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  • August 18, 2025 How To · Side Project 2 min read

    Growing SEO with Free Tools

    One thing I’ve learned running T.LY is that SEO growth doesn’t always come from blog posts or chasing backlinks. Over the past year, I’ve been experimenting with a different approach: building small, free tools that...

  • March 10, 2025 Home Automation · How To 1 min read

    RTSP Camera Stream Dashboard

    After years of reliable camera streaming, I recently upgraded my RTSP Camera Dashboard from a Raspberry Pi to a Dell Mini OptiPlex with Ubuntu. I am still using the Wyze Cameras flashed with the RTSP firmware, which...

  • February 10, 2025 Blogging · How To · Side Project 4 min read

    Laravel Creator Spotlight

    I recently joined Eric Barnes on the Laravel News Creator Series podcast , where I discussed my journey as a developer, the origins of T.LY URL Shortener , and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. It was great to...

  • January 28, 2025 How To · Side Project 1 min read

    Bitly Showing Ads on Page Redirects

    A few weeks ago, Bitly announced they would start showing ads and interstitial pages on free redirects in February. In my opinion, this will cause a lot of frustration for the billions of Bitly short links. This...

  • January 2, 2025 Blogging · How To · Side Project 3 min read

    The Rise and Fall of Goo.gl

    What will happen when billions of links vanish overnight? That’s exactly what is going to occur when Google’s URL shortener, Goo.gl, shut down after dominating the link-shortening market for nearly a decade. Google...

  • July 15, 2023 Blogging · How To · Side Project 5 min read

    Build Your SaaS Podcast

    I got a chance to be on the Build Your SaaS podcast with Justin Jackson and share my journey building side projects over the past 10+ years. I’ve been following Justin for years; it was awesome chatting with him! We...

  • May 18, 2023 How To · Review 3 min read

    How to Maximize Your Video Calls

    Simplicity over Complexity TLDR: Buy the Shure MV7 USB Microphone , Neewer LED lights , and the Logitech Brio 4K Webcam , and your video call quality will significantly improve, and you will have a simple yet...

  • May 10, 2023 Browser Extension · How To · Side Project 11 min read

    Embracing Failure: The Journey of a Builder and Maker

    Have you ever looked at a successful founder and thought, “Wow, they must have just gotten lucky”? It’s easy to assume that someone had overnight success, but the truth is often much different. It’s also easy to use...

  • May 3, 2023 Blogging · How To 3 min read

    Staying Focused on Your Goals

    Have you ever been trapped in a seemingly never-ending cycle of tasks that lead to more tasks, leaving you spending hours on something completely unrelated to your original goal? If so, you’ve likely fallen into the...

  • October 10, 2022 Blogging · How To 2 min read

    Financial Security Tips

    When I think of security, the first thing that comes to mind is hackers online. I worry about compromised passwords, credit cards, accounts, and protecting servers. I already have several best practices to stay safe...

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