The right tool for the job. That phrase is a core principle in my work and home. Sometimes I’ll explore workarounds and “creative” solutions, but when it comes to any kind of construction it is best to use the right tool. Ultimately, you will save money, time, and have better results. Recently, I have been…
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At Home with Category 6, part 1Posted on
If only I had known. It had been years since I crimped my last bit of ethernet cable. I’ve pulled and crimped many feet of category 5 (Cat5) cables from trade show floor to retail store installations. I am just getting gigabit fiber internet at home and I need to spread the speed across the…
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Headless & Decoupled CMSPosted on
Start It’s been over a year. I’ve been searching for the right decoupled Content Management System (CMS); avoiding the obvious and exploring the limited open-source systems out in the wild world of the internet. During this time, I’ve gotten my feet wet in the DevOps pool and venturing in exploring Node.js and app deployment to…
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Happy with Unity’s CinemachinePosted on
There are infinite routes in software development that lead to the same destination. Some paths are “Intellectual” while others are just “down and dirty. I’d like to think my approach is some where in the middle. Logical, but also making the deadline; going for speed, readability, and efficiently. And of course without the bugs. Over…
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Suggestions for the Event Software DeveloperPosted on
There is no better time than to observe users in the wild than day one of a trade show. After setting up monitors and computers, techs must be around but not in the booth. If we’re lucky there are tables near the exhibit. During this time, I like to observe not just how users interface…
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My First CodePosted on
My first bit of coding wasn’t a webpage or application but a laserdisc controller. The RA Gray IDC-02 was a small metal box about half the size of a standard book. I remember I was handed this device and told to re-engineer the functionality to an existing installation. I used Happ Control arcade style buttons connected to…
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Back to the FuturePosted on
I miss my family. It’s been nearly a week that I’ve been in Toronto. It has been the longest I’ve been away from our family since we’ve made that move from Brooklyn to the Bay Area. It feels like a time warp setting up LCD screens, computers, and moving cases from the aisle and making…
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Under Pressure or Slow & LowPosted on
When I break it down I work in a kitchen. It’s an ice cream production company, but when you take out the commercial ice cream machine and -30 degree freezer I cook and I clean. I spend a lot of time on the job and when it comes to getting dinner on the table I’m…
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