Cool Beans

Hi, I'm Dennis Mojado. I'm currently a Web Applications Manager working for the Residential and Student Service Programs of the University of California, Berkeley. I develop Internet applications and build networked systems and have been doing so for over 11 years. I am also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional. I've worked for various web startups, IT consulting firms, and traveled internationally in the name of the mobile operating system.

As you can tell from many of my website topics, I have a keen interest in Internet security (and the lack of it), am fascinated by nerdy computing topics, and try to stay aware of software and mobile development trends. 

Outside of work, I really try to enjoy simple living: reading non-fiction, running, camping, hiking, travel, and occasionally delve into old-school photography. I'm hoping some of the insights I have shared here from my continued research can be of use to fellow caffeinated coders.

If your mobile phone has a scanner, here's my QR Code vCard. You can also send me secure email using GPG-key: 0xF64D065F or my personal key 0x2AE8F455. 

I like Flickr. I also μblog as @denmojo. Thanks for your visit.

Caffeinatedcode.com started out in 2000 as a custom-built router/server hosted at home on a CyberMax beige tower over a static DSL line. It was pre-wiki, but was intended to hold info I seemed to always forget: Solaris x86 configuration notes, some reference Oracle admin SQL scripts, unix shell scripts, java snippets; and also had some disaster recovery software utilities for easy accessibility.

This site's original About page said:

Sipping my coffee, I thought, "Man, this is some intense caffeinated code!". The idea stuck and within a day, caffeinatedcode.com was registered.

That was back when I was a contractor helping code up former SF-based Guru.com in ATG Dynamo. Dotcoms... fun times.

Caffeinated Code now resides on a fairly buff system in a high-availability colocation facility. It is a server in The RealSoonNow.net Colo Cooperative, an equal-share co-op run by a group of amazingly smart IT people whom I feel privileged to know.

The Cool Beans blog aims to keep coders and Internet server geeks informed about application development challenges and security issues.