Ed Cottrell

  • Leaving My Job and Starting a Business

    As you may know, I gave my notice at the First Court of Appeals this week. I am leaving the practice of law in order to start a software company, Cereblitz! I will be developing and marketing an ecommerce platform for selling customizable products, such as products that can be imprinted with text or logos or have other…

  • How to Stop Random iPhone Vibrations

    I had problems recently with my iPhone 6 vibrating randomly. I didn’t get any alerts, banners, or app icon badges that I could see, so it was driving me a little crazy. It turns out there are two kinds of mail notifications. The first kind is under Settings > Notifications > Mail. The second, which…

  • Fatherhood

    Fatherhood

    In case you haven’t heard, I am now a proud daddy! Our adorable little girl, Catherine Jane Cottrell, arrived last month. Mom and baby are both doing well.           Needless to say, I’ve been busy ever since. It’s so worth it.

  • Using SSL with MySQL

    If you ever make remote connections to a MySQL database, it’s extremely important to connect over SSL. Otherwise, you run the risk of someone seeing data in transit, modifying data in transit, or, worst of all, stealing your credentials. This could be an utter disaster. Unfortunately, getting MySQL to use SSL is kind of complicated. Here’s how…

  • Stack Overflow Moderator Elections, Part III

    As I posted here and again here, I stood for election as a moderator on Stack Overflow this year. While I was not elected, I made it much further than I expected and finished in sixth place out of 32 nominees, 30 primary candidates, and 10 general-election candidates. Stack Overflow is an amazing site, and…