Software development is a mostly “behind the scenes” operation. This is great because we don’t need to be in the limelight to do our job, nor to be good at it. But, this also opens up the door for other possibilities as well. We have a lot of different tools…

So, I was doing a consultation this week regarding some database work and got to hear a little horror story from the owner of a site. Please Note: The owner of the site has next to no programming experience. …

There are a lot of tools out there which require you to install their runner on your servers to report the health of things like disk space utilization, free memory or even database access. Today, I had an incident which stopped the replication of our primary database this wasn’t good…

I’ve heard and seen the following so many times. “Why should I use a framework when I can just code my own framework?”. Or, “using a framework slows down the application, and I need it to be speedy. So I need to use raw PHP”. Yes, those two statements are…

Last night marked a momentous occasion for Brampton Talks Toastmasters, we have officially chartered! Brampton Talks Toastmasters opened it’s doors on September 11th, 2017 and was welcomed into the Toastmasters community with open arms, and a packed agenda. Now, just over 2 months later, we have 17 exclusive members and 8 dual members! I chatted with Dennis Bartel about a month ago and asked him why he thought the club was gaining such traction so quickly and he responded:

Let’s face it. People are starting to grow impatient nowadays. I know that this isn't a great thing to say, but it’s true. We have been spoiled by having things come back fairly quickly with the use of technology. …

This story comes from a few years ago from me however, I find it even more relevant in today’s world where everything needs to be done faster and people are becoming even more inundated with emails and other distractions. I was two years into my career at a company that…

You slave away on your product for days or months on end hoping to get noticed. While you are building your product, build your own excitement by posting on social media and even get a few people who are interested in what you are building. …

I want to share with you some of what we have planned for the keepers to make them extra special. In addition to multiple colour options for the bases of your creatures, you’ll be able to enjoy a variety of eye colours for each species. The ten colours are red…