Paid-members only apple watch Featured I broke my Apple Watch And I didn't buy a new one. I've been a bit of a fanboy of the Apple Watch. I've purchased every other model version since it's original launch. Charging them every single night wasn't a deal breaker because I liked
Members only side projects Featured Companies that started as Side Projects Companies are an evolution that often spawn from within another company. Here are a few brief stories of how some internal ideas became full companies.
the noob show Featured The Noob Show: Episode 1 - Kubernetes is a Playground In this episode, I talk with Lance Johnson, the Director of DevOps at 8x8, about Kubernetes, using it as a hobby, in the enterprise, and how you'd explain it to a 5 year old.
apple The Apple Spring Event: tldr Here's the too long didn't read version of today's (4/20/21) Apple Event with my initial takes on the announcements and non-announcements. Announcements: * New iMacs in colors with M1 chip * iPhone now  in Purple * Apple TV with a faster chip, new remote, and
Why do I need a Password Manager This post is for those who use the same password for different things. I'm sure we've all done it in the past. Every day there are reports of an online service being compromised. Whether it's Facebook, your email provider, Experian, or Pinterest, it affects
Paid-members only email Featured Spy Pixels Being tracked around the web based on emails you've opened is creepy. They're called spy pixels and in this post I talk about what they are and how to protect yourself from being spied on or tracked.
newsletter Featured What’s this newsletter all about? This newsletter focusing on startups, technology, and their human application for founders, employees, consultants, enthusiasts, and freelancers. Click through to read more!
nft Featured What the heck is an NFT? You may have seen the hype around NFTs lately. Jack Dorsey, the founder and CEO of Twitter is selling his first tweet to the highest bidder, but what the hell does that mean, whats an NFT, and should you even care?
newsletter Featured Why I'm starting a Paid Newsletter I'm starting a paid newsletter because I'm curious if it can work, click through to read more!
video Featured Embed Video Meetings into a Website or App Jitsi is a great alternative to things like Zoom, Google Hangouts, and Skype. It's open source and we use it daily at work for video meetings, happy hours, and building apps that require video and/or voice chat. It's both free as in beer (Open Source)
Members only Featured The Epic Apple Battle Early this morning I saw a bunch of tweets from various people showing off how Fortnite was allowing users to pay less with an App Store payment bypass. This allowed customers to purchase the battle pass with either an in app purchase, or for a few dollars less, a credit
dns Featured Firefox DNS over HTTPS: Excluded Domains and Broken Websites Updated firefox and you are no longer able to access certain domains? Intranet DNS stopped working? Here's how to fix it in 60 seconds.
linux Better Battery Life on Linux A few tips I've found that help me get better battery life on my linux laptop.
virtual happy hour How to play Jackbox Games in Free 8x8 Video Chat Our weekly #ShelterInPlace Virtual Happy Hours usually consist of regular banter, funny YouTube link sharing, or sometimes awkward silence. Regardless of the content, it's always a lot of fun and it's great to stay connected. But it was time to turn it up a notch. I&
happyhour Virtual Happy Hour If you're like me, you're probably missing hanging out with your friends and grabbing a pint after work. Luckily, with the internet, we can still have happy hour from our homes during this COVID-19 mandated #ShelterInPlace. Monday was our first attempt. It was great to see
wfh Featured Tools for Working From Home The many years of my career, I've been working from home or working remotely for companies distributed around the world. Here are some of my best tips and tools that have helped me succeed, minimize stress and some things to avoid based on my experiences over the past
My Thoughts on Switching from the Mac It's something I've been thinking about for a long time and has been a nagging feeling in the back of my head. It's deeply personal and preferential and irks me every keynote and media event. Should I be staying with the Mac? I'
programming System Testing with Rails, Parcel and React Testing react components with Rails, Parcel and Capybara can sometimes be a pain. Here's how I wrote a system test to handle a modal with an input field and get it to actually work.
vacation Featured Scavenger Hunter Here's an app I created to help groups have more fun while traveling.
ipad Programming on an iPad Pro I really like the new iPad Pro. I visited the Apple store early so I could be one of the first to get my hands on it and experience the new form factor, keyboard, and Pencil. The screen's refresh rate, color and clarity are superb. It just feels
travel Technology is not required Over the summer my wife and I went to Thailand. We heard great things about the views from the W hotel in Koh Samui, so we took a cab over to check it out. The views were great, but the menu to order drinks? A disaster. Their entire menu was
