It's 8:00 Central on a Friday night. For some, the work week is done; for others, classes are out of session. As for me, my kids are in bed, and I'm settling down with a drink in front of my laptop. I put on my headphones and click the icon. Credentials set, I log-in. My autumn desktop vanishes, replaced by a landscape of snow…
Having a job where you work from home is an incredible challenge. For people used to being in an office, it can be difficult to make the switch easily. Combine that with the knowledge that your loved ones (significant others, kids, pets, room-mates) are sitting feet away from you, and it's a wonder that anyone gets any work done at all! But, the number…
A long time ago, I released a version of my core WordPress theme, called Parthenon. It was well received, but I ended up making so many changes to it that I eventually scrapped that theme - and the name - in favor of something more fitting to it's purpose: to be the baseline for my client's themes. Thus, I created Downbeat about 2 years…