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  • Synology DS1815+

    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

    It’s been a few months since my 2011 Macbook Pro died. I’ve tried to find a replacement since. With rumors of a new Macbook Pro announcing soon, I haven’t found any justification to replacing it with another. I did however, purchased a 2015 12” Macbook. I bought for my son and I was planning to…

  • Laravel Episode 11: Updating My Profile

    Episode 11: Updating My Profile   Changes in between episode 10 and 11 Cleaned up code in routes file. Go through code and replaced Role::userHasRole() with User::hasRoles(). Removed __construct() from ProductController. Update database diagram to match current database schema. Create route for /my-profile. Create new route group for auth middleware. Create methods in UserController. myProfile()…