I’ve recently started using my Macbook more and more for work and programming-related tasks because I’m finding that the Mac offers some very powerful tools for getting work done quickly and efficiently. The main draw to using my MacBook is the ability to be productive in ways that Windows simply does not allow. I can quickly draft up a blog post or important work document using Multimarkdown which can later be converted to a more [...]

UPDATE: After this article was published we were contacted by a representative from the management companies head office.  This representative listened intently to our explanation, after having read the letter that was sent, and worked to resolve the issue.  At this time I am very happy to say that the representative has compensated us not only for the money we had to pay out, but also for the time and effort we had to put [...]

Introduction For any of you that do not know me, I recently started a new job as an Architect.  As part of my new responsibilities, I had to take a new born project and instill in it the ability to behave in an Agile environment.   With so many changes going on in the code, and so many people touching the code, I am always having to ensure that we have very clear system processes [...]

I was going through the pictures on my phone and noticed that I have taken a lot of pictures of food that I have cooked to post on Facebook.  I figured that if I had pictures, and most of my Facebook friends seemed interested in the dishes, that I might as well start putting together instructions on how to replicate what I make.  Most of dishes start out as a recipe that I saw on Food Network, [...]

Today we are going to cover our first blog post. Up to this point we have mainly covered how to to set up our blog and blogging environment in anticipation of our first blog. In order to create your first blog post, you must know what your blog is going to be about. We’ve pretty much assumed that during this time you have had a clear picture in your head of what you want the [...]

Hello everyone! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Holiday. I apologize that this article took so long to get to you, but here it is. Today we will be covering extensions for your WordPress blog. These will include themes and plugins. Themes are the look and feel of your site. There are plenty of places to download free themes, and some premium themes, or you can design your own. There is plenty of documentation [...]

Staying on task can sometimes be a difficult thing to do, especially in today’s world. The term “multi-tasking” has become more than just a jab at the juggling task do’er with the advent of smartphones, tablets, and more portable computers. It isn’t rare that I find myself sitting at work juggling development issues & projects, sifting through daily Twitter feeds on my Tweetdeck, catching up on the latest news in Google Reader, firing off text messages about [...]

One of the most time consuming things that I did when I first started to have an interest in blogging was trying to decide which platform I wanted to go with. Being a Software Engineer I have a pretty good web server at my disposal. Because of that I knew that I probably wanted to stay away from the hosted solutions at WordPress and Blogger. For about a month I contemplated developing my own blog using PHP and MySQL, [...]

As many of you know I’ve been involved in Solavei since before its launch in mid-September 2012. Since starting I have had huge success with it and many questions. One of the biggest questions is how coverage compaires to the two big names in the mobile industry, AT&T and Verizon.

Blogging, while seemingly simple on the surface, can quickly become a job all its own.  The great thing about starting or running a blog is that it can be something as simple as recording your thoughts and memories for friends and family, to a full time job that requires hours of thought, planning and creativity.  For me, blogging started off as a way for me to share my ideas and expertise to something more enjoyable.