Without further ado, Uber is expanding its service offerings in Puerto Rico to include the popular food delivery service Uber Eats. They will begin delivery service in the major metro areas like Old San Juan, Condado, Río Piedras, and Guaynabo. We’ll see how quickly they expand the delivery zones based on feedback. From tomorrow (Dec 5th, 2018) @ 10AM it will …
The Businessman and the Fisherman
If you haven’t read it before, this classic Brazilian story adds some helpful perspective on life/work balance. The parable resonates strongly, as it’s such an elegant and relatable “thought experiment” for most. As an extremely ambitious guy, with simple tastes (although, in my defense… I really like “nice things”) the minimalist lifestyle has always strongly appealed to me. The core …
Nest Thermostat Install Write-Up
In this post we’re going to explore my installation of the Nest Thermostat in a residential (house) application. The Nest Thermostat is a great little product to add to your smart-house lineup if you’re just getting started, or even if you’ve already got several devices like the Phillips Hue, Amazon Echo, or other smart devices. As far as the whole …
How to “Claim” Your Bitcoin Gold From a Ledger Nano S
The Bitcoin Gold network is now available and BTG transactions are supported by Ledger. To enable Bitcoin Gold, make sure that you have the latest Ledger Wallet Bitcoin Chrome app installed (v1.9.9, it should upgrade automatically). Then you must install the Bitcoin Gold app through the Ledger Manager. A more comprehensive guide will be available soon, but to send your …
Setting up a Ledger Nano S
If you’ve been following my blog for a while, or know the basics of Bitcoin, you know that Hardware Wallets are one of the most secure ways of storing your crypto portfolio. Among the popular choices for a Bitcoin hardware wallet is the Ledger Nano S. These units are extremely popular because of the sleek form-factor and the easy-to-use interface …
Elegant (and Actionable!) Dashboards
Actionable Metrics help reign in on what exactly makes a business tick. As a huge fan of dashboards for end-users and Business Intelligence / Executive teams, I’ve been using Dashing for several years on both personal and client projects. Dashing is the internal dashboard project developed by the Shopify team, which they were ever-so-kind to share with the rest of …
Quick Clip of My Usual Ride to Vegas
It’s pretty often that I have to shoot back and forth between San Diego and Vegas for business deals. With partners out there and Vegas being a popular travel hub, it’s common for people from all over the world to be stopping through at some point on their trip. To quickly get back and forth, I’m often able to make …
5 Tips for Facebook Ads Campaigns
Facebook Ads is quickly becoming the most popular advertising platform on the web. Business owners of all shapes and sizes can expand their reach by properly marketing their business pages on Facebook. To do so, below are 5 handy tips that I think may prove useful in your campaigns. Proper Targeting – ALWAYS make sure you’re properly targeting your audience. …
New Online Courses Coming Soon!
In addition to my client workload, I’m in the process of writing several new courses covering the basics of web development and online marketing. The first will be a complete beginner-to-rockstar type course that will get someone up to speed on modern design principles and the tools required to develop cutting-edge websites. I’m currently in the process of finishing up a niche …
Setting up a Basic WordPress Website
This post will walk you through setting up a basic WordPress website on my hosting company Chase Hosting If you follow this guide, you can be up and running with your very own WordPress blog within the next 5 minutes! To get started, go to http://chasehosting.com/wordpress and fill in the fields as pictured below After signing up for your …