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Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur
This podcast is for aspiring entrepreneurs and technologists as well as those that want to become a designer and implementors of great software solutions. That includes solving problems through technology. We look at the whole skill set that makes a great developer. This includes tech skills, business and entrepreneurial skills, and life-hacking, so you have the time to get the job done while still enjoying life.
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- Develpreneur: Become a Better Developer and Entrepreneur
The Mentor and Mastermind Group - Bringing Accountability to Your Goals
We have run a weekly gathering for the last few years that is called our mentor and mastermind group. This is a resource we rarely push. However, it is an…
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The Source Code Of Happiness - A Develpreneur Book
This episode covers the new book "The Source Code Of Happiness" that is our first Develpreneur published work. It contains a lot of ideas that we have…
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Software Design - The Observer Pattern and Series Wrap-Up
We wrap up the season with the observer pattern and a review of what we have learned. This pattern is one that you probably have already encountered. Instead…
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Software Design - The Visitor Pattern
The visitor pattern is the last of the behavioral ones for us to review. This is going to feel similar to some others that allow us to abstract functionality…
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Software Design - The Template Method Pattern
In the last episode, we looked at abstracting algorithms. Now we examine the template method pattern and how it allows us to abstract steps of an algorithm…
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Software Design - The Strategy Pattern
Our review of the behavioral design patterns moves on to look at the Strategy pattern. This is one that you might not recognize from the name. However, it is…
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Software Design - The Memento Pattern
We tackle the memento pattern in this episode. If you ever wanted to store the state of an object, then this is the one for you. You can think of this pattern…
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Software Design - The State Pattern
In this episode, we look at the state pattern. It is a design that uses object-oriented tactics to provide a class with very different functionality based on…
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Conference Solutions - Free and Low Cost Tools
The number of conference solutions available out there can be overwhelming. A large number of them are free or close enough that it can make deciding on a…
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Software Design - The Mediator Pattern
We spend this episode looking at the mediator pattern. This is a pattern that provides a great deal of flexibility. However, it is not used as often as it…
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AWS Services - New Since We Started and Looking Ahead
We started this series on AWS services in the late 3rd quarter of 2018. As we start in 2019, there are over a dozen new AWS services that have come online…
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Web Browsers - Free and Low Cost Tools
The Internet has become so pervasive that web browsers are everywhere. It is hard to find anyone that does not at least know how to launch one on their phone…
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Software Design - The Iterator Pattern
At long last, we come to my number one pattern. The iterator is one of those software concepts that you come across and do not know how you managed before you…
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AWS Internet of Things Services
One of the latest advances is the Internet of Things. As one would think, this focus on small and connected devices has not been lost on Amazon. They may be…
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Hosting Options - Free and Low Cost Solutions
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Software Design - The Interpreter Pattern
In this episode, we look at a behavioral pattern that is key for solving certain types of problems. These happen to be grammar and translation applications…
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Amazon AWS Analytics Services
The AWS analytics group of services has a lot of members. These are some of the newer offerings from Amazon. However, they are very effective to use in…
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Hot Technology and Advances for 2019
Every year it is common to see articles about the next hot technology that will be part of our lives in the year ahead. We are not going to skip this…
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A Look Back on What We Learned in 2018
One of our annual topics is a look back at the year we have completed. In this episode, we cover precisely that and look at what we learned in 2018. Ok, maybe…
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Making The Most of Your Holiday or Vacation Downtime
In this special episode before the Holidays, we look at some ways to make the most of your downtime. We have focused on how to squeeze more out of every…
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Cross Platform Mail Client - Free and Low Cost
There are those that say email is dead and texting is the most popular form of communication. However, those people are also the most likely to have an inbox…
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Software Design - The Command Pattern
We continue our look into the behavioral patterns with an examination of the Command pattern. This is another one of them that will seem very familiar. In…
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Amazon Mobile Services
The Amazon mobile services group is one of the newer ones in their offerings. However, that does not mean it is something you want to skip over. These…
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E-Commerce Solutions - Free and Low Cost
E-commerce is one of the primary drivers of the Internet. Although funny pictures of cats may seem like the largest draw, those pictures and social sites get…
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Software Design - Chain of Responsibility Pattern
This episode covers a pattern that is not as well known as some of the recent ones. This time we look at the chain of responsibility pattern. This is also our…
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AWS Application Integration Services
This week we look at a shorter list of services in the Application integration group. The list may be short, but these are highly useful and valuable services…
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Time Tracking Solutions - Free and Low Cost
We all need to measure how much of our life is spent working. Thus, time tracking is one of those features that we all can make use of. The good news is that…
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Software Design - The Proxy Pattern
We continue a look at the structural patterns with a look at the proxy. This is much like the flyweight we reviewed in the last episode. However, it has a…
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AWS Machine Learning Services
The AWS machine learning services are more examples of the newer offerings. Nevertheless, these are growing fast and can help you embrace cutting edge…
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Mail Services - Free and Low Cost
