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Three Lessons We Can Learn from Hacker Croll
Reading time: 4 minutesSo, if you haven’t been closely following the incident involving TechCrunch, Twitter, and a very astute hacker called Croll, then you’re missing out on a turning point for internet security as we know it. In case you’re new to the story, here’s what happened in a nutshell, via TechCrunch: HC (Hacker Croll) accessed Gmail for…
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Displaying Comment Number Next to Posts
Reading time: 1 minuteA lot of people have commented on my new design how they love the comment bubble next to the post title. It’s a great way to foster communication and showcase how many people are talking on your site. So, if you want to add the same functionality to your site, here is the fastest way…
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“Sue First, and Ask Questions Later” – Should We Watch What We Tweet?
Reading time: 1 minuteI’ve been following the story out of Chicago about the Bonnen v. Horizon Realty Group (latest post on Mashable is that Horizon is backpedaling) with some keen interest. Here’s a tenant who says something bad about her (former?) landlord, to 20 people (the number of followers she has) and it ends up leading to a…
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New Design Comp 1
Reading time: 1 minuteI’ve finished the new design for the site. I’d love to get feedback for it – please, if you have a few minutes, leave me some ideas or what I could better! UPDATE: I finished all of the comps – I have some special page templates for certain sections of the site – so I’m…
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The Podcast Answer Man
Reading time: 1 minuteI had the pleasure of doing a great interview session with Cliff Ravenscraft of GSPN.TV a few days ago. We talked a lot about WordPress, podcasting with WordPress, and the plugins I use to make sure my blogs/sites are running in tip-top shape. You can listen to the show, as well as see the…
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Tired of Refreshing Your CSS Everytime You Make A Change?
Reading time: 1 minuteSo am I. I make changes a lot live on the server (using the Web Dev Toolbar), and I have to hard-refresh every time I make a change. Doesn’t sound like a big deal, but it cuts down on valuable time that could be done… well, not refreshing a page. There is a way; versioning…
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Image Replacement Using CSS
Reading time: 2 minutesUsing images on a design is pretty well necessary in today’s visually stunning web. However, while images look great, there’s no substitute for text when it comes to Search Engine Optimization. But is there a way to get the visual effect of an image while still having the SEO benefits of text? With CSS, there…
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What I learned at BarCampBirmingham
Reading time: 1 minuteNathan Ketsdever knows everything you need to know about SEO. Ever. And he can tell you all of it in one hour. It’s not that there’s not a lot of information; he just talks really fast! The Gang War between Macs and PC ever intensifies, and the lines have been drawn. The Birmingham tech community…
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BarCampBirmingham’s in Full Swing!
Reading time: 1 minuteI’m down here at the Innovation Depot in Birmingham, AL for BarCampBirmingham, and even though I was a little late I’m really digging what I’ve seen so far. There’s a really tech-savvy crowd here today, with a lot of really new and interesting topics (mobile web, twitter for business, and even some other WordPress developers). …
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Jeremiah Owyang: The Design Process
Reading time: 1 minuteWhoops – it would be nice to actually have an article here, huh? I just finished Jeremiah Owyang’s new blog design, and I have an article on his blog detailing the process and why I did some of the things that I did. You can check it out here!
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