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View ArticleSite Changes are Done!
The site design update is done. Well, as done as it CAN be. There will always be tweaks here and there, and changes to make sure things look their absolute best. Of course, this is good news because I...
View ArticleOn Hiring a Designer
Hiring a designer, whether for web or print can be a risky proposition, but it doesn’t have to be. If you are willing to do a little homework and invest some time, you will be able find a designer who...
View ArticleInternet on Small Devices
I am typing this from a BlackBerry device. While it is impressive to be able to log onto my web site on a wireless device and make changes, the form factor is necessarily not the most desirable for...
View ArticleObligatory Standards
Everyone who develops web sites and does any kind of electronic design should be talking about standards. Better yet, they should be conversant in them. After all, there are plenty of web sites...
View ArticlePartial Portfolio Posted
From late 1995 through early 1998 I worked as an independent print and web designer and had a variety of customers. I was also involved in the Polk-County.com web site (for Polk County in central...
View ArticleSix Dumb Ideas
Bruce Schneier of Crytpo-Gram and other fame links to a really interesting article by Marcus J. Ranum on "The Six Dumbest Ideas in Computer Security". Schneier's blog entry:...
View ArticleIt's been a while…
I haven't really added much content to this site for a long time. I have been busy working, but not writing as much as I should. When I got a new job in Denver working for an amazing company that does...
View ArticleAngularJS: learning something new
One of the things I’ve heard said about web development is that it’s a young person’s game. It certainly can be, but that doesn’t mean that those of us with a few gray hairs shouldn’t be continuously...
View ArticlePHP
Put simply, PHP is THE language of the Internet. It powers more than 80% of all web sties and without PHP, the Internet would be quite different today. I have been programming it since 1997, when it...
View ArticleWordPress
More than 25% of all web sites are powered through WordPress, which is written in PHP. That includes this site. I have been using WordPress since 2005, and even did full time WordPress development from...
View ArticleMySQL
MySQL is the database that makes so many web sites possible. PHP might power the web, but MySQL is usually right behind there providing the data necessary for today’s web sites. One of MySQL’s chief...
View ArticleBeaver Builder
If WordPress makes it a breeze to create the web site you want, Beaver Builder turns it into a Hurricane. With it, you can lay out content quickly, create reusable templates for all sorts of things,...
View ArticleGit
VCSs (Version Control Systems) have been around for a long time, and should absolutely be a part of every developer’s toolbox. If you’re not using s asystem to keep track of your files, you shouldn’t...
View ArticleShutter
Shutter is one of those tools that I love. It does one thing and one thing extremely well: screen shots. You’d be surprised how frequently screen shots of some sort are necessary in a programmer’s...
View ArticleVirtualBox
As computers have become more capable with faster processors, huge amounts of RAM, and blazing-quick storage, their ability to run more than one operating system simultaneously via virtualization has...
View ArticleVagrant
Vagrant takes virtual machines to the next level. Vagrant is a tool that sets up a virtual machine, configures it and can even install software on it. Once the machine it set up, it can be saved as a...
View ArticleVVV
In a nutshell, VVV uses Vagrant to get a virtual machine set up in VirtualBox that allows for quick and easy WordPress development. The number of tools included is impressive (although it does add to...
View ArticleSlack
Slack goes way beyond being a “chat” client. It’s a full on communications platform that is infinitely extendable. Best of all, for small teams, it’s free to use. Check it out: https://slack.com/
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