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Tysoft: Software, Payments, & AI
Hosted by Tysoft LLC · ENGLISH
Plain-English software, payments, and AI for small business owners — every article, read aloud. From Tysoft LLC.
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What Happens to Your Restaurant When DoorDash Changes the Rules
3w ago00:08:09Tap to summarizeCommission rates, algorithm visibility, delivery fees, even whether you're allowed on the platform at all — DoorDash can change every one of them without asking you. Here's what that risk actually looks like, and why it's the real reason to own your ordering page.
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How Much Does DoorDash Charge Restaurants? The Full Fee Breakdown
Jul 1500:07:23Tap to summarizeDoorDash charges restaurants 15–30% commission per order, plus other fees most owners never see itemized. Here's every fee, what each plan costs, and how to work out your real number.
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DoorDash Storefront Fees: What 'Commission-Free' Ordering Really Costs
Jul 1400:09:35Tap to summarizeDoorDash Storefront charges 0% commission — and it can genuinely save a restaurant tens of thousands a year. But 'commission-free' isn't the same as free, and it definitely isn't the same as independent. Here's the real math, from someone who's seen all three sides.
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Can a Customer Break Your AI Tool? I Broke My Own to Find Out
Jul 1400:08:31Tap to summarizeBusinesses are bolting AI onto their websites everywhere — chatbots, form-fillers, photo tools. Almost nobody tests whether a stranger can break them. So I attacked my own free AI tool, found two real ways in, and fixed them. Here's what I found and what to check on yours.
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Your Town's Water Report, Decoded: How to Tell If Your Tap Water Is Actually Safe
Jul 800:07:11Tap to summarizeEvery US town mails an annual drinking water quality report almost nobody can read. Here's what the numbers actually mean — plus a free tool that decodes yours from a photo in seconds.
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Who Actually Builds Your Software? Meet Ty Hudson
Jul 600:06:20Tap to summarizeBehind Tysoft is one senior engineer with 20 years of shipping production software — from IBM and enterprise systems to a decade of live products that process real money. Here's who I am, what I've built, and why that matters when you're trusting someone with your idea.
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Happy 250th Birthday, America
Jul 400:02:05Tap to summarizeOn July 4th, 2026, the United States turns 250. A short celebration of the quarter-millennium — the idea that started it, the spirit that carried it, and a thank-you from our shop to yours.
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What Does It Cost to Build a RAG AI Agent for Your Business?
Jul 300:07:04Tap to summarizeA plain-English guide to RAG AI agents — what they are, why a business would want one instead of a generic chatbot, and what actually drives the cost of building one. Includes a free instant estimate.
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Clearent Manual Entry: What the Virtual Terminal Can Actually Do
Jul 200:06:11Tap to summarizeNo card reader? No problem. Here's exactly how Clearent's manual (keyed) entry works — transaction types, AVS and CSC fraud checks, Level II/III data, card-on-file, and how to keep keyed rates from eating your margin.
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Vibe-Coded App Broke? How to Rescue an AI-Built Project
Jul 200:05:55Tap to summarizeAI let you ship a prototype in a weekend — then it stalled, broke in production, or nobody could add a feature. Here's why 'vibe-coded' apps hit a wall, the warning signs, and how a real engineering firm brings one back from the brink.
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