Category Archives: Computers and Internet

Don’t Repeat Yourself (Meta Edition)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by

“Don’t Repeat Yourself” Developers should all be familiar with this mantra, but we tend to think of it only as it relates to the code, and not the coder. It’s the second part that I want to talk about, so … Continue reading →

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Notes: Including and Excluding Assemblies from Code Coverage

Posted on October 17, 2019 by

Every now and then I’ll be throwing some “Notes” out there. These are things that I’ve come across before, solved before, and then somehow forgotten about. Inevitably, the problem happens again someday, and I spend far too long searching the … Continue reading →

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Fit and Finish

Posted on December 1, 2018 by

My father’s “man cave” was always covered in sawdust. He was a woodworker by nature. He had a normal day job, but I think in his ideal world he would have preferred if people had just paid him to stay … Continue reading →

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The Eternal Journeyman

Posted on October 6, 2018 by

It seems like every “luminary” in the world of software development has chimed in on this one at some point, so why not one more, right? Sure, I’m not a famous “known name” in the software world. I’ve done some … Continue reading →

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Pluralsight Course Updated

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

For those who have watched my Pluralsight Course, it has been recently updated to include changes brought by Raspbian Stretch. I wasn’t able to completely refresh the content end to end, but the former CrashPlan module has been completely replaced, and now … Continue reading →

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External SSH access on the Raspberry Pi

Posted on February 5, 2018 by

Safely expose your Raspberry Pi’s SSH connectivity, allowing you to connect from anywhere. Continue reading →

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CrashPlan is dead

Posted on August 23, 2017 by

It looks like Code42 isn’t interested in home users anymore, and they’ve announced that they are shifting focus to enterprise users. Even if you were backing up to your own computers, your account is still going away, and with it … Continue reading →

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