Animated Badge Icon

Weather Extension was recently updated to have a spinning indicator in the badge icon to let the user know the extension is loading when it is clicked. I wanted to give the user immediate feedback. The challenge was...

How to Edit Global Git Ignore

Recently I was trying to add some folders to my global .gitignore file on windows. Unfortunately I ran into some issues. After some searching, I couldn’t come across a solution that worked for me. Here are the steps...

Stress Test with Loader.io

Ever wonder how many requests your $5 a month Digital Ocean server can handle? Using Loader.io’s free load testing tool can help you do just that! It’s a good idea to know what your server can handle so you can be...

Round Robin DNS

In a previous post, I’ve covered how I used Digital Ocean’s load balancer to handle the increasing number of request my Weather Extension receives. For weeks everything was going great but about a month ago I started...

Led Monitor Backlights

With the purchase of my new Dell 34 inch monitor , I decided to add some led backlights to the monitor. I’ve read some of the benefits but wasn’t sure if I would like them. After a few days of use, I would definitely...

Dell 34 Ultra Wide Monitor Review (U3417W)

My primary monitor for the past several years has been the Dell U2412M , a 24 inch ultra sharp 1920×1200. It has been a great monitor and it has served me well. I recently was able to sell it to a friend and decided...

Easy Smoothie Recipe

A recent Freakonomics episode on the dangers of sugar, spark the idea for me to share my fruit smoothie recipe I’ve been making for the past 2 years. If you struggle with drinking sugary drinks, switching to fruit...

DigitalOcean Load Balancers

Performance and reliability are two key factors that contribute to a user being happy when using a website/app. They tend to not be forgiving when a website fails to load especially when it comes to browser...

How to Market Browser Extensions

For the past year and a half I’ve been testing different ways to market my Weather Extension. Currently Weather has over 125,000 users. Here are some of the strategies that have worked well for me: Share the...

Nginx Real Time Metrics

To get a better idea of how my server for Weather was handling request, I needed a way to get some insights into nginx. I wanted to calculate request per second and routes being accessed. I came across a great tool...