You Cannot Walk Before You Can Run — I recently received a Twitter DM from someone I did not know. I was hesitant to follow them back. I wasn’t sure what to expect. But now, I’m very glad that I did. They are a student in the Flatiron School’s Software Engineering program — the same program that I…

Second time’s the charm? — After writing a blog post, I typically share it on social media. Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Quora, and of course, Reddit. After sharing it on social media, I typically have some level of interaction. People commenting, liking, etc. I recently wrote a blog post for gitconnected about how to mirror your…

And how did it get me banned? — I’m working on a blog post about how and why I was recently banned from a thread on Reddit. My research into Reddit auto moderation lead me down a bit of a rabbit hole, so I decided to give it its own blog post. For context, I got banned from…

A comprehensive and passioned analysis of a cold email — If you read my last post, I was just a touch critical of the hiring approach that seems to be pervasive throughout the software engineering industry. My post included a breakdown of a cold email I received, why it wasn’t considerate of my time and how it reminded me of…

With the help of a quick and easy to use application — Previously, I’d written a post about how to mirror your iOS device to your Mac using QuicktimePlayer. This time, I’ll show you a quick and easy way to mirror an Android device to your Mac or PC. The best part? It’s totally free and wireless!

Time is our most valuable asset; Don’t waste it — Not all recruitment is created equal. I have had a few very positive hiring experiences for jobs that I ended up getting as well as those I did not. However, for every positive hiring interaction I’ve had, I’ve had enumerable negative ones. I am very happy with my current job…

How to avoid becoming another “this could’ve been an email” cliche — I am currently working on a few posts related to how NOT to recruit a software engineer. Keeping with that theme, I thought I’d do a quick write up of how to turn a vague email asking you to “hop on a quick call this week?” into more fruitful, definitive…

QUICK and easy screen-sharing, with QuickTime Player — I recently presented at a webinar for Socket Mobile called “How to Develop a Flutter App with Integrated Data Capture Functionality”. If you didn’t get a chance to join but want to watch the recording, you can find it here. The webinar went great and while I was a bit…

How to stop WASTING time! — When we are young, we are taught that it’s not polite to talk about poop. Well, when I was young, I got in trouble a lot. With that, grab your squatty potties, prepare for puns, and let’s dive right into dropping the kids off at the pool. What A Load of Crap The amount of…