Weird Backblaze Bug
I discovered a disturbing new Backblaze behavior this week. The events went like this Received email from Backblaze stating that my iMac had not been backed up for 14 days. Opened Backblaze preferences and...
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Site is Moving
The site might go offline for a week or two as I look for a new hosting solution. I made a local copy of the site so that nothing will be lost. I’ll probably...
DevOps Books – Visible Ops Handbook
The Visible Ops Handbook Review The Visible Ops Handbook by Gene Kim is a good, short read at 112 pages that can get you up to speed on DevOps methodology with a leaning to towards...
Getting Rid of Gremlins in your Mac – SMC and PRAM
Have you ever noticed strange behavior in you Apple Mac computer? It may be the system not sleeping when you close the lid, bluetooth devices not pairing , bluetooth turning itself off , or...
How to Fix Blinking Blue Light on ScanSnap
The Issue Yesterday, I turned on my ScanSnap 1300i to scan some documents in. The blue ready light blinked like it normally does when warming up, but it usually stops after a few minutes....
Use Trello to Take Control of Your Scrum Based Projects
Introduction I’ll show you how to use Trello to take control of your scrum-based projects. Trello is a popular online project management tool with a number of extensions that enhance its capabilities. What is...
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time
Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time by Jeff Sutherland. You’ll get an overview of how the Agile methodology called Scrum works and examples of how it can be applied...
Essential Mac Apps
A new Mac user can easily become overwhelmed be the sheet number of applications that they need to sift through while looking for the best Mac apps for each task that they wish to...
Using PIA – Prevent Network Access Without VPN
Private Internet Access(PIA) is a great Virtual Private Network(VPN) service , but it does have some shortcomings that necessitate workarounds. One of those is where a Windows 10 PC/VM may connect to the Internet...
Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual
Soft Skills: The Software Developer’s Life Manual by John Z. Sonmez Purchasing items linked to by the article give the site a small affiliate reward and helps us keep the lights on. The Book...