Insights

Production Director Matt Gibson spoke to London’s Untangle the Web community last week about the delicate responsibility of managing designer-client relationships.

This week, major news outlets have been reporting on a recently uncovered security issue nicknamed “Shellshock”. Within minutes of its discovery, Cyber-Duck ensured our servers were secure. Our clients’ websites are unaffected.

17 ducks pulled together to dream and develop five creative, ambitious projects in just 24 hours for Cyber-Duck’s third annual Quack Hack. Our teams worked hard across the Bank Holiday weekend to overcome challenges, aiming to showcase and expand our creative expertise. Have a look at the latest products from our R&D efforts!

Team Arbot, winners of Quack Hack 2014, took a very 21st century approach to minimise the disconnect with remote staff. They created a robot that can be controlled from anywhere in the world using a built-in camera and web interface.

‘The Ramonos’ hacked away across the Bank Holiday to create TxtNinja: an original tool for rapid, safe texting on the go! Awarded second place, they challenged themselves for Quack Hack 2014 by developing exclusively for Android phones and smart watches for the first time.

‘Craig Against the Machine’ saw Quack Hack 2014 as the perfect opportunity to collaborate and create Flight Plan. Aiming to replace the time-consuming Excel spreadsheets, this new time management app could streamline how we create and update project timelines.

For Quack Hack 2014, the Duckfinder team was inspired to build a web app to remedy frustrating flaws in the company calendar. A graphic interface could accurately track and visualise our ducks’ movements, increasing visibility while out of the office for meetings or events.

For Quack Hack 2014, ‘Team Served’ took the chance to conceive and develop Caddie: an internal web app to streamline how we manage Cyber-Duck’s servers. Caddie’s dashboard aimed to monitor and configure servers, so developers can quickly create and deploy beta websites, used to demo projects before launch.

Apple’s keynote event last week featured the usual suspects and some pleasant surprises. Our New Business Executive Tom Millson gives you the lowdown on the new iPhone 6 family, Apple Watch and Apple Pay, exploring what it could mean for your business.