Recently I have discovered an app that has been making some headway in this politically charged world. Currently Countable is picking up speed due to the fact it makes government and tracking what your reps and the entire congress are doing and voting on simple to keep tabs on. Yes it...
I have been getting asked a lot lately about privacy and what apps will be most secure when browsing, searching or messaging on the net. Privacy seems to be becoming more and more of a must have thing. People these days like knowing they aren’t being snooped on or watched on...
What a year it was for the web and technology but where will it go in 2017? 2016 saw the advent of connectivity, responsive and simple. I believe 2017 will usher in some even more big changes into the tech and web. Here are my thoughts on where it is all...
The Earth’s orbit around the sun is 940 million kilometers. I have done this 30 times. What has happened in this rotation cycle? Well a lot of growing up and watching things change vastly this year. “I’m sorry Tony…but he’s my friend…”- Steve Rogers 2016 will probably go down as...
The other night I went to the Austin WordPress group. It was very casual and very friendly. One of the users pointed out to me that their website was made by someone who wasn’t a developer and in turn ended up with a very poor website. I realized from this...
Step 1: Read When you are a developer, we all must learn something new. I have been recently spending time with learning ReactJS. It is supposed to be a new way to build and develop UI based websites a lot faster. Instead of writing a ton of JavaScript code files,...
There is a important thing in being a developer, and that is meet ups. Meet ups are a great way to network and to see that there are many different kinds of developers out there. I think one of the biggest misconceptions is that all developers live in their parents...
Something old becomes something new. A mentor is someone who you can look up to and gain first hand knowledge of whatever it is you are going into. If you are fresh out of college and just got your first entry level position then a mentorship might be needed in...
Innovation. Innovation is what Apple use to drive, from the start of a full touch screen phone, adding a front facing camera and accelerators to even adding fingerprint unlock, and then creating the iPad that paved the way for the tablet world. Now with the iPhone 7 releasing in the...
TO LEARN OR NOT TO LEARN From the makers of Swiftly and Javvy, comes a new app to learn to program called Mimo. It functions very much the same way as the original ones do. It’s a step by step learning system that you can do at your own pace…but is...
So recently Microsoft released its massive update for Windows 10 and it’s called Anniversary Update. Or if you are like me who use to do IT work back in the day…it’s a service pack. This is all part of Microsoft’s plan to turn Windows into a seamless operating system...
Every developer grows and builds a very specialized set of skills, and as we grow we learn to harness these skills. I have been thinking on it more and more lately, and I believe I have exhausted myself on building custom WordPress websites. What does this mean? It means that...
With the failure of Microsoft’s mobile platform otherwise known as Windows Phone or Windows Mobile or whatever they change it to in hopes of helping it push the brand for some reason has become more than 5 percent of the overall market barely above Blackberry. My belief into the reason...
A while back I was meeting with someone who wanted my help building a new complete website. We talked, we discussed, and when they asked how many hours, I gave them the hours which was 20-40. And I gave them the price and they were like ‘whoa whoa whoa’. They...
Sooner or later you will run into a plugin update that will break everything. Maybe it’s not compatible with the new version of WordPress. Or maybe the plugin is breaking something with another plugin you use. all WordPress developers will run into this. And it’s very important that you realize...
If you are one of the many people out there searching for a job, you probably use job search engines like Indeed, Glassdoor, LinkedIn, or even Craigslist. I always look on the job boards to see what the growing trends are and what people are asking for lately in the...
Well surprise surprise, I wasn’t exactly sure what I was getting myself into. But I am now a WordPress Engine Affiliate. What does that mean? It means I have placed an ad block in the bottom right on my posts page for anyone. What does this mean for you? Well...
Many people might dismiss Salesfore as something that isn’t important; however, that being said as a front end web developer this is something you will encounter, and you should learn and fully figure out how to use. I won’t be able to post screenshots from the Salesforce Dashboards because it...
If you are like the many developers out there, sooner or later you will probably eventually work for a company. Hopefully in doing so you won’t get paired with the wrong agency or company because that could be terrible even if it does mean a steady paycheck. When applying for...
Probably one of the biggest things I keep hearing from people from the meet ups I am attending is “I keep getting told I don’t have enough experience.” Now I have to admit that experience can be gained in the workplace, but the great thing about coding is that you...
