Field notes,
in progress.
An irregular journal of software, leadership, and the occasional rant. Some pieces are practical. Some are me thinking out loud and hoping it’s useful to someone else.
Display all environment variables with powershell
When configuring a development environment, you can use the PowerShell command to display all environment variables. This can be useful for gathering information about the environment, or for debugging.
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Five ways of handling negative habits in children
Watching your child grow and learn is amazing, but what happens when your child starts to develop negative habits?
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Expert job interview tips
You made it past the initial filter — your resume caught their attention, and now you're in the room (virtual or otherwise). This is where the real work begins.
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Five Reasons to Focus on the Now
It's easy to get caught up in planning your future. Planning for a secure and happy future is a significant undertaking. However, spending too much attention on unknowns can significantly inhibit your ability to focus on the here and now.
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You might be overthinking things
Thinking hard about a decision is good. Thinking about the same decision for the fourteenth time in three hours? That's a different thing entirely. I've been there. You sit down to plan, and somewhere between "let me consider the options" and "let me consider the options again," planning quietly becomes rumination.
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A new start
It's official: I'm starting a new job with General Dynamics (@GDMS). After nine incredible years at Barkley (@BarkleyUs, @BarkleyREI), it's time to turn the page to a new chapter.
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Remote work organization strategies
Working at home comes with many benefits, like wearing slippers all day and being your boss, but it’s essential to have an effective organizational plan to make it profitable. These strategies for organizing your workday and environment will help you meet your goals.
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8 ways to do local SEO, without building content
If you want to win at local search engine optimization (SEO), but you don't want to depend on content marketing, you can do that! There are other techniques you can use to succeed. For instance, you could switch your focus towards usability and building a community.
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How to make your resume stand out from the crowd
Job hunting is challenging these days. Employers get flooded with applications for every opening and may spend as little as ten seconds screening each resume.
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Factors that affect On-Page and Off-Page SEO
Search engine optimization (SEO) is a great addition to any online marketing effort. Proper implementation can lead to amazing results, with a higher search engine ranking leading to an increase in traffic (website visitors) and sales.
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SEO vs PPC Advertising
To grow your business online, you may be wondering whether you should invest your time and money into Search Engine Optimization (SEO) or Pay-Per-Click Advertising (PPC).
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Four tips for avoiding seasonal depression
When the weather is cold and the skies are dark and cloudy, it's easier to feel down and despondent. If you struggle with gloomy feelings during the winter, it's good to know that there's help and hope available to you without a prescription depression drug. Of course, you'll want to check with your physician before making any changes to your health regimen.
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Two years already
Two years ago
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How to improve communication with your boss
Good communication allows many life situations to run smoothly. However, there are certain relationships that deserve extra attention, such as the relationship you have with your boss. You and your boss have drastically different roles, and when each of you fulfills these roles with a hard working and understanding attitude, you'll both feel fulfilled.
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Take control of your next interview
Find Out What YOU Want to Know
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Finding purpose at your job
Staring at your monitor at 9 AM (or earlier), already counting down to 5 PM? (or later) Feeling like you're just another cog in someone else's machine?
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7 ways to combat work stress
Work stress in tech isn't just about tight deadlines or difficult stakeholders. It's about context switching between fifteen different priorities, debugging production issues at 2 AM, and trying to maintain code quality while everyone wants everything "yesterday."
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Dealing with gossip in the workplace
Workplace gossip is like technical debt — it accumulates slowly, seems harmless at first, then suddenly becomes a massive problem that affects everything from team velocity to code quality. The difference is that gossip spreads faster than a memory leak and can be just as destructive to your work environment.
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