Author: sherwin

I’ve been on MacOS since 2003. It’s a great platform to use and develop on. I’ve had three Macbook Pros (2006, 2009, 2011). The 2006 still runs but runs very slow and is no longer supported. I gave the 13″ 2009 to my wife. My 2011 died late 2015. Now I’m without a Mac to…

Curl Error 60 with SSL Certificate

Dec 18, 2016

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I am writing an app using the TMDB API. It uses CURL to access the API. I get the following error. Here is how I fixed the error. Download and save the PEM file to your PHP installation directory / extras / ssl / cacert.pem. Edit your php.ini file. Enable the entry curl.cainfo =…

Surface Pro 4 Review

Nov 11, 2016

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I recently traded in my old 2011 MacBook Pro at the Microsoft Store for a gift card. I then used it to put towards a Surface Pro. Here is some background before I proceed. I am a web developer that works on PHP and some .Net stuff as well as use databases. I was primarily…

Configuring Windows Server 2012 to Run a Laravel Application

Oct 19, 2016

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My latest project required me to use the Laravel framework and use a MSSQL Server backend. To do this, I will be using Windows Server 2012, IIS, and MSSQL Server 2012. Installing IIS First thing is make sure every thing is up to date. If it’s a brand new server, you will need to install…

Windows 10 KB3194496 Issue

Oct 5, 2016

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On September 2016, Microsoft releases KB3194496 to Windows 10 users. The three computers I have running Windows 10 all downloaded the patch. The problem is they all fail to install after the computer reboots. This is what happens when you restart the computer. It will rollback from the previous successful patch and restart once again. When…

Upgrading from iPhone 6 Plus to iPhone 7 Plus

Sep 22, 2016

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It’s been two long years since I got a new iPhone. It’s been a year since I bought a new cell phone (Nexus 6P). I’ve been bouncing back and forth between iOS and Android and now I’ll be committing to the Apple ecosystem – well mostly. What’s new? The antenna line on the back, below…

Moving back from Jekyll to WordPress

Sep 19, 2016

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A few years ago I shared that I will be moving away from WordPress to Jekyll – a static site generator. I have decided to move back to WordPress. Here are the reasons for moving back. My source code is stored in a repository. If I need to work on the website, I’m limited…

Synology DS1815+

Sep 16, 2016

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For many years I’ve been toying with different platforms to solve my local storage needs. I’ve used Windows Home Server and Freenas. Both have great features and drawbacks. I wanted to focus on the following features that I feel neither Windows or Freenas do a good job on. Support for users on different operating systems and…

Using Windows for Development

Jul 6, 2016

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