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How to organize your Kindle library
I have set out to become a voracious reader. I read as soon as I wake up. I read before I write. I read throughout the day. I mostly read on my phone with the Kindle App. This allows me [...]
Find time to be creative every single day
In my youth I was creative. I would draw for hours. I would decorate the walls with my paintings. I would write songs, sing poorly and even made noise. I thrived on creation, yet something happened along the way. My [...]
Empower your child with an allowance
If you're like one of my many conservative friends you are probably saying to yourself right now that "allowances do nothing more than teach a kid about receiving handouts". You may even be one of those awesome human beings that [...]
Start your day with morning pages
In an attempt to improve my writing capabilities, I have been trying to read and write more regularly. Since I don't always have something to blog about and because I don't want to stress myself out by trying to blog [...]
Knowing when to quit
A few months back I wrote a post about staying motivated by continuing streaks and how having streaks can keep you motivated even when you are struggling. Just the thought of breaking a streak, especially one that's a few years [...]
Improving my Vim experience
I love Vim but the fact is I've been soul searching for a new editor because I am starting to think I am missing out on things. I decided to put together a list of issues that I have with [...]
Detect bots and spammers with Project Honey Pot and PHP
Project Honey Pot is one of my favorite services. They offer an API that allows you to pull information on an IP address. This comes in very handy when vetting traffic coming to your website. I discovered the service a [...]
How to convert a string to a time with PHP
Converting a string to a timestamp is one of my favorite things about PHP. In fact when trying to decide which language to build [HolidayAPI][holidayapi] in I couldn't find an implementation of PHP's strtotime() that rivaled the original. The strtotime() [...]
Cutting the cord on cable
IT HAPPENED, IT FINALLY HAPPENED! I have been fighting the good fight against my wife for a while now. Why are we paying for Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime and the occasional Redbox movie on top of paying for cable? NO [...]
Set array pointer to a specific key or value in PHP
PHP arrays are absolutely fantastic. They hold stuff, doesn't really matter what. The interfacing is pretty consistent and there's a boat load of built-in array functions. What PHP lacks is the ability to set the array pointer to an arbitrary [...]