Recent Articles.
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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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Sprint’s New Commerical
Reading time: 1 minutePeople always say that I’m a numbers guy. This commercial feeds that love. The stats have to come from somewhere (I’d love to see the data behind it), but it’s still interesting to see how many people are using the mobile web. My favorite line: “233,000 people just sent a tweet on twitter. 26% of…
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PodCampNashville was a BLAST! (#pcn09)
Reading time: 1 minuteSo, by far, today’s PodCampNashville was one of the most fun events that I’ve been to in the last while. I made a lot of new connections, but the best part was hanging out at the after party and just reveling in the “real life” of things. Sure, we all met online, but it’s a…
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Displaying Future Posts in WordPress
Reading time: 1 minuteIf you do like I do and schedule posts ahead of time (especially on the podcast), there’s a way inside of WordPress to show your readers what posts are coming up next: <?php $my_query = new WP_Query(‘post_status=future&order=DESC&showposts=5’); if ($my_query->have_posts()) { while ($my_query->have_posts()) : $my_query->the_post(); ?> <?php the_date(); ?> – <?php the_title(); ?> …
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Two Lesser Known Services To Suppliment Your Blog
Reading time: 2 minutesOK, I swear this time I’m going to write more. If my wife can find time to blog and still has time to be with the baby and do a full time job, then so can I. Bloggers are a funny lot. They (and I say they because I am [obviously] not a good blogger,…
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Change Has Come To The White House… Website
Reading time: 1 minuteIf you have’t seen the new White House government site, I have to say that Obama’s web guys know what they’re doing. Nice feature rotator, inviting color scheme, and easy-to-use links to all the important parts – kudos to the people behind this website. The coolest part, as mentioned by @allenfuller, is that the inside…
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Tools Tuesday – The Web Developer Toolbar
Reading time: 2 minutesDesigners and Developers have lots of things they use on a regular basis in order to get work done. Software, Hardware, Apps; there are multitudes that I end up opening on a daily basis in order to efficiently plan out, execute, and update the sites that I create. So, every Tuesday, I’ll be diving into…
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WordPress Tip: iTunes Integration via last.fm
Reading time: 1 minuteSo, you’ve got a personal blog and want to integrate your iTunes playlist into WordPress, but don’t just want to say that you’re listening to a CD – you want to display the album art too? WordPress has a few solutions that work great. The easiest way to do that is by utilizing the “scrobbler”…
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