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Career Featured

Relaxed Working

Relaxation is something not many folks think about while working. Why is that? It seems that to some, stress and aggravation are part of a typical working experience – especially if, like me, you work from home.

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Self-Reflection Featured

Building a Personal Brand

I'd like to share with you what, from my experience and understanding, constitutes a personal brand. Being a leader or expert in a field requires building your chops and presenting that you are the expert you claim to be.

Revisiting My Site & Branding

Revisiting My Site & Branding

My new site has me all a-flutter!

Jenkins Featured

Jenkins and CloudBees CI Plugin Hygiene

Plugins are the best and worst parts of Jenkins and CloudBees CI. Jenkins, and ostensibly CloudBees CI, is built for the primary purpose of delivering a reliable, performant, and customizable CI platform.

Air Fry your Fig Newtons

Seriously. Do it. The recipe: Put 4 fig newtons in your air fryer. Air fry for 3 minutes at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. It's a game changer. Easy, slightly crumbly and crunchy with a warm fig interior. Absolutely delicious. You're welcome.

Creating Bootable Installer for Old OS X Versions on Apple Silicon

I have a deep-seated interest in older Apple Mac computers, amplified as of late by YouTubers such as Action Retro, This Does Not Compute, and Michael MJD. As such, I've been trolling various auction sites to get my hands on some older Intel-based Mac systems to tinker with,

Content Creation Featured

Another attempt at content... creationing?

I'm tired of letting myself feel cornered when it comes to writing my thoughts down. I have a lot of them. I'm finding my outlets are way more limited, and that's sort of a good thing.