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Triggering Safari Reader 7 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
I do most of my blog reading on my iPhone so it's really important for me that my blog looks good on the iPhone. One feature that I really like is the "Reader" feature that shows up in the address ba...
GitHub Pages Gotcha 3 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
This blog (and a couple other sites) have been hosted via GitHub Pages which has been great. However I wanted other features that required plugins which are not supported on GitHub Pages for security ...
Improving My Code 2 Aug 2013 | 10:00 am
I'll be honest with you. I had kinda stagnated over the last couple years when it came to improving my skills as a developer. When I first started developing professionally I went from not knowing muc...
Can You Be a Reading Roll Model With an iPad? 26 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
My wife Andrea and I have no immediate plans to have children, but the topic has come up a couple of times. One area that we disagree on is the topic of homeschooling. I personally feel that with the...
My YNAB Budget 16 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
I don't typically promote products on my site but I really love You Need A Budget or YNAB. I've had a real hard time in the past with managing my money, I've accumulated a bunch of debt and pissed thr...
Fourth of July in New House 4 Jul 2013 | 10:00 am
It's been a crazy year since the last 4th of July. Andrea and I got married in October. Then we went on our honeymoon to Disney World and of January. On our way home I got pneumonia (the first time) a...
Changing My Jekyll Config 29 Jun 2013 | 10:00 am
So I've been running this site on Jekyll for a while now hosted by GitHub pages. I like GitHub Pages for hosting however the way I was using it was to checkout my Jekyll source files and let GitHub Pa...
Getting the Perfect Job 21 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
In my last article I talked about how I landed the perfect job. In this article I'm going to go into some of the strategies I used to get to where I am today. Keep in mind that this is more of an art ...
Landing My Perfect Job 17 Jun 2013 | 12:00 pm
What some people may not realize is that I'm currently employed at my perfect job.. Sometimes I wonder how exactly I managed to get to this place in life and I think I've come up with some strategies ...
Understanding Base URL 3 May 2013 | 12:00 pm
I've been using GitHub Pages quite a bit these days. In fact this blog is running off on GitHub Pages. I really like it as a platform. Part of using GitHub Pages is understanding the ins and outs of J...