See what I did there? Yeah? Yeah? Anyway, sorry for the absence but I have been very much involved in learning Swift. Now why is this important? It is what Apple is moving towards and this is definitely something I want to learn. I want to jump on board the...
With CES right around the corner I thought I would take the time to show off some predictions of where I think the tech world is going. Now I ain’t going to predict a specific product for a brand but more of the overall idea of where we are going...
With 2016 right around the corner. I decided I should write a blog post with what you can expect in the new year. With the help of a few of my friends, there will be more guests and way more interviews in the coming future. I have had several developers...
Now sooner or later you will have to deal with this, if it is your website, a friends, or even a clients. Sooner or later you will run into your website getting malware installed on it or in the sql database. Never fear there are a few precautionary steps you...
Just coming in under the wire I suppose, every year I write a blog about what happened, some of it good and some of it bad but mostly good. This year however was a year of many trials and fall after fall after fall. This year was definitely a year...
Continuing with my next product review. I recently was gifted the wireless adapter for the surface series. Now for those of you who do not know what miracasting is. It’s when you are able to project your screen from your phone or tablet or computer even onto a tv. This...
So anyone who has seen any television ever will agree that the first episode will say a lot about a show, from Lost to Game of Thrones. TV shows have to make a impression in order for anyone to continue watching them. A while back SyFy released a series called...
So recently my parents surprised me with a early birthday gift. Cause for those of you who don’t know I got rid of my desktop and got a new Surface Pro 3, so they surprised me with a few things for my surface. So expect a review on the other...
I don’t just know developers but also designers. So lets talk design, because every good website needs a good designer behind it. This is where my friend Tamar Nicole comes into play. She is big into working with non profits and philanthropy organizations. Which if you don’t know is a good thing....
So yes I still haven’t dropped the iPhone I have. Or I haven’t’ thrown it across a wall because everyone knows how I am about apple products or just apple in general. Well lets discuss my one month anniversary with this iPhone. I think one of the crazy things that...
No I am not talking about being sassy, I am talking about SASS or Systematically Awesome Style sheets, which is quickly being adopted as the new way to code your style sheets. Yes, there is now a kind of sort of quicker to code style sheets. I would say this...
Hell is freezing over, dogs and cats living together . Mass Hysteria! I am just kidding, but I did cause some shock and awe this week when I had to switch from my Lumia 1020 to a iPhone 5S. Why did I have to do this? There are a few...
So recently Microsoft showed off its new Lumia line, the 950 and the 950 XL. Currently I have a Lumia 1020, and I have a lot of questions when it comes to competition with the god power of my current phones camera. Well… the 1020 use to be the...
Looking over the iPad pro. I had very high hopes that the new iPad experience was going to be something more than its tablet counterpart…but alas I was wrong oh so wrong. I think one of the biggest things I was expecting out of the ipad pro was definitely a...
Every so often, as a developer or as anyone in general we come to a point where we must disconnect. We must stop doing with always being connected. I see many times people burning themselves out, pushing themselves beyond the brink. I have seen developers literally burn themselves down into...
Welcome welcome, fellow programmers for a new series I am starting where I interview developers. I really want to start putting a spotlight on all the great programmers and developers I meet out there in the real world. I figured I should start with a developer that I have had...
I ain’t talking about mac and cheese. Many days, there is a war going on between people. You are either a Windows person or you are a Mac person. Personally, if I were you. I would learn to use both. Put aside the fanboy stuff and why wouldn’t you want...
I always hear about older people saying “these kids nowadays.” Well now that I look on it, I do realize that when it comes to tech. I really wish I had a few of the things I use now that have basically saved my ass on more than one occasion....
I always seem to get asked this question. What does it take for someone to become a great developer? Well after putting many thoughts into it I believe there are many things that make a great developer and set people above the rest. THE WILLINGNESS TO LEARN MORE There usually...
A few updates later, and quite a lot of fixes, we have arrived at part 2 of my review on the next version of windows for phones. Now for those of you who didn’t read my last post about my thoughts on the first update for windows 10 for phone,...
Now surprisingly, this is becoming more and more of a problem. And from what I have encountered, it is hardly ever a “wordpress problem” but more of a browser problem. Unblock your URL Now believe it or not whats interesting about this issue is that if you run an ad...
Many times, I will get asked the question about why I don’t use those one click installs for web apps like wordpress, drupal or joomla. The reason why I don’t use them is because they have proven to cause issues when you try to move them over to another hosting...
