Software Development Cost Calculator: How Ours Actually Works
How our free software development cost calculator estimates your project — the real hours, rates, and multipliers behind the number, explained honestly.
What Happens to Your Restaurant When DoorDash Changes the Rules
DoorDash can change your commission, visibility, or platform access anytime, no vote required. Here's the real risk of building on someone else's rules.
How Much Does DoorDash Charge Restaurants? The Full Fee Breakdown
DoorDash charges restaurants 15–30% commission per order, plus other fees most owners never see itemized. Here's every fee, what each plan costs, and how to work out your real number.
Can a Customer Break Your AI Tool? I Broke My Own to Find Out
Businesses are bolting AI onto their websites everywhere — chatbots, form-fillers, photo tools. Almost nobody tests whether a stranger can break them. So I attacked my own free AI tool, found two real ways in, and fixed them. Here's what I found and what to check on yours.
DoorDash Storefront Fees: What 'Commission-Free' Ordering Really Costs
DoorDash Storefront charges 0% commission, but 'free' isn't the whole story. The real math on what Storefront actually costs restaurants.
Your Town's Water Report, Decoded: How to Tell If Your Tap Water Is Actually Safe
Every US town mails an annual drinking water quality report almost nobody can read. Here's what the numbers actually mean — plus a free tool that decodes yours from a photo in seconds.
Who Actually Builds Your Software? Meet Ty Hudson
Behind Tysoft is one senior engineer with 20 years of shipping production software — from IBM and enterprise systems to a decade of live products that process real money. Here's who I am, what I've built, and why that matters when you're trusting someone with your idea.
Happy 250th Birthday, America
On July 4th, 2026, the United States turns 250. A short celebration of the quarter-millennium — the idea that started it, the spirit that carried it, and a thank-you from our shop to yours.
What Does It Cost to Build a RAG AI Agent for Your Business?
A plain-English guide to RAG AI agents — what they are, why a business would want one instead of a generic chatbot, and what actually drives the cost of building one. Includes a free instant estimate.
Clearent Manual Entry: What the Virtual Terminal Can Actually Do
No card reader? No problem. Here's exactly how Clearent's manual (keyed) entry works — transaction types, AVS and CSC fraud checks, Level II/III data, card-on-file, and how to keep keyed rates from eating your margin.
Vibe-Coded App Broke? How to Rescue an AI-Built Project
AI let you ship a prototype in a weekend — then it stalled, broke in production, or nobody could add a feature. Here's why 'vibe-coded' apps hit a wall, the warning signs, and how a real engineering firm brings one back from the brink.
Credit Card Interchange Fees, Explained Simply
Every card swipe costs you a fee - but most of it isn't your processor's markup. Here's what interchange really is, who gets paid, and how to stop overpaying.
How Much Does Custom Software Really Cost in 2026?
A plain-English breakdown of what drives custom software pricing — from simple web apps to complex platforms — and how to estimate your project before you talk to a developer.
What DoorDash's Fees Actually Cost Your Restaurant
DoorDash's commission can quietly eat 20-30% of every order. Here's how the fees really break down, what they cost you per month, and how to protect your margins.