Blog
I write about the tech I'm building, the coffee I'm drinking, and the photos I take along the way. Sometimes it's code, sometimes it's travel, and sometimes it's just whatever's been on my mind.
Big Little Cities progress
Making good progress on our second t-shirt company, Big Little Cities. Our latest updates are samples, photoshoot and finishing up the website.
April 14, 2025How to manually deploy a .Net WebApi project
This blog post is about how to manually deploy a .Net WebApi project to a live server without using an CI/CD.
April 10, 2025Duplicating Code
A reflection on why I'm not creating a reusable component for a new feature.
April 08, 2025Be someone who gets things done...with AI
There is a general sense that as AI creeps more into software development, coders are going to lose their identities as developers. I see this as it helping my identity as someone who gets things done.
March 25, 2025Find Broken Instagram Embed Links
With the help of ChatGPT I wrote a Python script that iterates through a website's sitemap to report which Instagram embeds are broken.
March 10, 2025You're Not A Senior Engineer Until You Break Production
A lot of people ask what makes you a senior engineer. My opinion is that you're not a senior engineer until you break production and then have to fix it while the company watches.
March 01, 2025Why Legacy .Net Projects Fail
This blog post is about why I see so many legacy .Net projects fail or have become abondoned by their original developers or agencies.
February 21, 2025How to display a custom icon in React Native Mapbox
It took me a while to figure out how to add a custom icon to a marker in React Native Mapbox library. This is how you do that.
February 18, 2025Move from React Native Maps to Mapbox
As I added more and more coffee shops to MPLS Coffee I noticed a huge performance hit with React Native Maps. I updated the entire app to use Mapbox and it's so much faster.
February 15, 2025Starting a T-Shirt Company...Again
It's been over seven years since I ran and operated a retail t-shirt shop. Today we are starting a new venture t-shirt company.
February 06, 2025Five Years On ooh.directory
Today marks the fifth year that my website/blog has been on the ooh.directory
January 31, 2025Creating a WordPress Redirect Login Plugin
I'm developming a WordPress plug in that will automatically redirect a user to a website when they log into the WordPress site or visit the home page after logging in.
January 15, 2025I Learned a Lesson in CI/CD Permissions
I completely obliterated user privileges on a client folder while trying to implement CI/CD using Azure DevOps. My goal was to set up an Angular front-end build and deploy pipeline but instead I bricked the site.
January 13, 2025Primary Constructors in C# 12
I’ve come across Primary Constructors, a powerful new feature that simplifies how we define and initialize classes. This feature enables us to declare constructor parameters directly within the class definition, streamlining code and reducing boilerplate
January 10, 2025Good Coding Vibes
There’s something that just feels good when you start to write a nice chunk of code. The entire process sets me into a flow state.
January 09, 2025Find the best coffee in Minneapolis
An overview of how my coffee shop finder, MPLS Coffee, is build. The app that helps you find the best coffee in Minneapolis, MN.
January 06, 2025A Fall Sunset Walk Through the Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis
Photos I took on a beautiful fall walk through the Walker Art Center's Sculpture Garden last October.
December 23, 2024How to Choose the Best C#/.NET Freelance Developer
Learn how to choose the right C# .NET consultant for your project. This guide covers essential steps, from evaluating expertise to assessing communication skills, ensuring you find the perfect partner to deliver exceptional results.
December 20, 2024Don't Put New Bugs On Blast
Bugs and problems in software are inevitable, but how we communicate them to the team determines the outcome and speed they are resolved.
December 17, 2024Troubleshooting outdated WooCommerce Subscription plug in
How I migrated from a very old WooCommerce Subscription plug in back down to the previous versions and back up again.
December 11, 2024