
I am a technologist and entrepreneur. I have specialized in ATG/Oracle eCommerce for the last 25 years, and am a Java/J2EE Architect. I am one of three founders of Spark::red a premium ATG Managed Hosting provider (now part of the Pivotree family). Eleven years ago we were three guys in a coffee shop, we grew to well over 30 people and host sites for the Fortune 1000. I also created 10MinuteMail, a simple and secure temporary e-mail provider which gets about 3.5 million page views a month. I recently started Black Magic Consulting to enable me to help companies, large and small, with improving efficiency and automation via technology. I also have several other projects in the very early stages, so stay tuned!
- Managing Home and Work GitHub Accounts from the Same MachineIf you contribute to both personal and professional projects, you’ve likely run into the frustrating situation where Git doesn’t know which identity or SSH key to use. Fortunately, due to the power of ssh and git, with a few config tweaks, you can cleanly separate… Read more: Managing Home and Work GitHub Accounts from the Same Machine
- Updates to 10MinuteMail: Mobile-Friendly and FasterHello, 10MinuteMail users! I’m excited to share some big updates I’ve recently rolled out for the site. Over the years, 10MinuteMail has been a reliable tool for creating temporary, disposable email addresses, but it was time for a much-needed refresh. Here’s what’s new: 1. Improved… Read more: Updates to 10MinuteMail: Mobile-Friendly and Faster
- Stop Bots for Free with Cloudflare Turnstile in your Spring Boot AppMy First Spring Boot Library on Maven Central! Hey everyone! I’m excited to share something I’ve been working on: a Spring Boot library that makes integrating Cloudflare’s Turnstile (their CAPTCHA alternative) super easy. This is my first Spring Boot library published on Maven Central, so… Read more: Stop Bots for Free with Cloudflare Turnstile in your Spring Boot App