A look at the learning resources and study process I adopted — The AWS Solutions Architect Associate Certification is one of the most popular certifications out right now for anyone trying to break into cloud engineering, architecting, or web solutions. It covers aspects such as technical deployments of AWS systems, AWS best practices, and other skills needed for competency and working within…

More useful tools to help make your job just a little bit easier — Considering my last article was so popular, I felt it was only just to provide a follow-up to what some of my favorite Homebrew packages have been in the second half of 2020. In my previous article on Homebrew, I highlighted some of my favorite packages such as htop, tldr…

Robinhood and M1 Finance Automation Earlier this year I wrote about the 3 main disruptive trading platforms most Millenials are using. You can learn more about those platforms by reading the earlier post. …

The State of the Cloud is Strong The year is 2020 and the State of the Cloud is strong. Some might say not only is the state of the cloud strong, but it’s also more present and critical than ever before. Thanks to the Coronavirus, the world has seen a massive shift to adopting SaaS and Cloud…

Leverage your bash profile: practical tips for macOS and Linux users — If you’ve read any of my prior pieces, it’s not news how much I despise using GUIs of any kind. I advocate anyone who wants to improve productivity to lay off GUIs and start utilizing CLI utilities as much as possible. Most Mac and Ubuntu users understand the power of…

Things I learned so you don’t have to — If I Knew Back Then What I Know Now … Hindsight is 20/20, and it’s always easy to look back and think about what you’d do differently. If I can do anything, I’d love to help anyone learning to code by gently guiding them on a path to success. I know everyone has their own style or way of doing…

Become a power user and improve your productivity — UPDATE: Part 2 of My Top Homebrew Packages for 2020 can be found here! One of the main reasons I love and continue to stick with macOS is because it’s based on Unix. Having macOS run on Unix has made the transition to Linux much more seamless and I also…

The year is 2020 and there’s never been a better time than right now to get ahold of your financial future and begin investing. In this post, I’ll help you earn 3 free stock shares as well as $20 in cash by opening these three stock brokerage accounts. …

Leveraging free online resources to accelerate your career — Hello and thanks for joining me in part 2 of Breaking Into IT and Tech With No Experience. In part 1, we discussed how I changed careers, learned new habits, and developed a new learning mindset and philosophy. In part 2 of Breaking Into IT and Tech With No Experience…