Author Archives: DocDock

Artificial Intelligence or better profiling

Posted on November 11, 2015 by DocDock

Not that long ago, I was looking for a new job and was using Google mail to send out my resume.  It was late and I was trying to get everything done so I could make dinner.  In my haste … Continue reading →

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Becoming a developer, then and now

Posted on November 10, 2015 by DocDock

Back in the ancient days of computers, the 80’s, it was possible get free and open source software, but it was a bit more work.  To do so you might have used your modem to connect to bulletin board systems … Continue reading →

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pigs get fat but hogs get slaughtered

Posted on November 8, 2015 by DocDock

The evening started a bit different than normal.  My wife came home from her meeting early with a rather odd announcement.  It seems that the secretary could not get any ink cartridges for the printer.  The office supply chain that … Continue reading →

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life lessons at a young age

Posted on November 6, 2015 by DocDock

I was sitting at my desk when the phone rang.  To my surprise it wasn’t my phone conference but actually the school of my eldest.  The secretary was reporting that the wallet had been turned in and that my child should come … Continue reading →

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command line fun – the basics

Posted on November 6, 2015 by DocDock

I was meeting with a younger friend to fix his virus laden laptop, it turned out to be quite a mess so we decided it would be more efficient to restore it from the recovery partition. I was a bit … Continue reading →

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WordPress from Scratch – part II

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

Installing WordPress is really one of the easiest pieces of software I have ever installed. Yet, either through a misunderstanding of mine or perhaps a tiny rough edge. upload problems problems with permalinks One of the things that you can … Continue reading →

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WordPress from scratch – part I

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

To install WordPress to your server the following steps need to be performed. download WordPress unpack WordPress create database for WordPress setup WordPress configuration run install script One of the preconditions is that either mySQL or MariaDB, PHP and Apache … Continue reading →

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Privacy and legal convenience – the impossible goal

Posted on November 4, 2015 by DocDock

My children are still young so I still have quite some say in how certain things are done.  Sometimes I have to make a tough decision and I really don’t want to look like the bad guy.  When this does … Continue reading →

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Why I don’t really need a professional lawyer

Posted on November 2, 2015 by DocDock

I receive mail from my parents which can contain anything from comics to Wallstreet Journal articles.  This time, dad included an article titled “Why I’m Not Looking to Hire Computer Science Majors” by Daniel Gelernter in the Wallstreet Journal, I … Continue reading →

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It’s scary

Posted on October 31, 2015 by DocDock

Last week I called and woke up my parents.  It seems that I miscalculated the time, I was off by an hour.  I have fallen victim to daylights savings time. Daylight savings time is the practice of advancing the clock … Continue reading →

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