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December 30, 2018

Paperlike iPad Screen Protector Review

After spending some time on the iPad one annoying problem I had was the fingerprints on the screen.

December 28, 2018

My 2018 - A Look Back

The last week of the year is when everyone seems to be writing and publishing their own year in review posts and it seems like a great opportunity for me t...

December 27, 2018

My Strava Stats 2018

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December 26, 2018

Books I read in 2018

According to Goodreads, this year I read 9,544 pages across 28 books and that is down from the 38 books I read in 2017.

December 22, 2018

Royal Kludge RK61 Mechanical Keyboard Review

I’m not sure there is anything more satisfying than a loud clicky keyboard when writing.

December 17, 2018

New Year Planning

I use Basecamp for all the communication related to Laravel News and inside it I have a private group chat with a few friends and for the most part it’s a...

December 16, 2018

Why you shouldn’t wear tech shirts

December 14, 2018

First impressions of a developer going full time on an iPad

Since breaking my hand I’ve been trying to find an ideal workflow using the iPad as a primary device and today marks my first complete week doing it.

December 11, 2018

Refactoring For Prose

I’ve worked with a lot of legacy applications and one thing that I have seen many times is small things that are confusing.

December 10, 2018

Breaking Routines

There are very few classes from college that I remember, and out of the ones I do remember, only one I’ve thought about since and that was personal finance...

December 6, 2018

Programming on an iPad

Since breaking my hand I’ve been struggling to find a workflow that really suits me, but one thing that I’ve found extremely helpful is the autocomplete an...

December 4, 2018

Siblings Fighting

I have two kids and one thing is guaranteed, if they are off playing by themselves its just as matter of time before they are fighting.

November 27, 2018

“I Turned Out Fine”

“I got bullied as a kid, I turned out fine, it teaches you to be tough”

November 26, 2018

Teaching Through Everyday Life

I live in a neighborhood that has a home owners association which is fairly common in America.

November 26, 2018

My Hand Surgery

I just finished having hand surgery and many people are asking me about it.

November 24, 2018

Creating Autographed e-books with the iPad

I’ve personally never had an autographed book but always wanted one.

November 23, 2018

Creating Comics

My kids love reading the comics from the local paper.

November 22, 2018

Thanks

Today in America we celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday and it’s always a big tradition where you eat lunch and dinner with family and for a lot of people i...

November 21, 2018

Spam Phone Calls

“despite all my rage, I’m still just a rat in a cage” — Smashing Pumpkins

November 19, 2018

A Creator Studio In Your Pocket

As I wrote about yesterday, I broke my hand and I created that post typing it out entirely on my iPhone.