hardware
How We Got Wyze
2020 UPDATE! Josh’s break-in scare ruined his vacation. No camera or smart doorbell had the right balance of price, convenience, and reliability. Then we discovered Wyze Cam.
travel
Iceland: A Three-Day Family Itinerary
In September of 2018, we took the whole family (3 adults, a 5yo, and a 3yo) to Iceland on our way to Drupal Europe. This was largely thanks to Iceland Air’s generous stopover rules where you’re essentially not charged anything Read more…
developer relations
What Do Developer Advocates Do?
I recently contributed to an article on the { key : values } blog. The article defines what it means to work as a “Developer Advocate” by sharing the experience of 15 people working in the field. Each section needed Read more…
travel what's in my bag?
What’s in My Bag? 2019
As a Developer Advocate at Pantheon, attending conferences is in my job description. I attended 16 events in 2018 and I’m happy to share some of the tricks that I’ve picked up and the gear that has helped make it possible.
productivity
Habit-forming checklist
Recently, I started trying to form a new habit. I read that it takes about 10 weeks to make a new habit automatic; something we’ll do without even thinking about it. To help me track progress, I created the spreadsheet Read more…
productivity
Challenge Update: Why don’t we do the things we want to do?
In February, I started a challege with myself to try and establish a new habit: going to bed at 9 PM. My plan hit a speed bump after a trip to San Francisco when it took about a week to get Read more…
productivity
Wk 2: One Winter Night
This is part two of a series that starts with Bouncing Back from Failure: An Experiment. In that post, I set a challenge for myself to go to bed no later than 9 PM every night. The first seven days was relatively easy, Read more…
productivity
Wk1: So Far, So Good!
In my last post, Bouncing Back from Failure: An Experiment, I set a challenge for myself. I decided to go to bed no later than 9 PM every night for seven days. It wasn’t a difficult challenge but it doesn’t have to Read more…
productivity
Bouncing Back from Failure: An Experiment
Eight months ago I felt like I was at the top of my game. In Praying for Wisdom and Discovering Productivity I write about a technique that allowed me to achieve a level of productivity and personal satisfaction unlike anything I’d ever experienced Read more…
lifehack software
Clipy: The Best Clipboard App for OS X
Clipy is above and beyond the best clipboard app for OS X. Paste (⌘+V) has always been limited to the most recent thing you copied (⌘+C). Now I have an endless clipboard at my fingertips with one extra key (⌘+Shift+V Read more…