Willow Software · Blog & updates
Practical notes from building, running and improving software.
Product updates, development notes, security lessons and behind-the-scenes work from Willow Software in Jersey, covering Salix Monitor 360, Client Desk, Compliance Desk and the wider systems I build and maintain.
Client Desk is becoming a flexible business platform and Compliance Platform keeps getting stronger
A September 2026 Willow Software update on the rapidly expanding Client Desk business platform, the Jersey and Guernsey Compliance Platform and Salix Monitor 360 continuing to run live.
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18 September 2026
Client Desk is becoming a flexible business platform and Compliance Platform keeps getting stronger
A September 2026 Willow Software update on the rapidly expanding Client Desk business platform, the Jersey and Guernsey Compliance Platform and Salix Monitor 360 continuing to run live.
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7 September 2026
Salix Monitor 360 is live and two new Willow Software apps are on the way
Salix Monitor 360 is fully live, while Client Desk and Compliance Desk are already in development and will be available to try before paid subscriptions are opened.
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3 September 2026
I found some AJAX code from 2013. 2026 security had opinions.
A Google Drive clean-out uncovered a tiny 2013 PHP and jQuery AJAX demo. In 2026 it was promptly blocked as an XSS risk, so here is the amusing before-and-after modernisation.
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25 August 2026
Salix Monitor 360 August update: public access is open, better reports and the final launch stretch
A 25 August 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering open public access ahead of the mid-September launch, a major reporting overhaul, stronger help and member management, support improvements, companion app availability and the final usability push.
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19 August 2026
Salix Monitor 360 August update: reliability, clearer security and the road to launch
A 19 August 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering simpler monitoring, more trustworthy vulnerability scanning, Network Topology and usability improvements, companion app launch notes, four-language onboarding and the final pre-launch quality push.
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10 August 2026
Salix Monitor 360 August update: four languages, live iOS app and launch polish
A 10 August 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering the new four-language platform, native translation review, iOS 1.0.18 live on the App Store, Android 0.7.4, richer companion-app evidence, translated Posture reports and launch hardening.
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2 August 2026
Back from holiday: new monitors, better apps and the Salix Monitor 360 launch push
A 2 August 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering five new monitor types, clearer companion apps, more useful monitoring screens, a new promo video and the final push towards a September or October launch.
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16 July 2026
Salix Monitor 360 July update: smarter alerts, better apps and the final stretch before launch
A 16 July 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering calmer alerts, improved companion apps, TV dashboard mode, simpler agent setup, organisation branding and the final July development phase before a September launch.
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5 July 2026
Salix Monitor 360 quick development update: companion apps, scanning and launch polish
A short 5 July 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering the App Store release, companion app branding, push notifications, remote vulnerability scanning, help pages, account closure and admin polish.
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23 June 2026
The path to Salix going live, almost there!
A 23 June 2026 Willow Software update on the path towards Salix Monitor 360 going live, companion app progress, a quiet launch plan and a short blog pause for a family holiday.
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19 June 2026
Salix Monitor 360 update: companion apps, agent updates and launch polish
A 19 June 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering Android notification testing, iPhone and iPad progress, agent-update groundwork, macOS agent polish, clearer alert detail and launch-quality admin tidy-up.
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13 June 2026
Salix Monitor 360 update: status pages, worldwide timezone support and new monitor checks
A 13 June 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering status pages, domain expiry checks, third-party service status checks, NTP/time checks, posture summaries, user timezones and Big Screen polish.
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6 June 2026
Salix Monitor 360 update: stronger scanning, cleaner PDFs and launch polish
A 6 June 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering Nuclei scanning, clearer vulnerability output, professional PDFs, website polish, companion app release paths and launch readiness.
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30 May 2026
Salix Monitor 360 update: big screens, sharper PDFs and apps that are getting real
A Salix Monitor 360 product update covering Big Screen TV-mode work, sharper PDFs and reports, the Windows companion app, hosted tiers, download pages and launch polish.
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25 May 2026
A hot week of Salix Monitor 360 updates (and it’s 31°C outside too!)
A Salix Monitor 360 update covering Big Screen dashboards, monitor validation, agents, service monitoring, reports, branding, companion apps and download-page polish.
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19 May 2026
Salix Monitor 360 update: companion apps and clearer alerts
A Salix Monitor 360 update covering companion apps, the Windows Alert Desk app, Android progress, Apple plans, stronger agents and service monitoring polish.
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13 May 2026
Salix Monitor 360 product update: tighter user scope, calmer alerts and smarter agents
A Salix Monitor 360 product update covering tighter user scope, calmer alerts, smarter agents, data housekeeping, admin safety and cleaner product polish.
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8 May 2026
Salix Monitor 360 product update
A May 2026 Salix Monitor 360 update covering monitoring, dashboards, organisations, agents and clearer app workflows.
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9 April 2026
Why using an existing CMS is often the sensible choice
A practical look at when an existing CMS is a better decision than building a custom system from scratch.
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8 April 2026
Six months deep into Salix Monitor 360: why a short break matters
A personal product update after six months of building Salix Monitor 360 and why stepping back matters during a long product build.
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28 February 2026
Security posture monitoring: the missing layer in most monitoring stacks
Why security posture monitoring belongs alongside uptime monitoring, alerts and operational dashboards.
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26 January 2026
Monitoring isn’t about alerts. It’s about sleep.
A practical argument that monitoring should reduce stress and protect sleep, not create a noisy wall of alerts.
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18 January 2026
Why Salix Monitor 360 was built on LAMP without a PHP framework
The engineering reasons behind building Salix Monitor 360 on a LAMP stack without a heavyweight PHP framework.
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14 January 2026
Salix Monitor 360 Pro – Development direction (January 2026)
A January 2026 product direction note for Salix Monitor 360 Pro, covering product foundations, reporting, administration and customer-facing polish.
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5 January 2026
Posture & hygiene: the boring superpower that keeps your infrastructure secure
A plain-English look at why posture and hygiene work keeps infrastructure safer than occasional panic fixes.
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7 December 2025
Why securing your web server matters more than you think
Why web server security should be treated as an everyday operational discipline rather than a one-off launch task.
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2 December 2025
Salix Monitor 360 Pro - Development Road Map 2025/2026
A Salix Monitor 360 overview covering monitoring, dashboards, reporting and operational clarity.
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26 August 2025
Thoughts on AI (Artificial Intelligence)
A personal view on AI, practical software development and where machine assistance does and does not help.
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