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Jan
2015
Top 5 Things I Learned About Colorado
Taking my current position at Time Warner Cable caused my wife and I to be uprooted from North Carolina and transplanted into Colorado. Living here only a short time there are a few things we came to learn quickly. 5. Bring Your ChapStick and Drink Lots of Water Although not exactly true for the mountainous areas to […]
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Jan
2015
First Business Launched
After several ideas, ventures, workgroups, and meet-ups the last few years, I’ve finally got my first business off the ground! I’d like to announce the launch of Raving Ruby. Raving Ruby is a unique online shop selling handmade women’s jewelry and accessories. I’m working with several artists to help promote their online presence. Merging their craftsmanship and style […]
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Oct
2014
Happy 2nd Anniversary!
To the best wife a man could have, Happy 2nd anniversary! Each year with you gets better then the last and these last couple of years have been 2 of the best in my life. As you read this for the first time, we should be in Aspen about to get ready to head out […]
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Aug
2014
Genymotion
Recently brought to my attention by some colleagues at work, Genymotion is one of the best Android emulators I’ve ever worked with. Within minutes of being sent the link I was able to get Genymotion up and running to start exploring. It works in combination with VirtualBox to set up a true emulation of the […]
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Aug
2014
Enable CORS with Apache Config Change
Cross domain scripting can cause a lot of frustration when developing web applications, especially when doing initial development work. When working strictly on a local machine, it shouldn’t matter that information needs to be called from one port and consumed by another.
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Aug
2014
Mobile Apps Are Dead (almost)
Ok, so the title may be a little misleading, but I think it rings true when it comes to apps that are a mirror of their company’s websites. In the earlier days of mobile apps, websites did not scale well on mobile phones and mobile apps were basically an extension of the company’s website. With […]
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July
2014
Happy Birthday Mandy
I just wanted to say HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful wife Mandy! I hope you have an amazing day!
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July
2014
Meet Ruby
Everyone meet Ruby, the newest member to the Zeren household. This photo was taken when she was just 8 weeks old and about 7 lbs. Two weeks later she has grown a ton and weighs about 13 lbs already. Ruby is a full blooded German Shepherd just like her big brother Rex (we think). She […]
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July
2014
Welcome Back!
After almost 2 long years, it was time to revisit my personal site. I recently gave my website address out when signing up to speak at a conference for work and realized how out of date the content was. The look also had me shaking my head as I was browsing the old site on […]
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