How I’m setting up my computer I’m going to try some things differently, and I’ll record how this goes. I lost an old computer, which was a huge bummer so: Turn on Find my Mac. Upgrade my iCloud storage because I’ve been out of space for months. Oops, before 1. I downloaded the Yosemite Mac … Continue reading Setting Up a New Macbook Air (… again)
What’s the story behind props A-L Hi there! Look’s like you’ve stumbled on my post about the propositions currently up for vote in San Francisco. I read the whole voter guide so you don’t have to (but you really should read that big 200 page pamphlet…), and will try and summarize the question, highlight a … Continue reading Jeremy’s Voting Guide to San Francisco Propositions
There have been many people who have previously attempted to answer this question. It’s been a very common question I’ve gotten in one form or another since going to Burning Man. It is also a surprisingly good question because Burning Man is a very hard event to describe. Many of the people who have previously … Continue reading What is Burning Man?
Getting the word out on the FCC proposal and net neutrality “If you want to do something evil, put it inside something boring” Here’s a good comedy video getting to the heart of the issue of protecting net neutrality, and the problem with an FCC-sanctioned fast/slow lane, effectively allowing companies to negotiate faster speeds for … Continue reading If you want to do something good, put it inside something funny.
Here is an ordered ranking of the customer support experience at different companies that I am either a personal or business customer of. Being a user of customer support, it makes it even clearer how important it is for your business. A few things that strike me about companies that work really well as opposed … Continue reading Rankings of Customer Support
Dogecoin is the fun new cryptocurrency on the block, and you should get some! It’s not quite that easy yet, so here is a step by step guide. Step 1: Buy Bitcoin on Coinbase The first thing to do is go to Coinbase and create an account. This is an online bitcoin wallet, or an … Continue reading How to Buy Dogecoin
That was the google query I searched and it took me a long time to find an answer so I’m going to contribute it back to the internet. Most helpful resources: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9119497/i-can-connect-to-db-through-sequel-pro-but-not-through-command-line http://www.sequelpro.com/docs/Connecting_to_a_MySQL_Server_on_a_Remote_Host (almost helpful: http://it.blog.adclick.pt/linux/amazon-rds-tunnel-access-from-your-desktop/ ) Problem I wanted to connect to a remote RDS instance from my mac computer. You normally would connect … Continue reading Connecting to a RDS Server from a Local Computer Using SSH Tunneling on a Mac
I had an old macbook pro that had been sitting around for maybe 6 or more months, and I tried to turn it on to use it, and the first thing I noticed was that 1) it was mostly frozen, and 2) the trackpad was not clicking. This made it hard to use, but with … Continue reading Trackpad Not Working on Macbook Pro
Prepping a 2 minute TV pitch I recently did a two minute pitch for CodeHS on live TV on NBC, which was one of the bigger pitches I have done. At this point I’ve done lots of pitches and presentations to all sorts of audiences. I’m just going to describe a little bit … Continue reading How I Practice Pitches