HOWTOs
Find Largest Files (UNIX)
Ever need to find which files are taking up the most room on your server in a particular directory? If so – you can easily find the largest files by running the following command: find -type f | xargs -I{} du -s “{}” | sort -rn | head -10 | cut -f2 | xargs -I{} […]
Workouts
Challenge Yourself Workout
Both in work and life – it is best to keep things simple. You do not need a fancy gym with expensive equipment to get in great shape! Here is a great workout I did recently with simple moves – but will surely challenge you.
Hosting Web Development
Install Varnish in Under 5 Minutes With Bitnami
If you have been following my posts for the last month (or talked to me about what I have been up to recently) you will not be surprised I have another post about the ease of use/awesome documentation when using Bitnami. I still am 100% impressed with the documentation – as each example I have […]
Business
A Lesson in Customer Service
For the last three months I have been dealing with a company (to remain nameless) in which I have received a faulty product. When dealing with the local option without any satisfaction or respect – I decided it was time to call the corporate office. As soon as I did – I felt like someone […]
Web Development
Bitnami Applications: Test Drive Applications
Ever curious how something like Redmine, DreamFactory, or a number of other tools, content management systems, etc looked like/worked? If you did – but did not have the time to download the code, configure your server, etc – Bitnami to the rescue (again!). Within minutes, you can have a server up and running with everything […]
Food/Drink
New Favorite Pizza Recipe
I love pizza, tomatillos, goat cheese, and bacon. This recipe has all – and it is absolutely fantastic. Looking for an awesome new pizza recipe that you will love? One bite in and I already had it in my mind this would be the next recipe my friends/family would expect me/want me to have at […]
Web Development
The Importance of User Defined Tests
When working on a large project or a seemingly simple task – I have come to realize it is extremely important to always get a test case (or test cases) directly from the client. As programmers and developers, we often have one idea of how something should work, while our clients have something different either […]
Hosting HOWTOs Web Development
Install Memcache in Under 5 Minutes with Bitnami
The more I work with Bitnami, the more I absolutely love it. After migrating a number of applications over to my server – I realized I could benefit from using Memcache. I decided to do a quick look at the documentation for Bitnami and found exactly what I needed. Within 5 minutes I had Memcache […]
Food/Drink
Great Food: Chicken Shawarma with Tomato Cucumber Relish and Tahini Sauce
Over the weekend we were watching our local Chicagoland chef and TV show host Jeff Mauro on his show “Sandwich King”. As soon as we saw the show – we decided we had to try his latest recipe: Chicken Shawarma with Tomato Cucumber Relish and Tahini Sauce. Everyone loved it and I was super excited […]
Hosting
Hello Bitnami!
After needing to get Redmine up and running and having nothing but problems with installing gems, I decided to take a look at Bitnami where they advertise “Deploy your favorite apps in the cloud and anywhere else.” I decided to give that a shot as well as to use Bitnami Cloud Hosting for some of […]
Food/Drink
Best Marinade: Liquid Gold
I love Mexican and in the past few year I have spent most weekends using the slow cooker, grill, or oven to roast something that fills our house with some amazing aroma thanks to Rick Bayless. One of my favorites though is something I found by watching one of his TV show episodes (Mexico – […]