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Build Your Own IoT Backend: IoTFlow, a Self-Hosted Platform with a Python SDK
17-02-2026 127

Build Your Own IoT Backend: IoTFlow, a Self-Hosted Platform with a Python SDK

Most IoT tutorials stop at blinking an LED, then hand you a cloud account with a device cap and a monthly bill. IoTFlow is our free, self-hosted alternative — an open-source platform that connects Arduino, ESP32 and Raspberry Pi over MQTT or HTTP, gives you Blynk-style virtual pins for real-time control, and ships a Python SDK that takes three lines to stream telemetry. Here is the architecture, a working quickstart, and how it maps onto the IoT skills employers actually ask for.

Business Process Automation with Power Automate and Copilot Studio Agents: A Worked Example
11-02-2026 134

Business Process Automation with Power Automate and Copilot Studio Agents: A Worked Example

Power Automate runs the process; a Copilot Studio agent grounded on your SharePoint policies runs the conversation — together they turn a purchase-request thread into a governed, approved, logged workflow. A step-by-step build, the process patterns worth automating first, governance, and the WSQ course funded up to 70%.

How to Set Up InvoiceNow E-Invoicing in Xero (Singapore Guide)
20-01-2026 132

How to Set Up InvoiceNow E-Invoicing in Xero (Singapore Guide)

InvoiceNow is no longer optional. Every new voluntary GST registrant has had to transmit invoice data to IRAS through the Peppol network since 1 April 2026, and the mandate now rolls out to every GST-registered business between 2028 and 2031. If you run Xero, connecting is a one-off job that takes about twenty minutes. Here is the exact setup, what your Peppol ID looks like, how to send and receive e-invoices, and the mistakes that quietly break the connection.

Enhance Work Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot: A Practical Guide for Singapore Teams
14-01-2026 118

Enhance Work Productivity with Microsoft 365 Copilot: A Practical Guide for Singapore Teams

Microsoft 365 Copilot is the one AI assistant that already knows your emails, meetings and SharePoint documents — here is what it does in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook and Loop, the prompt structure that gets reliable output, a one-week team rollout, and the WSQ course that teaches it hands-on with up to 70% funding.

Shooting the Moon on a Smartphone: Five Lessons from Our 28 December 2025 Mobile Photography Class
28-12-2025 94

Shooting the Moon on a Smartphone: Five Lessons from Our 28 December 2025 Mobile Photography Class

Every learner in our 28 December 2025 mobile photography class already owned a serious camera — the one in their pocket. Led by well-known Singapore photographer Tan Chin Hock, the class turned travelators, moonrises and HDB sunsets into a masterclass in composition, exposure and low-light technique. Here are five lessons, straight from the phones that shot them.

A Portrait Studio in Your Pocket: Inside Our 21 December 2025 Mobile Photography Outdoor Practical
21-12-2025 91

A Portrait Studio in Your Pocket: Inside Our 21 December 2025 Mobile Photography Outdoor Practical

On 21 December 2025 our mobile photography class took their phones outdoors with well-known Singapore photographer Tan Chin Hock — and turned a walkway, a lawn and a bed of greenery into a portrait studio. Group direction, foreground framing, tripod discipline and subject separation: four habits from one afternoon, all shot on smartphones.