Author Archives: Chris C

Just Enjoy the Show

Posted on February 28, 2018 by Chris C

I’m on optimist and generally think things will work out for the best.  I like to say: The future is awesome! That said it’s easy to forget how awesome individual days can be.  How many small but amazing things occur … Continue reading →

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Today I Learned how to Copy a Putty Key From Windows to a Mac

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Chris C

You created a private Putty key on Windows workstation to access a remote service but now you need to access that same remote service from a Mac workstation.  In my case I need to access the same Git repository from … Continue reading →

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Today I Learned How to Create a Key Pair Using PuTTY

Posted on January 28, 2018 by Chris C

I recently had to generate a private/public key pair to access a Git repository.  While I’ve done this several times before I never do it enough to remember all the steps so this time I wrote it down. Since my … Continue reading →

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Today I Learned how to Install PostgreSQL in Ubuntu

Posted on January 24, 2018 by Chris C

For an upcoming project I’m thinking of using PostgreSQL.  I’ve heard lots of great things about PostgreSQL in the past but have been too scared lazy busy to try it. What changed my mind was JetBrains DataGrip database client.  I’m sure there … Continue reading →

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Blast from the Past: New Tools Require New Standards

Posted on January 19, 2018 by Chris C

I recently started a new contract that involves tools and software languages I normally don’t use.   I have to remember that .NET best practices don’t necessarily translate to PHP/Java.  I have to remember that New Tools Require New Standards (originally … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Object-Relational Mapping for DBAs – Part 3

Posted on January 16, 2018 by Chris C

Why Developers Use ORMs (i.e. their Strengths) This is the third and final part of a lighting talk I’m giving at the SQL Saturday Edmonton Speaker Idol Contest.   Imagine I’m actually speaking the words below and showing some of the … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Object-Relational Mapping for DBAs – Part 2

Posted on January 10, 2018 by Chris C

This is part two of a lighting talk I’m giving at the SQL Saturday Edmonton Speaker Idol Contest.   Imagine I’m actually speaking the words below and showing some of the images on slides and/or doing a demo.  Code can be found here. … Continue reading →

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Introduction to Object-Relational Mapping for DBAs – Part 1

Posted on January 4, 2018 by Chris C

This is the part one of a lighting talk I’m giving at the SQL Saturday Edmonton Speaker Idol Contest.   Imagine I’m actually speaking the words below and showing some of the images on slides and/or doing a demo.  Code can be … Continue reading →

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XPlugins.iOS.BEMCheckBox 1.4.3 Released

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Chris C

I’m happy to announce the release of XPlugins.iOS.BEMCheckBox 1.4.3.  The main feature of this release is exposing the DidTapCheckBox event in the underlying BEMCheckBox.  You can find a full list of issues fixed in this release here. The easiest way to … Continue reading →

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Happy Holidays and all the Best in 2018!

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Chris C

This morning I made my last shopping trip before Christmas, at least I hope it’s my last trip. Pro tip: the Costco near us officially opens at 10am but if you show up at 9:45ish they will let you in.  … Continue reading →

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