Devon Hillard’s Digital Sanctuary
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Tools and Processes
[fusion_builder_container hundred_percent=”yes” overflow=”visible”][fusion_builder_row][fusion_builder_column type=”1_1″ background_position=”left top” background_color=”” border_size=”” border_color=”” border_style=”solid” spacing=”yes” background_image=”” background_repeat=”no-repeat” padding=”” margin_top=”0px” margin_bottom=”0px” class=”” id=”” animation_type=”” animation_speed=”0.3″ animation_direction=”left” hide_on_mobile=”no” center_content=”no” min_height=”none”] I’ve been working with computers since I was a kid. The longer I’ve been using technology on a day to day basis, the more integral to my daily life it has…
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Installing GitLab on RedHat Enterprise 5 RHEL 5
GitLab is a free (they also have a paid enterprise version) and open source software package to make managing a Git server easier. It provides a nice web admin, detailed user and group permissions, and much more. I looked at gitolite however I was unable to get it working correctly after several frustrating days, and…
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Working from the Beach part 5 Wrap Up
I’ve returned from Mexico after working there for a month. As you can tell, I didn’t keep up with the blog writing during the second half of my stay, but I wanted to write a bit of a wrap up about my first attempt at working from an exotic locale. I settled into a generally…
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Working from the Beach part 4 – One Week In
Now that I’ve been working from Sayulita for the past week, I wanted to summarize some of the important things I’ve discovered so far: If you turn on data roaming on your iPhone to use the Maps to get from the airport to your rental, be sure you’ don’t have the App Store auto-update turned…
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Working from the Beach part 3 A Different Kind of Travel
Traveling with the intention of working full time is a bit different than traveling for vacation. In this case not only is the purpose of the trip different, but also the duration. Being gone for a month or more is quite different than visiting London for a week. Assuming you have a house or apartment,…
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Working from the Beach (or Jungle or City) – part 2 – Picking a Location
Where you travel to is a big question and there’s thousands of right answers. A few things that you may want as criteria: Affordability- living somewhere for months is a lot different than getting a hotel room for a few days. This can touch on everything from travel costs, to accommodations, to the exchange rate…
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