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Migrating from MacBook (Thunderbolt 2) to MacBook 2016/17 (USB-C)

This week, I bought myself a brand new 2017 15″ MacBook Pro, upgrading from an early 2013 15″ MacBook Pro (with Retina). I was able to migrate all my data in a matter of hours, and this is the process I followed (using Thunderbolt 2 to USB-C).

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Cheat Sheet: Git Commands

Master the Git commands using this useful Cheat Sheet. Printable PDF version included, covering everything from creating a repo to make changes, and working with branches.

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Laravel 5.2: More SSH / SFTP Commands

I recently found that the SSH library from LaravelCollective uses was quite limited in what it allowed. However, by accessing the underlying libraries, you can extend the functionality available to interact further with SSH / SFTP servers.

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AWS EC2: Updating Security Groups using the AWS Command Line Tool

Working with multiple clients with their own AWS setups and security groups makes it difficult to work remotely sometimes. For instance, updating the many security groups with my current (dynamic) IP address so I can SSH into the server. Luckily, I’ve created a script for that.

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Laravel 5.2: Trim All Input using Middleware

Laravel 5.2 is already good at sanitizing input data received from GET and POST data, but it doesn’t remove excessive spacing at the beginning or end of the data. Luckily, this is easy to achieve using Custom Middleware.

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Replicating a Remote MySQL Database to Local Environment / Server

Ever needed to copy a remote database into a local environment to run tests on? This tutorial includes a bash command line script you can use to easily replicate a remote MySQL database to another environment.

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Portfolio

  • Cage Cricket Mobile App

    The Cage Cricket application is my first cross-platform mobile application built using Trigger.io and Parse, and works on iOS and Android.

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    Wonga Halloween Trick or Treat App

    For Halloween, I helped wonga.com reskin an old app they had originally developed with a third-party agency. The app used Adobe Flash as the main user interface, with a PHP / MySQL backend.

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    Hearts FC Football App

    My first app at Wonga.com was the Hearts FC Football App, to promote Hearts FC getting to the final of the Scottish Cup Final against Hibernian FC (Hibs).

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