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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 However, I can guarantee that it will already be out of date by the time you read it.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
- Analytics & AI summit 2024
- Today I'm attending the Analytics and AI summit put on by the HighEdWeb association. It is an online summit featuring various speakers across the fie...
- 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...
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- There are total of 333 pages.
@ play
- DAC6 Deck Construction Guide
- I've built decks before and had to look up the span on overhang tables. Today I ran across the following document that lays it all out nicely. Though...
- John Day paddleboarding
- There is a 40 mile section of the John Day river that is perfect for paddleboarding (if the weather cooperates) This section travels through high des...
- The Oregon treasures quest
- Who doesn't love a good quest? Oregon senator Jeff Merkley is challenging people to explore a special location in each county of Oregon: The Orego...
- Bike camping
- Despite the rain in Portland, most of Oregon is dry desert. This beautiful landscape is worth visiting, but the temps can be extreme with very cold w...
- Aluminum engraving (with a diode)
- I have a running document for the optimal settings on my 20W Atomstack diode laser. It includes: wood, acrylic, fabric, glass, and even rock. However...
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- There are total of 219 pages.