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Always find the time

The last few weeks have been a bit of a struggle. Deadlines, unexpected server problems, support duty. And that's just been at work. I've mentioned it in the past, but I have a ton going on. Family time, running this [...]

Solo developers should still do code reviews

As a single developer on a handful of projects, I'm a huge proponent for establishing systems and best practices, even if they don't seem practical as an army of one. In the past I've written about making sure version control [...]

Unsolicited Relationship Advice

Relationships... What was it that Chris Rock said? Oh yeah. "You can be married and bored, or single and lonely." Oh Chris, you rascal! You're a true romantic! In month of March, sixteen years ago, I met the boy, joshtronic [...]

There's no harm in asking for a refund

If you've followed my blog for a while, you know that I am big proponent for giving kids an allowance. It's not something we couple with chores because the way we look at it, as a member of Team Sherman [...]

$5 VPS Showdown - March 2019 - DigitalOcean vs. Lightsail vs. Linode vs. Vultr

New month, new batch of benchmarks! An FYI for the folks that send me requests to include different providers, I want you to know that you are heard I'm feeling like I've optimized my workflow enough that adding in a [...]

Google Price Protection

The of saga continues... First my phone stopped connecting to the cellular network. Then I casually reset my phone, unknowingly locking myself out of my Authy account. Then after pulling the trigger on a new phone, the Pixel 3, the [...]

Yoga pants and your camel toe

Yoga Pants and Your Camel Toe... it's just not SFW! Hello, it's thatgirljen, aka the wife, just taking over joshtronic.com once again. Love is in the air. Happy [belated] Valentine's Day. Now, I might have been the master-mind behind the [...]

What to expect when you reset your Authy account

I've been an Authy user for a while. I switched to it after I had lost some accounts in my Google Authenticator app when I had switched phones. This was never an issue with Authy, and on the off chance [...]

The Best Hot Lunch on a Budget

Lunch used to be a problem. It's yet another decision that has to be made every day and it's a strain on the wallet if you eat out every day. Eating out on the cheap usually means you're eating garbage [...]

$5 VPS Showdown - February 2019 - DigitalOcean vs. Lightsail vs. Linode vs. Vultr

It's about that time again! Even though the last week has been pretty hectic with travel, I'm still trying hard to make sure these VPS comparisons are showing up on the first Monday of the month (which lines up with [...]