by David | 2017-04-25 | development, meta, productivity, technology, usability
There is a lot to love and hate about the new MacBook Pros. I just got one from my employer. It’s so much speedier than my previous machine. I love that I can log in with my fingerprint, because I have a complex password for logging into my computer. Quite...
by David | 2017-04-21 | development, Groovy on Grails
I have been working with Groovy on Grails for a while as a front-end developer, and I hit snags from time to time, getting it to behave as I would like. Here is a list of some of the things that I am sick of researching every time I work on a new project: I hate that...
by David | 2017-04-19 | Google Chrome, technology, The Web
This is a collection of things that will help to make your browsing more useful, and enjoyable. It certainly favors Chrome. You’re welcome. Google Chrome These things are generally for Google Chrome for the desktop environment. Download Google Chrome if you have...
by David | 2017-01-27 | hosting, licenses, security, technology
I have been hosting with my provider for years. I am happy with them, having left GoDaddy (which I was also happy with). But in each case I had a security- or privacy-related concern: I left GoDaddy because of their support for SOPA/CISPA. And while I hated...
by David | 2016-02-16 | productivity, technology, usability
Here are some great keyboard shortcuts that will help you to use your Mac more efficiently: See key or legend at the end for unfamiliar keys. Commands (work in most applications): ⌘C – copy ⌘X – cut ⌘V – paste ⌘Z – undo ⌘⇧Z – redo ⌘B...
by David | 2016-02-12 | meta
A while back I read up on intermittent fasting and juicing around the same time. I came up with a culmination of the two. Before we go to far, I want to give a sense of the success that I have had. I have used this diet before to lose about 40 lbs in 2 months. A...
by David | 2016-01-14 | meta
Open Whisper Systems created Signal (Private Messenger) to make encrypted communication simple. It is available on iOS and Android. And they are working on a Desktop/Web version. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF [@EFF]) recommends it and has offered some guides...
by David | 2015-05-20 | meta
I don’t know if it goes without saying, or if it simply remains unsaid, because it is automated, but orderly HTML is still important even in this CMS age that we live. I am going to re-consider the order of a well-formed document here. I intend for this to be a...
by David | 2015-02-04 | productivity
I have been reading “How Google works” by Eric Schmidt (CEO) and Jonathan Rosenberg (SVP Products). Working in a tech company, I find many of the insights valuable. It is (as the title may suggest) written for managers more than in-the-trench developers, etc....
by David | 2014-03-18 | meta
Andy Bailey answered the age-old question on StackOverflow: How do you convert a Roman numeral into an integer in PHP? And the answer is, drumroll, please… $romans = array( 'M' => 1000, 'CM' => 900, 'D' => 500, 'CD' => 400, 'C' => 100, 'XC' => 90, 'L' => 50, 'XL' =>...
