What are the DISADVANTAGES of working remotely from a home office? I started working in a home office 20 years ago back in 1999 – what have I seen as the benefits? the challenges? what lessons have I learned? I decided to make this a *3-part series* an…
Nov 17
TDYR 380 – Remote Working, Part 1: What are the BENEFITS of working from home?
What are the BENEFITS of working remotely from a home office? I started working in a home office 20 years ago back in 1999 – what have I seen as the benefits? the challenges? what lessons have I learned? I decided to make this a *3-part series* and so …
Nov 15
TDYR 379 – IETF 106 Begins In Singapore – 1,000 Engineers Gathered To Make The Internet Work Better
The 106th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) begins this weekend (16 Nov 2019) in Singapore. In this episode, I talk about what will be happening there and how you can participate remotely. Learn more in this post: https://www.intern…
Nov 15
IETF 106 Begins Nov 16 in Singapore – Here is how you can participate remotely in building open Internet standards
Starting Saturday, November 16, 2019, the 106th meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) will begin in Singapore. Over 1,000 engineers from around the world will gather in the convention center to join together in the debates and discussions that will advance the open standards that make the Internet possible. They are gathered, in […]
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Nov 14
TDYR 378 – Driving without an actual key
Are we (of a certain age) the last generation to remember sticking actual physical keys into cars? In this episode, I just talk about how actual keys have faded away in favor of “key fobs”… and how while that gives great convenience, it comes with ot…
Nov 13
TDYR 377 – Initial Thoughts on WordPress 5.3
WordPress 5.3 was released yesterday, November 12, 2019, an in this episode I talk about my initial thoughts on the release and what I’m excited to use on my sites. If you are curious about what is in WordPress 5.3, or have seen the upgrade notices an…
Nov 12
TDYR 376 – Is It The End of The EditFlow Plugin for WordPress?
Is it the end of the EditFlow plugin for WordPress? Or is there still life in the plugin? In this episode I talk about the value I found in EditFlow over the years, as well as recent news that work was discontinued… although that seems at odds with c…
Nov 11
TDYR 375 – What is dialing, Daddy?
“What is ‘dialing’, Daddy?”, my youngest daughter asked one day when I talked about “dialing” a number on the phone. In this episode I reminisce about the age of rotary dial phones… including that time I and some friends were repeatedly dialing a tic…
Nov 10
TDYR 374 – Choices, Consequences, Responsibility, and why I like Babylon 5 so much
In a recent interview about his new book, J. Michael Straczynski, said he pitched the network on his Babylon 5 show by saying that it was all about “choices, consequences, and responsibility.” In this short episode, I talk about what a great summary th…
Nov 09
TDYR 373 – Celebrating 30 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall
“Die Mauer! Die Mauer ist weg!” (“The wall! The wall is gone!”) It was 30 years ago tonight when I got the phone call from a friend of mine that the wall was gone. I turned on our TV and was astounded by what I saw. For cold-war kids who were students …
