Recommended Android Apps

A friend just got her first Android phone, so I put together a quick list of apps I think are well worth an install. This is by no means a complete list, just a start. All of the Google Apps. Most of them aren’t the default on a Samsung device, and it’s well worth it to either install them or set them up as your default. Google Now Launcher - provides the default Google Android Experience - No Samsung/HTC crap interface.

October 21, 2014

World Series

I was five years old when the Royals were last in the World Series. This year, they’re back again. Unlike other teams shutout from the World Series, the Royals haven’t even been to the postseason in 29 years. The won the title in 1985, and then went into a three decade slide. Some of us remained fans, others jumped to other teams and other sports - KC’s MLS franchise, Sporting KC, has won the only championship since the Royals won the World Series in ‘85.

October 19, 2014

SungWoo Lee Is Not A Lucky Charm, He's a Fan

#453500438 / gettyimages.com If you’re looking at SungWoo Lee and only seeing a “Good Luck Charm,” you’re doing it wrong. If you don’t know who SungWoo Lee is, take a minute to read his story. (Rany Jazayerli has a perfect recap.) SungWoo Lee isn’t a magical creature capable of making the Royals win. He’s not a good luck charm that can propel the Royals to victory in the World Series. He is a great guy that helped a franchise, their city, and their fans remember why they love the game, and this team.

October 6, 2014

Billy Butler Stole a Base

Your browser does not support the video tag. So this happened. Crazy world we live in. Crazy world. yaketyfied via YaketyLapse, a silly idea from H. Wade Minter.

October 6, 2014

CircleCI Test

If you can read this, CircleCI is working.

September 30, 2014

Minimizing the Impact of a Cloud Server Reboot

Last week at work, we had to reboot almost all of our Cloud servers. In anticipation of the reboots, my colleague Alison Oster and I wrote the following article for our customers. I think the advice is valid, regardless of where you host, so I’m reposting it here, and including the video hangout where we covered these tips. Minimizing the Impact of a Cloud Server Reboot We all try to prevent it, but from time to time you might find that your server needs to be rebooted.