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Christopher Ickes

Monthly Archives: February 2011

 

Minimum Viable Product in use by Google?

Minimum Viable Product is a favorite web development philosophy of mine. It appears that tech innovators Google are practicing MVP as well. What Is Two-Factor Verification? In a recent blog post, Matt Cutts announced that Google launched Two-Step Verification for Google Accounts. In a nutshell, two-factor (or two-step) verification uses your cell phone as aContinue Reading…

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3 Codeigniter Sessions Best Practices

Here is a quick resource of Codeigniter Sessions best practices that allow for increased security and usability. Please share others I may have missed. Encrypt the Codeigniter Session Cookie Why? Adds a minimal level of security as the Codeigniter Session cookie is stored client-side by default. That means session user data such as email, privileges,Continue Reading…

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Plantar Fasciitis Stretches

“I can’t walk up or down steps because my heel hurts. What should I do for my workout?” Read to the bottom for the genius running advice given. But first, some needed background… Heel Pain in Running I was lucky enough to meet the brilliant Jay Dicharry in Charlotte this past January. For those unfamiliar,Continue Reading…

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