Two Day Rome Itinerary
Years ago I spent a lot of time exploring the Eternal City, and put this travel itinerary together for fellow travelers.
Various thoughts on programming, SaaS, entrepreneurship, and more..
Japanese Short Story - Going to the Grocery Store
There seem to be very few Japanese language short stories useful for beginning learners, so I have started writing my own. This story is about a trip to the grocery store.
Programming Games
I love games that are fun while teaching the user something practical. There are a lot of programming- and technology-related games which fit this definition so I thought I would compile a list for easy reference.
How to See All Of Your JIRA Notifications In One Place
It can be difficult to keep track of your JIRA notifications, particularly when managing multiple projects. This post shows you how to regain control.
Switching Between English and Hiragana Keyboards on Mac
Macs offer a convenient solution for seamlessly switching between English and Hiragana alphabets. I regularly switch between the two when working on my Japanese language homework.
Minimal SaaS Technical Due Diligence
It's never been easier than ever to buy a SaaS. This is what you should do to ensure you can effectively assume control upon acquisition.
Toggling Between Fullscreen Editor and Terminal In VSCode
It's convenient to jump between VS Code's editor and terminal. You can use these keybindings to toggle between them in fullscreen mode.
Connecting to a Raspberry Pi Using VNC on macOS
I recently started using an old flatscreen TV as a Raspberry Pi-powered monitor and needed to connect to it using VNC.
A Career Spent Struggling with Web Design and Why the Future Looks Bright
A look back at struggling with developing user interfaces for the web, and why the future looks amazing.
Disabling SSL Validation in Bruno
The Bruno API client is great but you will probably need to make a minor configuration change when using it in conjunction with local Laravel development environments like Herd.
Disabling Axios SSL Certificate Validation
The NodeJS Axios library will by default verify the supplied server certificate against the associated certificate authority, which will fail if you are using a self-signed certificate.
Blitz Building with AI
AI coding assistants can provide enormous productivity gains. Learn how I used them to create two B2B SaaS MVPs in less than 15 hours.
Laravel Jetstream: Changing the Login Redirection URL
By default Laravel Jetstream will redirect newly logged in users to the dashboard route. A side project I am building did not have a need for a general post-authentication landing page, and so I needed to figure out how to redirect the user elsewhere.
Disable Hiragana to Kanji Conversion on Mac
Macs offer a convenient solution for seamlessly switching between English and Hiragana alphabets. I regularly switch between the two when working on my Japanese language homework.
Running PostgreSQL in a Docker Container
I’ve lately grown adamant about separating my laptop (macOS) from various developer tools such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and Nginx. Homebrew is great, but running this sort of software in a Docker container is ultimately more flexible and maintainable, with the added benefit of no longer having to intermingle all of this additional software with the macOS operating system.
Undoing a Git Merge
Git is great, but at times very intimidating. One scary predicament pertains to figuring out how to undo mistakenly merged code. This short tutorial explains how to do so.
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Zend_Form
This post shows you how to override Zend_Form defaults