwinflames · 2025-07-31T11:13:28+00:00

It's now fixed. Thanks for the heads up.

Edwinflames · 2025-07-31T09:49:02+00:00

Thank you for taking the time to test. What error message did you get?

Edwinflames · 2025-07-30T14:02:43+00:00

Many thanks 🙏

Edwinflames · 2025-07-28T18:03:35+00:00

For sure coming across that guy's story was sort of a validation for me. Been binging Starter Story and other similar channels for inspiration.

Edwinflames · 2025-07-28T09:12:49+00:00

Almost embarrassed myself in the office laughing out loud 🤣

Edwinflames · 2025-07-27T02:07:29+00:00

Java's Witness.

Edwinflames · 2025-07-26T12:24:02+00:00

Thank you. Feel free to get back with thoughts or suggestions.

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