Software architect, team leader, and engineer.
I m putting this here, primarily so I don t forget how to do it the next time. Hopefully other people can use this as well. Sometimes, when I connect my phone to my Windows computer via a USB cable, the phone s directories and files just do not show up on my Explorer. I narrowed this problem down to the drivers that Windows is using. One driver is the bad one that does not work, and the other…
Want to raise happy children? Want to put a smile on uncle Harry, who is clearly frustrated with his life and is an asshole to everyone around him? When dealing with people, keep in mind these fundamental needs we all have. All the people I ve encountered who seem depressed and frustrated lack one or more of these. Autonomy We all need to have control over their life and a choice in what we do.…
I added a Now Page to my site. The Now page is a pretty cool concept , driven by Derek Sivers (by the way, if you do not follow Derek, you should). The Now page is a snapshot in time. It should have no history and it should inform your web visitors about where you are in life, what s been happening and what you are thinking, what you are doing, what your goals are, etc. This of it as if you have…
One of the things I most like to do is to get to know myself. I want to consciously know what I think (which is surprisingly difficult for me), why I think what I think, and knowing my weaknesses and blind spots. The whole point of this is to improve myself. I know the term self-improvement has a very negative stigma lately, especially from very vocal folks, but I cannot jump on that bandwagon…
I ve been using Clean Architecture for a long time quite successfully. I previously posted about Clean Architecture , where I linked to a sample project in C#. I wanted to also see what a project in Java would look like, so I went ahead and implemented it as well have a look at the github repo for the Java version. The post Clean Architecture (Java) first appeared on Gabriel Magaña Gonzalez |…
In the past few days, I soared straight through Robert Martin s book, Clean Architecture. After seeing a receipe for such an elegant system architecture, I spent a couple days converting an existing project to the architecture. It was difficult to implement Clean Architecture for the first time, and to do so while converting an existing [ ] The post Clean Architecture first appeared on Gabriel…
How to not feel overwhelmed. The post On being overwhelmed first appeared on Gabriel Magaña Gonzalez | Technologist .
TSA Pre vs Global Entry vs Sentri vs Nexus - Which is right trusted traveler service for me? The post Travelling: TSA Pre vs Global Entry vs Sentri vs Nexus – Which is right trusted traveler service for me? first appeared on Gabriel Magaña Gonzalez | Technologist .
How to install FTP server vsFTPd on Ubuntu on Amazon EC2 and also fixes an authentication bug The post Installing FTP server (vsFTPd) on an Amazon EC2 Ubuntu 14.04 host first appeared on Gabriel Magaña Gonzalez | Technologist .
So here I am, back in my native Morelia, in my grandfather’s magnificent house in the historic center of the city. I grew up in this house, surrounded by what I now realize were many factors that added up to an awesome, enviable childhood. I went up to the roof to take a panorama picture [ ] The post Best in Show first appeared on Gabriel Magaña Gonzalez | Technologist .