Set up calls with two corporate recruiters, one who hit me up last week via inMail, one responding to me applying via LinkedIn. Really starting to appreciate Calendly. It eliminates a lot…
Do Personal Myths Hold You Back?
We find ourselves confronted with people who are better than us at something and we convince ourselves it’s because they have an innate talent we don’t have. Usually it’s just that they’ve had more exposure, more practice, and often more interest. But because we convince ourselves mastery of that thing boils down to talent, rather than hard work, we start to believe that we can’t master it.
Developer Job Hunting Tip: Say Yes
I’m starting a new job hunt after my break tomorrow. Even with a pretty good resume and reputation, it’s scary. I’ve seen jobs I thought I’d be perfect for and didn’t even…
12 Rules For Good Emails
I’m updating some old posts from an old blog. Here are some of the basic rules of email I’ve picked up over the last 28 years of writing emails, running mailing lists,…
I’m PC (Polite and Courteous)
I am not “virtue signaling” when I do these things or demanding others follow my example. I am trying to follow an ethical concept of treating others the way I’d like to be treated. I know “do unto others as you would have them do unto you” is a radical, new-agey, liberal snowflake philosophy. And do you know which liberal snowflake is most famous for saying it?
Announcing “Hell on $5 A Day”
For the first project of my sabbatical, I promised myself to give the novel I’d been working on since college “one last revision” and push it out of the nest… Now it’s for sale.
The Best OneNote Alternative for Mac
OneNote is my favorite note taking and mind mapping tool, but only in the Office 2016 version on Windows. The Mac version is horrible. So what do I choose to replace it when I’m required to use a Mac?
Batch clone your GitHub repos on Windows
Recently I had to do this. I found a shell script that cloned all repositories matching a search query, and edited it to meet my purposes. You’ll need A working installation of…
Logitech c920 Fix Autofocus | Unzano HD600 Fix Autofocus
How do I turn off autofocus on my Logitech c920 webcam? How do I turn off autofocus on my Unzano HD600 webcam? TL;DR – Good streaming software will allow you to adjust…