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One of my goals early on that I often attribute to my lengthy resume of development languages was to learn two new ones every year. This achievement may seem like an unrealistic goal. However, it…
Logging Your Work – Best Practices in Learning From Mistakes and Reproducing Success
There are a broad range of reasons for logging or tacking the work we do. In technology work, we have such a varied bunch of tasks we perform that this becomes a crucial habit for…
Thinking Big – When The End Overwhelms The Means
Hope is a critical factor in a happy life and, in my opinion, that includes thinking big. The challenge is in remembering that any goal we set is a journey, not a “beam me…
Recording Users and Heat Maps
One of the most influential ways to improve your site is through recording users. When I say record, this is not just noting where they clicked. This is a recording that allows you to…
3 Ways to Become a Service Provider as a Side Hustle or Full-time Job
In my experience, a service provider is the best way to start a business. The ramp-up is short. There is also the benefit that providing a service is an excellent way to do market…
Databases Overview – Laying The Groundwork
In this episode, we continue the series of overview discussions. This time around we will cover a databases overview. We looked at SDLC in the prior installment of this series and will discuss databases…
Free Advice and Paid Advice – What Are You Paying For?
It is not uncommon to hear some give you free advice and follow up by saying you get what you pay for. Sometimes that is true. Unfortunately, bad advice can cost a lot if…
Making a Change to Stir the Pot
There are many ways to improve productivity. When hockey coaches substitute a goalie for no apparent reason, they are looking to spark a response by making a change. This same approach can be used…
SDLC – The software development life cycle simplified
A few years ago we created a one day course to teach IT to those that were not technical but still needed a general understanding of it. We covered six main topics, and the…
Amazon Transcribe – Audio To Text
Amazon continues their release of new products and services in the AWS realm. Recently they added a few more including a transcription service. Amazon Transcribe is a service like Chime where they are doing a great…