Fresh thinking on software, AI and shipping real things, from the Flipmind team.https://flipmind.com/https://flipmind.com/blog/aws-iot-core-vehicle-telematics/https://flipmind.com/blog/aws-iot-core-vehicle-telematics/Device shadows, fleet provisioning and fail-safe remote control — the architecture decisions that matter when your devices are in vehicles, out of coverage, and doing something consequential.Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTCloudhttps://flipmind.com/blog/available-to-sell-stock-math/https://flipmind.com/blog/available-to-sell-stock-math/On hand, committed and available to sell are three different numbers. Most stores only track the first one — which is how you end up overselling stock you never actually had.Mon, 10 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTEcommercehttps://flipmind.com/blog/vibe-coding-demo-not-a-product/https://flipmind.com/blog/vibe-coding-demo-not-a-product/What actually breaks when a vibe-coded prototype meets real users, real data and real traffic — and what production-ready cleanup really means.Tue, 04 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIhttps://flipmind.com/blog/geocoding-addresses-in-excel/https://flipmind.com/blog/geocoding-addresses-in-excel/Turn a column of street addresses into latitude and longitude without leaving Excel. A Power Query recipe that refreshes properly, plus the free LINZ dataset that beats paying per lookup for New Zealand addresses.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTDatahttps://flipmind.com/blog/windcave-vs-stripe/https://flipmind.com/blog/windcave-vs-stripe/We have shipped both, many times. An honest head-to-head on pricing structure, local acquiring, in-store reconciliation and integration effort — and the kind of business each one actually suits.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPaymentshttps://flipmind.com/blog/payment-gateways-new-zealand/https://flipmind.com/blog/payment-gateways-new-zealand/Interchange caps cut NZ credit card costs in December 2025, and open banking went regulated the same day. Here is what the major payment gateways really cost a New Zealand business now — and how to work out your effective rate.Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTPaymentshttps://flipmind.com/blog/ai-automations-that-pay-off-nz-small-business/https://flipmind.com/blog/ai-automations-that-pay-off-nz-small-business/Ranked by payback, with real NZ dollar maths — from the free automations hiding in Xero and Microsoft 365 you already pay for, to the integrations that give your team whole days back.Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTAIhttps://flipmind.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-payment-service-provider/https://flipmind.com/blog/how-to-choose-a-payment-service-provider/Finding the right payment provider can be challenging — fees, bank integrations and platform fit all matter. Here is how we weigh up the options for a project.Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMTPaymentshttps://flipmind.com/blog/choosing-the-best-cms/https://flipmind.com/blog/choosing-the-best-cms/The right CMS depends on your needs — customisation, budget, expertise. From a basic template site to a complex AI-driven ecommerce store, here is how to choose.Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMTCMShttps://flipmind.com/blog/extracting-structured-data-with-amazon-bedrock/https://flipmind.com/blog/extracting-structured-data-with-amazon-bedrock/Structured product data powers price comparison and recommendation engines. Here is how we use Amazon Bedrock to extract and process it at scale.Thu, 30 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTAI