I’ve utilized and enjoyed Postgres.app and Redis.app for a while now. Most of my work is still using a rails stack, and both of these services are usually required for rails. Typically, I am using docker or a virtual machine to manage and network multiple rails apps, so I don’t always use these tools since they are installed on macOS, but they are very helpful for running stand-alone apps and...
6 posts tagged Software
Internet of things in eight hours
I studied micro and nano electronic systems in undergrad [insert resume plug 😜], and I still have a strong passion for hardware, but I don’t get the chance to mess with it very much these days. Since undergrad, I’ve spent most of my time in web development, design, and management. It wasn’t a conscious choice per se, but it is the way it worked out. I probably enjoy designing the...
Using google scripts to rename labels in gmail
I like Gmail. While I recognize it can get lumped into a “social media” bucket and I’m not the biggest fan of pixel tracking, targeted advertisements, and other online marketing shenanigans, I find it to be a nice productivity tool. It also has a nice suite of hotkeys and vim-like shortcuts that allow me to sort and label emails with ease. This is what I really love.
A *full* year in management
A year ago today, I officially started a career in management. I accepted a role as the Head of Software at South by Southwest (SXSW), a company I have worked with for the past several years. It was a tremendous accomplishment for me, and something I had joked about in years prior, so to have it come to be felt extremely rewarding. That being said, I didn’t know what a...
Setting up ssh with a subdomain for a raspberry pi
I’m slowly working towards setting up a raspberry pi as a web server. Before I can do that though, I have to get ssh working on the pi. Here are the steps I took to get it working! Note, I am using Raspberry Pi 4.
How to use neo4j for network diagrams and flowcharts
This is a work in progress and it looks like the current repo isn’t functional, although it was when I wrote this. Additionally, this should probably just be a gem..