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Ethereum Moves Towards Proof Of Stake

January 3, 2019Lance Cleveland

As a computer scientist, I prefer the design of Ethereum over most blockchain technologies. It as a significant improvement over older peer computing compensation models. Ethereum is a peer computing…Continue readingEthereum Moves Towards Proof Of Stake

Selenium IDE if element exists

December 21, 2018February 8, 2023Lance Cleveland

Did you know you can tell Selenium IDE to execute certain commands only if a specific element exists on the page? The if element exists trick makes your web app…Continue readingSelenium IDE if element exists

Quality Assurance Technology

Web App Testing, Selenium IDE Is Back

December 21, 2018Lance Cleveland

After a year-long hiatus, one of my favorite web app testing tools is back. It is nice to have Selenium IDE back as a viable option. Yes, it is similar…Continue readingWeb App Testing, Selenium IDE Is Back

Security Security Technology WordPress

WordPress Continues To Break Things In The Name Of Security

December 18, 2018Lance Cleveland

In what has become a nearly annual tradition, WordPress has released yet another update that broke thousands of plugins across the Internet. As usual, they claim this is in…Continue readingWordPress Continues To Break Things In The Name Of Security

Development Technology

Using Bitbucket Pipelines To Deploy to AWS EC2

October 4, 2018Lance Cleveland

This is not an in-depth article — have too much going on these days for that. It is a more a short-hand techie crib sheet of how I got a…Continue readingUsing Bitbucket Pipelines To Deploy to AWS EC2

Technology

Microsoft Teams Wiki Export

September 6, 2018Lance Cleveland

Microsoft Teams is a mixed blessing. Like most Microsoft products it starts off with a great idea, does some of it exceptionally well and the rest of it is half-baked. …Continue readingMicrosoft Teams Wiki Export

JavaScript Plugin Development Programming Programming Languages Technology WordPress

Vue – JavaScript Library Outside Google/Facebook Control

August 23, 2018Lance Cleveland

Vue is running on several projects to create a better admin user experience. Vuetify is layered on top and baked into WordPress themes and plugins. You will need to add…Continue readingVue – JavaScript Library Outside Google/Facebook Control

AWS Security Technology

Install A Name.com SSL Cert On Amazon Linux

August 21, 2018Lance Cleveland

Get Your Certificate Signing Request (CSR) From Amazon Linux: cd /etc/ssl openssl req -new -key vim <domain>.<tld>.key -out <domain>.<tld>.csr Buy Your Certificate From Name.com purchase a cert for either a…Continue readingInstall A Name.com SSL Cert On Amazon Linux

Development Technology

IEEE Top Programming Languages

August 1, 2018Lance Cleveland

Python, C and C++ top the list. Surprising to see PHP higher on the list than JavaScript. spectrum.ieee.org/at-work/innovation/the-2018-top-programming-languages

JavaScript Programming Languages Technology

Typescript Popularity Increases

July 13, 2018Lance Cleveland

Typescript is a strongly typed JabaScript preprocessor. For complex applications it helps reduce errors, especially during refactoring.www.techrepublic.com/article/is-javascript-about-to-be-superseded-by-typescript/

Programming Languages Technology

Top Programming Languages

June 26, 2018Lance Cleveland

A good global list, but you still need to know your goal so you can choose the best tool for the job. If you are only looking for a job…Continue readingTop Programming Languages

Mobile Technology

Verizon Alternatives – My First Dip In The MVNO Pool

June 23, 2018Lance Cleveland

After a decade of being a Verizon customer I have grown to dislike them. Their coverage is the best of all 4 carriers in America. It is the ONLY provider…Continue readingVerizon Alternatives – My First Dip In The MVNO Pool