I was thrown headfirst into a .NET development environment, and didn’t have time to learn the proper way to setup such a thing. Hence, my deployment process looked like this: Build on a development server Commit my code changes Log into live server Pull down code changes Include any new files into the Visual Studio [...]
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Caching Issues when Refreshing LESS.js Sites
Saturday, October 15th, 2011
After spending twenty frustrating minutes with this problem and finding very few answers, I thought it wouldn’t help to make a post about the solution. The problem is that when I went from my localhost development environment to a remote production environment, any changes I made to my .less files weren’t visible on the server. [...]
Using Mac Mail.app with Keyboard Maestro
Wednesday, August 24th, 2011
I recently switched from Postbox to Mail.app, in Lion, to manage my work email. I can’t say exactly why, except perhaps that I’m always trying new software in hopes of finding an improvement. Overall, Mail.app has felt like an improvement. But one feature I missed sorely was the ability to hit a few keys and [...]
iPad: Improving My (Technological) Quality of Life
Monday, April 12th, 2010
On Monday, my wife, Leanne, complete surprised me with an iPad. I had convinced her to go to the Apple store, so I could finally get a chance to at least try out the gadget I had been somewhat obsessed with for the past week or so. She made me promise not to buy one. I said that’d be fine, as I was planning on doing at least a few more weeks of research before really contemplating purchasing one because that’s how I think.
We arrived at the Apple store, and I beelined right toward the iPad display, selecting one in an empty corner so I wouldn’t be interrupted. My wife, who was carrying around our 11 month old son, Maddox, at the time, said she was going to take him for a walk to keep him occupied. I nodded absentmindedly, already completely engrossed with the iPad. At some point (I can’t say when as I honestly lost track of time) she stopped by and asked how it was going and that I should have at least a few more minutes before our son got fussy. I said a quick “Ok!” and she disappeared again.
Some thoughts on the iPad
Monday, April 5th, 2010
Now that the iPad has been officially released, I can say with certainty: I want one. I haven’t wanted a piece of technology so bad ever since the Playstation 1 was released over a decade ago. The funny thing is, I’m not exactly sure why.
Part of the reason may be due to the fact that the iPhone is what I consider to be one of the best pieces of technology I have ever used. Call out Apple all you want on their locked down approach to this device, but the result is a nearly perfectly functioning piece of equipment. This was clear to me after jailbreaking the phone: While some of the new capabilities were nice, the phone just wasn’t as stable or fast as it used to be, so I reset it.
