How to authenticate via JWT in Postman
Using Postman for API testing? Here's how to set up a simple authentication script to easily save that jwt for later use.
Blog Entries
Trimming TAB Characters in MySQL
Here's how you use MySQL's TRIM() function for non-space characters.
TIL: SSH Key Permissions Must Be Exact!
I just learned that if your private/public key files in ~/.ssh are not properly secured, the SSH service will refuse to acknowledge them.
How To Load Composer Packages from a VCS Repo
Another TIL short tip, this time on composer syntax for loading a custom package (or a non-registered package, or whatever the case may be) from version control.
Today I Learned: How to Convert a PPK Key File to OpenSSH Format
A coworker uses Putty to generate an SSH public/private keypair. Putty (wonderful little utility that it is) generates those files in a proprietary format / container file which must be unpacked to be usable by OpenSSH. Here's how to do that "unpacking" on Linux or OSX.
My Largest Solo Project
Someone asked me recently: "What's the largest project you've ever done?" The answer is easy: My year-long Node.JS capstone I wrote back when I was in school. I not-so-cleverly called it "BoomBox".
Installing a Wildcard SSL with Certbot
Using LetsEncrypt for wildcard SSL certs on my personal blog - yup, right here!
Firefox Bug: Flexbox Elements Won't Wrap to Next Page in Print
I was recently checking / correcting print styles on a client site, and I ran into this somewhat frustrating issue when printing from Firefox. Certain areas of the page would get cut off at the end of page 1 and never reappear on page 2. Obviously, this is not what users are looking for when they attempt to print a website.
TIL: How to use add_filter() in Wordpress
Using Wordpress' add_filter() function to override the login message on a custom login form built with Theme My Login.
Speeding Up CFDirectory in Coldfusion
In which I tangle with a poorly-programmed <cfdirectory> implementation and win.
TL;DR: Don't use <cfdirectory>, it's slow! But if you have to, use listinfo="name" so coldfusion only returns the file names, not other unnecessary attributes.
Beginning a phone call
What's worse - "Hey, uh, I can't acess the server" or "Hello. It's down again!" ? They're both equally bad ways to start a professional phone conversation. Read on!
How I Began Web Dev
The room was dark in the cold morning before everyone was up. Dad was in the cozy cloth swivel chair, while I stood beside him asking question after question about the code I saw in front of me. Dad explained how the code we saw on the screen was not the same code which the computer would execute - to do this, he explained binary language and machine language. I was six years old.
CFML variable names gotcha in cfparam tag
An interesting "bug" with <cfparam> when a variable name contains a dash character
Installing Node.JS on Raspberry Pi A+
How to install Node.JS v6.x on an ARMV6 Raspberry Pi.
Apache Debugging Guide
A short list of things to check when your virtual host hiccups.
Write More Boilerplate
A slight rant on the infatuation with frontend frameworks, and a call for more boilerplate code