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Screenshot of Enterprise State community college website for the Computer Science program page

Progress Report – 2026-09-16 (ESCC, C++, and Autonomous Chair issues)

📅 Date Written: 2026-09-16 Good morning, friends! Here’s a quick update on what I’m up to these days: Have been in class since Aug 19, 2026 @ Enterprise State Comm. College (ESCC). Courses are going well, and it is the curriculum from Cisco and CompTIA Autonomous ErgoChair Pro 2 needs replaced — poor lumbar and seat pan […]

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Screenshot the Western Digital webpage for the My Book 18TB with a price of ~ $990 in Sept 2026

Western Digital Hard Drive Prices Skyrocket from AI Datacenter Demand and Tariff Pressures

The Western Digital 18TB hard drive I bought for $160 in 2022 now lists at nearly $1,000! Learn what role AI Datacenters and Trumps Tarrif policy play in the ridiculous skyrocket of hard drive prices lately. 📅 Date Written: 2026-09-08 💾 The 18TB hard drive I bought for $160 in 2022 now lists at nearly $1,000. Same

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Hybrid buggy whip illustration showing transition from vintage leather to glowing digital circuit design, symbolizing the shift from traditional craftsmanship to future-focused engineering. Created by Eric L. Hepperle using ChatGPT and Affinity Publisher for the blog post “The Buggy-Whip Phenomena of Change” (© 2026).

The Buggy-Whip Phenomena of Change and what it means to be a Design Engineer

Are you a remote Web Developer or Graphic Designer and it feels like there’s been a DRASTIC SHIFT in the Job Market? In this post, I reflect on the dramatic shift happening in the remote tech job market in first-quarter 2026, why traditional web and graphic design roles feel increasingly unstable, and how redefining ourselves

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Post thumbnail demonstrating how to add blog post grid in Elementor FREE with 'The Post Grid' plugin (by Eric L. Hepperle / EricHepperleDesigns (2026)

Showcasing My Latest Posts: A Simple FREE Setup with Elementor Lite & The Posts Grid Plugin

Want to showcase your latest blog posts with a clean grid layout — without paying for Elementor Pro? In this post, I share how I added a blog post grid to my homepage using Elementor Free and the The Posts Grid plugin. A simple, free WordPress solution that took minutes to implement and makes my

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Screenshot: 2026-01-01 - CodeWizard13 GitHub Repos - Markdown KBs list

Eric’s Developer Journal: Updating & Redesigning my GitHub Repo Readmes

📅 Dates Covered: 2025-12-31-2026-01-01 Today was a full-on Markdown makeover across three of my GitHub knowledge base repos. I took a set of rough, barely functional READMEs and rebuilt them into proper front doors: clearer hierarchy, stronger branding, and layouts that are actually pleasant to read and navigate for a very visual, design-minded brain. ehd-kb-ohm

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Hated One: Should You Turn Off Windows Update?

(Video) The Hated One: Should you turn off Windows Update? – in response to Troy Hunt

The Hated One discusses how Microsoft hates security and encryption and the _NSAKEY hidden key that was found going all the way back to Windows 95. He also states that the government forces corporations to lie in public about the government spying on computer users.

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NOTES: 2021-04-26 | Notes on LinkedIn Learning PHP Videos

These notes are continued from this post. How to Retrieve Data from a MySQL database with PHP (with mysqli) Best practice: Always free result and connection when done. db_connect_guide.php // Credentials $dbhost = ‘localhost’; $dbuser = ‘webuser’; $dbpass = ‘secret’; $ dbname = ‘globe_bank’; // 1. Create DB Connection $conn = mysqli_connect( $dbhost, $dbuser, $dbpass,

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NOTES: 2021-04-26 | Thoughts on PHP and Life

I have all these PHP snippets on my desk of things I learned taking Linkedin Learning PHP courses. I took a 4-hr long coding test for a remote PHP/LAMP Developer job with the Huntsville, AL branch of NASA. I was excited for the opportunity, but learning I was lacking on all kinds of modern programming techniques,

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PHP Fatal Error: Call to Member Function on Array

Description & Purpose In this post I discuss how I troubleshot a simple object-oriented (OOP) PHP program that had array and class issues. Yesterday I began taking a course on LinkedIn Learning callled PHP: Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) because I want to refresh my OOP knowledge and fill in any blanks in my understanding. I got

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