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WOPI Protocol, Microsoft Office and Proof Key

By Nick McKenna | 27th July 2021
WOPI Protocol, Microsoft Office and Proof Key

If you’re already familiar with WOPI or have read our previous article on using WOPI to embed Microsoft Office, you’ll know that one of the hardest parts of implementing WOPI protocol is verifying the inbound API requests using proof keys. Sadly, the documentation for WOPI … more

Managing Digital Transformation in Business

By Nick McKenna | 1st January 2021
Team Working on Digital Solutions

Successfully managing your digital transformation is vital to the survival of your business in an increasingly digital landscape. This article will discuss the main digital transformation methods and how the advantages of digital transformation, overall, far outweigh the challenges you might face in the implementation … more

Internet Of Things Security

By Nick McKenna | 14th January 2019
internet-of-things

If you are building an Internet Of Things (IoT) device then you are likely extending your network to a much wider audience. For example, you may be deploying a light bulb device that connects to a home hub. The home hub then reports back some … more

Friday Flash! 11th January 2019

By Nick McKenna | 11th January 2019
Male and Female Architects Wearing Augmented Reality Headsets Work with 3D City Model. High Tech Office Professional People Use Virtual Reality Modeling Software Application.

The latest news from McKenna Consultants! Mexico, Baby! We’ve been out in Mexico City this week teaching Leading SAFe 4.6 for a global client! Lots of fun was had by all and everyone learned a thing or two also. Augmented Reality We have a skunk-works … more

What’s Next For Technology In 2019?

By Nick McKenna | 10th January 2019
Future Technology Predictions

Today I’m putting my Professor Trelawney hat on and asking what’s next for business technology in 2019. I’m not talking about the bleeding edge or borderline science fiction stuff here. I’m really interested in the cutting edge technology that businesses will be able to draw … more

Surprises In The Apple App Store Review Guidelines

By Nick McKenna | 9th January 2019
Apple Video Archives Concept

We get asked about a myriad of crazy and wonderful ideas for App Development for iOS / iPhone / iPad / Android. My first piece of advice to all new customers is to read Apple’s App Store Review Guidelines. They contain some wonderful hidden gems … more

Friday Flash! 30th November 2018

By Nick McKenna | 30th November 2018
Cowboy Hat

It’s been a while, but we’re starting up our Friday Flash again! This is where we keep you guys up to date with everything that’s been going on around here. JR Ewing First off, we’re spending a lot of time out in Dallas. If you … more

Nesting Router Outlets In Angular 6 / 7

By Nick McKenna | 28th November 2018
Cross Platform Mobile Development

We’ve been building progressive web Applications (PWA) in Angular and Typescript for a few years now, but once in a while something new and interesting still comes along. In the last couple of weeks I came across something pretty interesting which although is possible, is … more

How We Used Management 3.0 To Make Us Love Appraisals

By Nick McKenna | 16th March 2018
McKenna Team Agile

At McKenna Consultants, we are like the majority of people who dread the annual 1 to 1 appraisal. Rather than moaning about doing it like we do every year, we decided to explore what we could do instead using some Management 3.0 practices. In the … more

Desktop Kanban

By Aaron McKenna | 13th March 2018
Desktop Kanban

It is a common understanding that some of the biggest benefits of agile, scrum and kanban is found by teams, however when working alone, how can you maximise some of the techniques successfully employed by agile teams? In my role at McKenna Consultants, not only … more