CodePoet Interview

I was honored to be chosen for an interview on CodePoet. Though I haven’t been able to stay as involved with WordPress as much lately as I’d like, due to job and family, I guess I’m of “historical interest” because of my involvement as a core developer back in the first couple of years. (I jest — a little)

We discuss how I came to web development and from there to WordPress, my more recent activity as a speaker at WordCamp Atlanta on the topic of security, the community and why someone should become involved, and the differences between web development as a job versus as a hobby, among other things.

I enjoyed answering the questions, and I hope you all will enjoy reading the interview!

 

Kia MyUVO – Reset and Initialize UVO

The UVO entertainment system in my Kia Soul was misbehaving recently. It wouldn’t play music from the Jukebox, or using the Media mode to play from my phone or other USB device. Like all Microsoft systems, it apparently needs to be rebooted from time to time. Here’s where the reset button is located.

Kia MyUVO – Reset and Initialize UVO

linux – Why won’t dhclient use the static IP I’m telling it to request? – Server Fault

The last answer, by Bluehorn, was what I was looking for. The proper way to request a specific IP number from a DHCP server. Note, however, the caveat about not getting any address at all if the requested address is already in use.

linux – Why won’t dhclient use the static IP I’m telling it to request? – Server Fault

Digispark Arduino-compatible development board

Say hello to my little friend!

This is the Digispark: “The micro-sized, affordable, Arduino enabled, usb development board.” This board has 6 I/O lines, which doesn’t sound like much, until you consider that it supports I2C, which is a 2-wire serial bus capable of addressing many peripherals at once.

This is my first venture into Arduino-land, and I’m still climbing the learning curve. But I have many ideas for projects, and I’m sure that more will occur to me as I get deeper into the system. It’s been a long time since I got to play around with DIY electronics  but it’s something I used to enjoy a lot.
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