This week we look at mailing and communication tools. These mail services have a wide range of features and focal points. That is just part of the reason why…
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Software Design - The Flyweight Pattern
We continue a look at the structural patterns with a stop at the flyweight. This pattern is one I find ignored more often than it should be. In particular, the…
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AWS Media Services
The AWS media services are among their more recent offerings. Nevertheless, these are applications you may find critical to your cloud strategy. These may not…
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Technology Toys for the Holidays
It is a great time for us to talk about technology toys you can give or put on your list. As we wrap up our Holiday week episodes we have some fun and provide…
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Technology-based Reasons to be Thankful
We continue the Holiday week of episodes by dishing out some of what we are thankful for. It is beneficial for all of us to occasionally sit back and revel in…
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Affiliate Marketing Opportunities During the Holidays
Affiliate marketing is a popular form of passive income. You just put out content and hope that visitors take advantage of your partners. This approach can be…
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Cloud Storage Tools - Free and Low-Cost
Cloud storage is one of the most game-changing products in recent decades. We have seen the cost of storage drop on a regular basis, and these tools are…
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Software Design - The Facade Pattern
In this episode, we look at the facade pattern. This is one we have likely run into when we have dealt with complex systems. In general, a facade pattern is an…
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AWS Management Tools
The AWS Management Tools are an excellent way to set up, configure, and monitor a cloud infrastructure. Many of these are free or have low fees that make them…
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Integrated Development Environment Tools (IDE) - Free and Low Cost
One of the most significant choices a developer makes is the integrated development environment (IDE) they use. Nevertheless, there are new options that become…
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Software Design - The Decorator Pattern
The Decorator Pattern is not only a common one, but it is also one of the best ways to embrace object-oriented design. This approach is a form of "helper," and…
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AWS Compliance, Identity and Security Services (Part 2)
This second part of AWS compliance, identity, and security-related services should feel familiar. These are solutions that nearly everyone needs, and has used…
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MS Office Alternatives - Free and Low Cost
In this episode, we will look at Microsoft Office alternatives. The suite of applications can run up to over one thousand dollars which are not in the budget…
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Software Design - The Composite Pattern
The Composite Pattern is one that is not taken advantage of as often as it might outside of frameworks. This is an approach to design that allows you to treat…
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AWS Security Services (Part 1)
The compliance, identity, and security services of AWS covers a large number of offerings. Therefore, we will review these in a multi-part series of episodes…
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Social Site Management Tools - Free and Low-Cost
Social networking is all the rage. Unfortunately, all of those platforms that allow us to share our story can be hard to keep up with. When you want to reach…
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Software Design - The Bridge Pattern
The Bridge Pattern is commonly configured but often due to templates and generators rather than understanding the true intent. Since it is more of a design…
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AWS Customer Engagement Tools
You may think of Amazon web services as all technology-focused. That is not the case. There are plenty of offerings to help you run your business. In this…
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Software Ticketing Systems - Free and Low-Cost
Bug tracking and software ticketing systems are used in every shop I have ever worked with. Some of these are decidedly low-tech solutions that are no more…
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Software Design - The Adapter Pattern
The Adapter Pattern is one of the easiest to understand and relate to the real world. We see adapters used every day and they have become a critical factor in…
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AWS Business and Productivity Tools
This episode tackles the AWS business and productivity tools group of services. It includes Chime, Alexa for business, WorkMail, WorkDocs, and we add a quick…
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Customer Relationship Management Tools - Free and Low-Cost CRM
Customer Relationship Management Tools are big business. You can see examples in vast and expensive solutions like SalesForce.com. However, not every answer is…
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Software Design - The Singleton Pattern
The last of the creation patterns we will cover is the Singleton. This is a pattern that has a little controversy around it and may even be an anti-pattern. It…
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AWS Developer Tools - Your Entire Environment
As we move through the groups of AWS services, the developer tools group is one of the most impressive. Amazon does an excellent job of providing you…
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Content Management Tools (Free and Low-cost)
Content management systems were all the rage about a decade ago. However, that market has settled down a lot and has only a few top contenders. That may not…
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Software Design - The Prototype Pattern
Our tour of the creational patterns takes us to one of the fastest ways to create a new instance. The prototype pattern provides an option to clone an instance…
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The AWS Networking and Content Delivery Services
The AWS networking and content delivery services provide you the means to put your infrastructure in the cloud. These offerings are focused on the networking…
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Web Tracking and Visitor Recording Tools
A few years ago I stumbled across the ideas of heatmaps and recording for websites. This is one of the most potent user experience improvement tools available…
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Software Patterns - Factory Method
We continue our exploration of the creation patterns with a look at the Factory Method. This is a pattern where we see that instantiation is sometimes better…
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The Amazon Migration Services
In this episode, we look at the migration group of services. We have already discussed a few of these and will focus on the ones that are new to us. These…
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Code Review and Analysis Tools (Free and Low-Cost)
There have been a lot of excellent free and low-cost reviewed already. However, this week we continue our "shopping" with a look at code review and analysis…