MySQL Best Practices
Leave a Comment Coding Alan Bollinger September 1, 2016
Whether you are working with MySQL or MariaDB, adhering to modern schema design standards keeps your database maintainable and performant.
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STAR WARS D6: New Player Starting Guide
Leave a Comment Gaming Alan Bollinger July 24, 2016
New player hand out (PDF) for players who are new to the Star Wars D6 Role Playing Game. It includes content from the REUP book and other blogs. [caption id="attachment_61" align="alignnone" width="754"] Click here to download the PDF[/cap...
Read More »Netbeans Dark Theme
Leave a Comment Coding Alan Bollinger July 21, 2016
I love the Atom.io theme so I ported it over to Netbeans. Download the Theme
Read More »What I Use 2016
Leave a Comment Opinions Alan Bollinger July 21, 2016
The updated 2016 list of my gadgets, computers and software I use on a daily basis. Computer(s) Computer: MacBook Pro I continue to use my Mid 2014 MacBook Pro 13" with an attached 23" monitor. It's fast, has crazy long battery life, and w...
Read More »Welcome Laravel!
Leave a Comment Coding Alan Bollinger April 28, 2016
After much trial and error we've selected our future framework for all projects: Laravel! It has great documentation, a good community, lots of plugs and a steady update path. Plus it's fun to code!
Read More »Summernote Image Upload
Leave a Comment Coding Alan Bollinger March 10, 2016
NOTE: This only applies to Summernote 0.6.* and not to newer versions. $('#summernote').summernote({ height: 850, toolbar: [ ['style', ['fontsize','fontname','bold', 'italic', 'underline', 'clear']], ['color', ['c...
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Shooting Womp-Rats Podcast
Leave a Comment Gaming Alan Bollinger February 1, 2016
I'm excited to share that I will be joining the cast of the Shooting Womp-Rats Podcast to talk about my random generators for Star Wars missions and NPCs. http://d6holocron.com/shootingwomprats/2016/02/23/episode-57/
Read More »Connecting to Ubuntu Servers With RSA Keys
Leave a Comment Coding Alan Bollinger January 12, 2016
I manage a bunch of internal servers and for those that aren't part of the wider web I like to use key pairs to speed up my sign ins and maintenance. Key-Based SSH Logins Key-based authentication is the most secure mode of authentication us...
Read More »Leodescapes.com Relaunched
Leave a Comment Client Alan Bollinger December 20, 2015
Leod Escapes is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area. They specialize in International motorcycle tours with “Track Time”. That means sport touring the best curvy roads for week and riding a proper sport bike on a famous race cours...
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