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Onboarding a data team

Introduction Onboarding is so important to give a great impression, but also setting up the scaffolding of what a new employee would expect the culture to be like at a company. Needless to say, it’s not normally a great experience, it normally starts with spending the first two weeks getting access to systems and tools. Then once you have access, especially in the remote working environment - sometimes you get only a brief introduction with your manager, and get a small glimpse as to what you are to be working on. This common scenario, makes people feel less connected to the team, and no excitement or passion for the work - they feel undervalued, which isn’t a great start from day one or two.

  • Development
  • Onboarding
  • Employee Engagement
  • Culture
  • Tools and Access
  • Remote Work
Sunday, January 29, 2023 Read
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Create a Minecraft (PE)Bedrock Server in GCP

Introduction My eldest daughter, plays with her friends a lot with the Minecraft Pocket Edition (PE). The PE Edition, really limits it to WiiU, xbox or ipad. This is the most connivent gaming version for them as they all have iPads. Occasionally the world they are all playing on gets corrupted and she looses all the work they have done. There is ways to recover it, but its rather time consuming.

  • GCP
  • Minecraft
  • Cloud Gaming
  • Server Setup
  • Family Gaming
  • Bedrock Edition
Sunday, January 15, 2023 Read
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Journalling

Introduction Journalling is a habit that helps us reflect on the year, but also allows us to coach ourselves to be a better you. There is a element of getting it down in writing that allows us to “slow” down and focus on what we are writing. There is something about Journalling in physical form, as when you reflect back on past Journal there is some sort of bond you have with your hand writing, and you can also go back to that moment in time and remember when you wrote it.

  • Development
  • Journal
  • Journaling Techniques
  • Success Habits
  • Self-Reflection
  • Mindfulness Practices
  • Self-Reflection
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Sunday, January 8, 2023 Read
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Setting up GitBash with SSH on Windows

Introduction Git is a everyday tool for me. I remember reading about Distributed Version Control from Joel Spolsky years ago, when we decided to switch from SVN to GIT. Although I use it daily, most of the time it is - set and forget, when it comes to SSH keys to repositories. So whenever I get a new laptop or need to re-initialize repo, I have to re-teach myself the steps to get it working. So this is a bit of a guide, to help me navigate and get back on track when im lost next time.

  • Github
  • SSH
  • Git
  • GitBash
  • SSH Keys
Sunday, January 1, 2023 Read
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