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📅 May 4, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

How Team Sports, and Group Activities Make Your Life That Much More Enjoyable

We can get through life on our own. However, it is better when shared with others. This fact is one of those secrets to living a better life. It applies to team sports, groups…

📅 May 2, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

Evaluating Vendors and Selecting Solutions – More Than an RFP

Even the lowliest of developers will come to a point where they are asked to look into a potential decision. Their role may only be as an advisor. However, evaluating vendors to some extent…

📅 April 30, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 3 minutes read

Stay Practical When Learning a New Language And Build Experience

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…

📅 April 30, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

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…

📅 April 27, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

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…

📅 April 25, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

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…

📅 April 23, 2018 Become a Better Developer ⏱ 6 minutes read

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…

📅 April 23, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

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…

📅 April 20, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

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…

📅 April 18, 2018 Podcast ⏱ 2 minutes read

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…