Devon Hillard’s Digital Sanctuary
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Recent Server Downtimes
I wanted to apologize for the recent outages of this site, and 10MinuteMail, etc… My server’s been having hard drive issues, and after a failed attempt it’s finally been cut over to a new RAID array. Things should be MUCH more stable going forward!
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More Speed!
I’ve recently setup mod_pagespeed for this site (DigitalSanctuary.com) and mod_pagespeed and CloudFlare for 10MinuteMail.com. The combination should provide excellent Front End Optimization (FEO) as well as caching and CDN performance advantages. Overall you should find my sites to be faster loading and more stable. I encourage you to check out both technologies for yourself!
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Medium
I’m really enjoying this site Medium for interesting stories. Check it out!
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Office Hours Follow Up
In January I announced an experiment: Office Hours. So far it’s been a very interesting mix of conversations. I’ve spoken with recruiters and tried to provide some insight into what makes the ATG/Oracle Commerce niche different and more difficult to find and place resources for. I’ve spoken with many people about various aspects of ATG/Oracle…
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My Broken Leg – part 1
What Happened On Saturday July 13th, 2013, 36 hours after returning home from a whirlwind work trip across Texas, I ran in the 5K Foam Fest in Haverhill, MA with my wife and our friend Brendan. We were Team Squirrel Power, with awesome custom shirts made by Emma and Brendan. The run was a “fun…
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Shaving – Double Edge Safety Razors
Aside from a short lived bloody stint using a straight razor 15 years ago, I’ve always been a Gillette multi-blade vibrating light-up twitter-enabled razor kind of guy when it comes to preventing myself being mistaken for a rabid bear. In a recent effort to look like less of a mess I started researching how to…
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