Get around CourseHero or Quizlet

Monthly limits seem to be on the rise as a means to mandate user sign up or subscription enrollment…

Debugging Mobile Apps with mitmproxy

Ever wonder exactly what network connections your favorite mobile app is making? In this small…

REST API: Node vs Rust

A brief look at Node and Rust in the context of web api frameworks

JSON Web Tokens (JWT) with Restify

This is a very simple example of signing and verifying JSON Web Tokens using Restify. If you’d like…

Mount NTFS external drive in Ubuntu

This post if for anyone looking to mount an external NTFS drive with read and write capability. This is particularly handy if you’re trying to use a Windows formatted external drive on Ubuntu.

Dynamically change URL using Push and Pop state

This practice is becoming more common throughout sites (such as Twitter and Facebook) for changing a URL within the address bar without reloading another page. One of the most common use cases, allows users to bookmark or share URLs when sites are…

Node.js HTML5 Websocket Example

Below is a very simple example of how to create a basic websocket using node.js. Websockets are great for maintaining a server/client relationship without as much of the overhead of HTTP web traffic.

Hulu’s ‘Shut Eye’ — Thoughts

A few quick (opinionated) thoughts on Hulu’s Original — Shut Eye starring…