Category: Random
Sort of Resurrecting an Old Podcast
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So I used to record tutorials and publish under ‘The nth Guides’. I felt that title would let me talk about whatever I wanted in programming. The short version is, I got lazy and we only had a few episodes. Well I’m bringing it back, sort of. I’ll be publishing episodes under the same feed,…
2 Essential Travel Tech Items
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While sitting in the Calgary Airport watching 5 people try to get on 2 outlets to charge their phones I was yet again appreciative of my Mophie JuicePack Air (Amazon). I don’t travel much but it is one of the essential pieces of gear I have for travel. I don’t have to fight over outlets…
Markdown Pro on Sale
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I’ve only downloaded the app and used it for a few minutes so this is not some review to tell you the app is amazing. I’ll say within the first few minutes I don’t think my $1.99 was a waste. Since Markdown Pro is on sale today only I figured I’d get the post out…
Waiting for Real iPad Mini Reviews
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Like many of you I’ve read a bunch of iPad Mini reviews. I’ve even walked in to my local electronics shop and played with it for 20 minutes. My short impression matches with the reviews I’ve read. It’s a great small device and I could see myself not using my iPad 2 much if I…
5 Terminal Productivity Tips
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All Macs come with Terminal.app installed, but few people really use it unless they’re developers. Even most developers I talk to have barely scratched the surface of what you can do inside Terminal. Lets look at 5 tips that made my Terminal usage way more productive. Create an Alias to Save Time If you repeat…
I was Interviewed
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I did an interview on mattreport.com. It’s a one on one interview where I talk about WordPress, running a business and dealing with clients. Go have a listen
Misk.com DNS Setting – Big Bag O Crap
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There are a lot of crappy domain registrars out there. Today I want to take a moment to highlight Misk.com. To start Misk charges you $10/year for most domains but has decided Canadians have more money and charges them $20/year. Pricing for .ca is a bit steep for me, but just wait it gets better.…
So What Is App.net
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I have been an App.net user since almost the beginning. I’ve been using it mostly as a Twitter clone since I was fed up with Twitter and it’s terrible policies. ADN was never meant to just be a Twitter clone though. At least not according to Dalton the founder. I’m still not sure I see…
Team Sky – Enforcing Omerta
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With the whole Lance Armstrong thing blowing up in the cycling world teams are scrambling to make sure that they’re not going to get caught up any scandal in the future. Team Sky is the big name out right now. They’ve enforced a policy that any team member be it a rider or staff has…
What Does Apple and the US Military Have in Common?
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Probably the best thing I’ve read concerning the executive shake up at Apple, has nothing to do with technology companies at all. In fact, it doesn’t talk about tech at all. It’s an article about the failings of the US military in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars. The short version is that US Generals aren’t…