Installing OpenSSL, Other Notes. Because: Security

I am in the process of setting up an SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) Cert to enable HTTPS on some sites and APIs I’m building. In that effort I needed to setup OpenSSL to create a CSR (Certificate Signing Request) and get the process started. Here’s the steps I went through to accomplish this. First download... Continue reading →

Getting Started with Swift, For NON-Apple Devs

This past weekend I attempted to get started with Swift coding. Since I have not been an Apple Developer for a while, it wasn’t immediately obvious how to get started. But once I fumbled around a few minutes I realized I needed a developer account to get the latest XCode. Jeez, it really shows how... Continue reading →