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Sometimes, I find myself feeling spread thin across the internet. There are the websites I maintain and the blogs that I publish content to. There are also the unintelligible comments I tend to leave scattered around.
Consider this an attempt to gather all of the pieces. Perhaps it will help to paint a better picture of who I am. My resume is available if you are interested. However, I can guarantee that it will already be out of date by the time you read it. Contact me directly for current information.
Aliases
that I go by:- @nagmay - Mastodon
- gabrielm - BoingBoing
- gabrielmcgovern - gotoandplay
- gabrielm - lifehacker/gizmodo
- slash5-toaster - ebay
Featured Post: Breaking up with vendors
Monday, October 9, 2023, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM EDT
Slides: Breaking up with vendors [PDF]
Description
We live in a modern world where vendors can provide your college with cloud-based, enterprise-level solutions. Why then, would anyone decide to build a new "application and registration" system from scratch?
Initially, this was not a project my small team wanted to take on. However, after several expensive false starts with vendors, we came to realize the truth: Sometimes the only way to keep something simple is to build it yourself.
In this 45 minute session, we'll take a tour through the entire development process. Together, we will look at what motivated us to tackle a...
Posted on 2023-10-09 | 0 comment(s)
@ work
- HEWeb #DPC4: How we built a design system storefront with WordPress blocks
- Red stapler winner! Monday, October 9, 2023, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM EDTMike Henderson - NewCity A well-designed storefront can be a valuable asset for...
- HEWeb #AAI11: Modernize WordPress for a multi-developer, multi-environment workflow
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM EDT Chris Gilligan - The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga WordPress has a ridiculously low point...
- HEWeb #DPC10: Level up: Boost engagement with online games
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 2:45 PM - 3:30 PM EDT Lin Xue - Cornell University What's your favorite phone or computer game? If you have ever playe...
- HEWeb #DPC9: How to extend WP-CLI for fame and fortune
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 1:45 PM - 2:30 PM EDTPaul Gilzow - Platform.sh You're using the WordPress Command Line Interface (WP-CLI) to automate y...
- HEWeb #OCS8: Write emails people will readHEWeb
- Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM EDT Day Kibilds - Ologie Do people read emails anymore? Yes — they do. But not the way you t...
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- There are total of 332 pages.
@ play
- Goat Rocks 2023
- A quick trip to the Goat Rocks before the falls weather sets in. My father and I set out on Friday from the #95 trailhead for a quick look that we ha...
- Goodbye, Twitter
- One day, I signed out of Facebook and just never signed back in. This was an easy choice to make. Sure, the owners, advertising, and tracking all con...
- Scrub jay nest (live webcam)
- A family of scrub jays decided to set up a nest right outside our bedroom window. We managed to throw together a makeshift birdcam. https://www.y...
- Mt. Adams (c2c w/ a friend) (3)
- I try to climb Mt. Adams each year. It is a beautiful mountain and the climbing route offers majestic views and a reasonable challenge without be...
- Simple Crusty Bread
- I used to bake a lot of bread, but eventually got out of the habit. Then the pandemic happened... and like everyone else, I suddenly had the time and...
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- There are total of 213 pages.