Learnings from using the Twilio API, Twilio Programmable Chat, Conversations

Notes from deploying a chat management app: User Interacts via: FB Page (FB Messenger), LINE, App User Cannot Interact via: Instagram (no API access to messages) Two Architecture Options Architecture: FB Messenger Bot, LINE Bot, AWS API Gateway, AWS Lambda, AWS DynamoDB, Twilio Conversations API, Twilio Programmable Chat API I got well down the road with this implementation, and will share function code later but decided to stick with adding

Asian Koel Sounds

A terribly annoying bird was outside our window in Bangkok, waking us up at 3am and going well into the morning. After some googling, found out it was an Asian Koel, notorious for its incredibly loud and persistent calls during mating season. Also discovered playing another Koel at our bird made it nervous and fly away. So, downloaded these sound effects to my phone, connected it to a Bluetooth speaker,

What Exactly Would Ya Say… Ya Do Here

What Exactly Would You Say You Do Here? I get quite a few questions about what I’m doing while we’re living in Bangkok. I don’t have a traditional job, so it’s a little confusing when I list all the things I do to occupy my time. So, here’s a “day in the life” for everyone who was curious. First, I want to say how fortunate I am Jaci is out

Importing Extended Validation SSL Certificate from GoDaddy into Amazon Certificate Manager, AWS ACM (2019)

Update: Do not purchase Extended Validation Certificates in 2019 At this point, Chrome, Firefox, and Safari do not provide additional information for EV Certificates, you should stick with either free SSL Certs through ACM or Let’s Encrypt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We wanted to add an Extended Validation SSL Certificate on our website to give our customers an additional sense of security while using the app and making purchases on our site. An