Lab Notes

Random thoughts, updates, and behind-the-scenes from our lab.

USPS API WooCommerce OAuth

USPS integration inside WooCommerce has always been deceptively complex; on the surface, it looks like a simple problem of requesting rates and displaying them at...
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USPS OAuth WooCommerce

The shift to OAuth-based authentication in the USPS API is one of those changes that looks small on paper and causes outsized damage in the...
Lab Notes
Tracking Scripts
Telemetry Services
Anonymous Statistics
Your Privacy

No Bloat. No Spyware. No Nonsense.

Modern software has become surveillance dressed as convenience. Every click tracked, every behavior analyzed, every action monetized. M Media Software doesn't play that game.

Our apps don't phone home, don't collect telemetry, and don't require accounts for features that should work offline. No analytics dashboards measuring your "engagement." No A/B tests optimizing how long you stay trapped in the interface.

We build tools, not attention traps.

The code does what it says on the tin — nothing more, nothing less. No hidden services running in the background. No dependencies on third-party APIs that might disappear tomorrow. No frameworks that require 500MB of node_modules to display a button.

Your data stays on your device
No "anonymous" usage statistics
Minimal dependencies, fewer risks
Respects CPU, RAM, and battery
// real.developer.js
const approach = {
investors: false,
buzzwords: false,
actualUse: true,
problems: ['real', 'solved']
};
// Ship it.

Built by People Who Actually Use the Software

M Media Software isn't venture-funded, trend-chasing, or built to look good in pitch decks. It's built by developers who run their own servers, ship their own products, and rely on these tools every day.

That means fewer abstractions, fewer dependencies, and fewer "coming soon" promises. Our software exists because we needed it to exist — to automate real work, solve real problems, and keep systems running without babysitting.

We build software the way it used to be built: practical, durable, and accountable. If a feature doesn't save time, reduce friction, or make something more reliable, it doesn't ship.

Every feature solves a problem we actually had
No investor timelines forcing half-baked releases
Updates add value, not just version numbers
Documentation written by people who got stuck first

This is software designed to stay installed — not be replaced next quarter.