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📅 December 28, 2016 Tech Notes ⏱ 6 minutes read

Working With Images in HTML, CSS and Bootstrap

One of the first things anyone does with a newly created website is to add some images. Working with images is important throughout the site creation process, but it seems like creating those few…

📅 December 19, 2016 General ⏱ 3 minutes read

2017 Looking Ahead to Interesting Times

The year 2016 is nearly in the books. It has been a year of continued advancement in mobile devices and seen more traffic on social networking sites. Let’s look at what 2017 is most…

📅 December 11, 2016 General ⏱ 4 minutes read

Database IDE’s you should check out

For many using the database provided CLI tools can be difficult. Instead, I would recommend using one of the many Database IDE's that are available.

📅 December 11, 2016 Tech Notes ⏱ 4 minutes read

Quickly Setup and Start Using DBVisualizer

DBVisualizer is one of the most useful Database IDE’s available. I have used it at many different companies and for personal projects as well. I like DBVisualizer it in part because its publisher DBVis Software offers…

📅 December 11, 2016 Tech Notes ⏱ 6 minutes read

Security Tips for EC2 Servers: Harden Your Server

Out of the box, Ec2 instances come with some basic security. This article covers additional security steps that should be taken to harden an EC2 instance.

📅 December 9, 2016 General ⏱ 6 minutes read

Troubleshooting Tips for Common EC2 Problems

Most common Ec2 problems can easily be solved once you know what they are. With that in mind, let's look at what the problems are and how to address them.

📅 December 7, 2016 Tech Notes ⏱ 3 minutes read

Fixing the 2MB limit in WordPress

WordPress has a default limit of 2MB for any file uploaded to the system. However, the value is easy to change by adjusting some PHP settings on the server. Let’s look at two ways to…

📅 December 6, 2016 Tech Notes ⏱ 3 minutes read

Using the WordPress Feed to Display Posts on Your Website

WordPress is a great stand alone solution for blogging. You can quickly adopt themes and launch a blog site in under an hour. However, sometimes you will want to provide access to your content…

📅 December 5, 2016 Tech Notes ⏱ 3 minutes read

Adding a Swap Drive to your EC2 instance

If you are using Amazon EC2 instance to run WordPress, then one of the biggest challenges you will encounter is running out of system memory. The server works fine for vanilla installs, but issues typically…

📅 December 2, 2016 General ⏱ 3 minutes read

The Value of Responsive Design

The ability for website designers to build beautiful static websites has become challenging. One way to address these challenges is with responsive design.