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02/22/2014

Find Top Referral Sources with Raw Apache Access Log

The easy raw to find your website referrers (HTTP referer) from a raw Apache access file with grep, sort, and uniq on the command line.

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02/18/2014

Issue #6: February, 2014, Web Application Topics Newsletter

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02/16/2014

Get and compare the current Git branch in BASH

When using Git, this is the easy way to get the current branch within a BASH script and use it to conditionally execute the most appropriate code with an if/else.

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02/14/2014

My Touch Typing Journey Continues

How I am teaching myself to truly touch-type, without taking any peaks, with Type Fu, the DAS Keyboard Ultimate, and going about my daily work as a consultant.

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02/11/2014

Reset MySQL Root Password with One Command

One simple command to reset your MySQL root password on Debian/Ubuntu Linux. Don't overthink this one.

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01/23/2014

Anti-virus for Mac for PCI Compliance

PCI-DSS Requirement 5 says that anti-virus must be installed and used on all computers, including Mac OS X. Here is why and some good options to choose.

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01/19/2014

Gradually and then suddenly

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01/07/2014

Why & How We Remote Pair Program (2013)

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01/06/2014

Joppar's 'Tips on Securing Your Mobile App' Infographic Quoted Me!

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12/06/2013

Voice-driven Applications on the Brain

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