I’ll make a post at some point about the podcasts I listen too, and why I prefer those podcasts. But, before that, I have a recommendation for an episode: Jim Collins on the Tim Ferriss podcast (transcript here) I don’t listen to all of Tim Ferriss’s episodes – maybe 1 in 10 at this point… Continue reading Podcast recommendation: Jim Collins @ Tim Ferriss

I’ve been teaching a Web Design course at LCC International University for a few years now; about 10 semesters in total at this point. It’s a 300-level course, designed for Juniors (and Sophomores) who are Communication majors, and gives them an introduction to building websites. It’s an interesting problem – in a world with WordPress… Continue reading Teaching Web Design in 2019

I’ve taught COM 302 Web Design at LCC International University for a few years now. It’s an introduction to building websites, which also discusses a lot of the related topics (marketing, usability, working with clients, etc). The course is required for all Communication majors, and many Business Administration majors take it as an elective. I… Continue reading Adios, CodeCademy

I was recently reinstalling macOS on my iMac, as I’m preparing to sell it. During that process, I followed Apple’s guide, which is great, and very detailed. I got through all six steps, erased the Fusion Drive on my iMac, and started the macOS Sierra installer. I thought I was done! End of the guide,… Continue reading MacOS reinstall woes with Fusion Drive?

One blog post a year isn’t a bad pace, is it? Once again, I find myself with a long-ish layover in the Copenhagen Airport. Only 4 hours this time – not too bad. I still thoroughly enjoy the space by gate A29 – nice and quiet. This airport is constantly updating itself – it’s on… Continue reading Copenhagen Airport, revisited

Gate A29, CPH, oh, how I appreciate ye. Copenhagen airport is one of my favorite airports – there are many obvious reasons: 1. It has great direct flights to the US, and a direct flight to our little local airport in Lithuania. 2. It has a lot of things to explore inside security – there’s… Continue reading Gate A29, CPH

I really enjoyed this post from DHH at Basecamp. He’s talking about how Ruby on Rails is more implicit, because it’s designed for a different use case than other programming languages. His key observation is that different programming languages/frameworks are designed with different programming styles in mind. Different programming languages/frameworks are not only for different kinds… Continue reading Requirements Definition: Programming edition

A letter to the customers I see every day who are trying to start a new blog/website and make money, but don’t know how to start. Starting a blog or website to make money online? It’s not going to magically happen with ads. Sorry. That era is long gone. If you want to make real… Continue reading Making Money with a site/blog/whatever on WordPress.com (or elsewhere)

I enjoyed the premise of this idea – mix up conferences by adding people open to new ideas and change, not just the same old conference crowd. Enjoy! Link: Every Conference Should Invite Two Hitchhikers “If you wish, give them the right to shout out “You must be on drugs!’ or “I wouldn’t give you a… Continue reading Every Conference Should Invite Two Hitchhikers

In the city where I live, we have both paper and card bus tickets – the paper ones are one-time, and a card can be reloaded with more tickets or a weekly/monthly pass. However, when you get on the bus, you have to go through the front door (well, you’re supposed to), and validate your… Continue reading Public Transit and the power of not queueing