eBower Blog https://ebower.com/blog/ The eBower Blog https://ebower.com/images/logo_square.gif eBower Blog https://ebower.com/blog/ The Need for a JSON Resume Framework https://ebower.com/blog/resume-json/ 6cd350f91703755859162cc4cbef26e6 We rely far too heavily on the resume, eschewing top-notch candidates simply because they are not graphics designers or used the wrong font. A resume standard that can allow users to enter relevant data without needing to worry about formatting not only levels the playing field but also provides a conduit into HR systems to organize and manage applicants. Wed, 30 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/resume-json.jpg We rely far too heavily on the resume, eschewing top-notch candidates simply because they are not graphics designers or used the wrong font. A resume standard that can allow users to enter relevant data without needing to worry about formatting not only levels the playing field but also provides a conduit into HR systems to organize and manage applicants. https://ebower.com/blog/resume-json/ HR’s Two-Way Street https://ebower.com/blog/hr_two_way_street/ fd320997f92a5bd4f7ae21eebd396ed0 Hiring people is hard, perhaps one of the most difficult things a company can do. But if you have high expectations of your candidates, you need to understand that they will have high expectations of your company. If you want results from your metrics, start promising benefits in return. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/two-way-street.jpg Hiring people is hard, perhaps one of the most difficult things a company can do. But if you have high expectations of your candidates, you need to understand that they will have high expectations of your company. If you want results from your metrics, start promising benefits in return. https://ebower.com/blog/hr_two_way_street/ HubSpot Stealth Form Capture https://ebower.com/blog/hubspot_form/ 2f53301cde652acfb7a24198d0302aae One of HubSpot’s strengths is that you can use HubSpot forms to gather data. It will do things like track where a user came from, you can use it to track the status of various comments and requests that come through, and you can use it to push data from your application into HubSpot for processing. But this isn’t as easy as you’d think when the data isn’t submitted through an ordinary form or has potentially sensitive information. Mon, 11 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/HubSpot-logo-color.png One of HubSpot’s strengths is that you can use HubSpot forms to gather data. It will do things like track where a user came from, you can use it to track the status of various comments and requests that come through, and you can use it to push data from your application into HubSpot for processing. But this isn’t as easy as you’d think when the data isn’t submitted through an ordinary form or has potentially sensitive information. https://ebower.com/blog/hubspot_form/ Intro to Email Signing https://ebower.com/blog/email_sending/ a3b2331217f3f2f791ad25d9cabf3bda Simple Mail Transfer Protocol harkens from another era, with all of the security acumen 1980 could muster. It’s a fundamentally broken protocol but it’s nearly impossible to wholesale replace, so we keep adding bandages to it in hopes we can fix an initially bad assumption. Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/email.png Simple Mail Transfer Protocol harkens from another era, with all of the security acumen 1980 could muster. It’s a fundamentally broken protocol but it’s nearly impossible to wholesale replace, so we keep adding bandages to it in hopes we can fix an initially bad assumption. https://ebower.com/blog/email_sending/ Osano Free Tier https://ebower.com/blog/osano_free/ 3d2bd1e07ed2213e99e3eedcdc52b398 Privacy and cookie consent are all the rage as lawyers pretend to have an understanding of how the Internet works and try to write laws about it using ridiculous terms like “right to be forgotten” no matter how technically infeasible they are. Luckily, companies like Osano can help you navigate the changing world. Fri, 25 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/osano_logo.webp Privacy and cookie consent are all the rage as lawyers pretend to have an understanding of how the Internet works and try to write laws about it using ridiculous terms like “right to be forgotten” no matter how technically infeasible they are. Luckily, companies like Osano can help you navigate the changing world. https://ebower.com/blog/osano_free/ Pendo Free https://ebower.com/blog/pendo_free/ 5e411b0f3f715092963127fec2980cbb Pendo is a service that integrates into a web application to gather data about how your product is being used. It’s vital to product teams to figure out who’s returning, who’s leaving, and what features are the most sticky. Wed, 23 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/pendo_free.webp Pendo is a service that integrates into a web application to gather data about how your product is being used. It’s vital to product teams to figure out who’s returning, who’s leaving, and what features are the most sticky. https://ebower.com/blog/pendo_free/ HubSpot’s Free Tier https://ebower.com/blog/hubspot-free/ 97031f49a213a7fd2b7a5841e4f269c4 HubSpot is a really nice marketing tool that has grown into functional sales and support roles, but their free tier is somewhat crippled for real-world use Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/HubSpot-logo-color.png HubSpot is a really nice marketing tool that has grown into functional sales and support roles, but their free tier is somewhat crippled for real-world use https://ebower.com/blog/hubspot-free/ Slack’s Free Tier https://ebower.com/blog/slack-free/ 9be529fcda6be5c0f9cbf0809cddb9c3 Slack is how businesses talk to each other, learning how it works is a great skill to acquire. Thu, 17 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/slack_banner.png Slack is how businesses talk to each other, learning how it works is a great skill to acquire. https://ebower.com/blog/slack-free/ Google Workspace https://ebower.com/blog/google-workspace/ f713eb7168c7ed3a13dab7e038db6bcc Not free, but a cheap way to learn the fundamentals of administering an organization. Tue, 15 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/google_workspace.jpg Not free, but a cheap way to learn the fundamentals of administering an organization. https://ebower.com/blog/google-workspace/ Cockroach Labs Database https://ebower.com/blog/cockroach-free/ b9ec3af2b037eb8c1dda54174e53f8e1 A no-hassle database solution with a generous free tier. Sat, 12 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/cockroach_db_header.jpg A no-hassle database solution with a generous free tier. https://ebower.com/blog/cockroach-free/ CloudFlare’s Free Service https://ebower.com/blog/cloudflare-free/ fe80d17db7a4abfbc3638dfa283e0d50 An overview of CloudFlare’s free service and how you can use it to learn how CloudFlare operates. Thu, 10 Oct 2024 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/CF_logo_stacked_blktype.jpg An overview of CloudFlare’s free service and how you can use it to learn how CloudFlare operates. https://ebower.com/blog/cloudflare-free/ Raspberry Pi Chromecast Remote https://ebower.com/blog/chromecast_remote/ a8baf90612af9d5646c272c08224c93d The original Chromecast did not allow pausing without digging out the original phone that initiated the cast, this project has a goal of enabling a hardware pushbutton to play/pause the content being streamed by the Chromecast. Mon, 24 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000 /blog/images/razcast.png The original Chromecast did not allow pausing without digging out the original phone that initiated the cast, this project has a goal of enabling a hardware pushbutton to play/pause the content being streamed by the Chromecast. https://ebower.com/blog/chromecast_remote/