The Perils of Accidental Mansplaining
My wife is one of the smartest people I’ve ever known. Every day, she blows me away with the amount of knowledge she seems to fit into that brain of hers. In fact, I often refer to her as the smart one...
View ArticleMy Thoughts On Gun Control
Every time there’s a shooting, people all over the place come out of the woodworks. We’re bombarded with views in all directions on what to do about it, but nobody can seem to come to a compromise. The...
View ArticleA Brief Musical History Of My Marriage
I was listening to a bit of Blink-182 today, and thought “I can describe a full timeline of my relationship with my wife in music”. Well, here goes nothing. In order, from the day we met to today.
View ArticleSizzy
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Another PressNomics, More Successes
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending PressNomics again. It seems as if every time I attend, I continue to grow both personally and professionally. I had an incredible time last year at...
View ArticleStaying Secure in a World of Data Gathering (For The Technologically Challenged)
Before we begin, repeat after me: Nothing is secure. If someone really wants my information, they can get it. It’s a truth that will always exist. For every secure system, there’s someone who can break...
View ArticleZapier’s New CLI Tool For Creating Apps
I often use Zapier to communicate between services, mainly because it offers quite a bit of standardization. Imagine processing a request from one API and passing it onto another. Hell, even just...
View ArticleReflections on 2 Years at Rocketgenius
Yesterday marked my 2-year anniversary at Rocketgenius. It feels like time flew by, while simultaneously feeling like I have been there forever. I can honestly say that the past 2 years have been the...
View ArticleWatercolor Effects in JavaScript with Aquarelle
I came across this one today, and it’s absolutely gorgeous. An awesome asset to use with art-related content. Seriously, this is insanely beautiful and just wish I had a project right now to use it in....
View ArticleElectron-Vue: Vue.js/Electron Boilerplate
I haven’t personally used this yet, but it shows a lot of promise, and seems to solve a lot of the issues in dealing with dependencies and such. If you have the need to make a desktop app, check this...
View ArticleFont Awesome Plugin for Vue.js
I came across this one today, and it could prove useful if you use Vue.js and icons from Font Awesome. You can find the plugin on GitHub. Just clone the repo and build it with NPM.
View ArticleInstalling All Google Fonts On MacOS
Today, I needed to pick up a few fonts from Google Fonts. Usually, I’m just linking to them from my code, but this time I needed to download and install them. Installing fonts is a pain in the ass. It...
View ArticlePure JavaScript Modals via Tingle.js
I came across this one today, thanks to my friend David Bisset (seriously, follow him on Twitter. He’s full of awesome resources). Need a simple modal plugin written in pure #JavaScript? Tingle might...
View ArticleStretching Exercises For Us Desk Nerds
WebMD compiled an excellent list of exercises to do while sitting at your desk. It can be found at the following: Stretching Exercises at Your Desk: 12 Simple Tips If you’re like me, most of your...
View ArticleCheap Web Hosting Is Expensive
A few days ago, I noticed a post made to the WordPress Hosting group on Facebook that said the following: any shared hosting offer for 10$ at first year? If you think this is a reasonable request, we...
View ArticleLooking at Android Users from an iPhone Perspective
Not long ago, I made a post on Facebook asking for people’s reasoning for using Android-based phones. Honestly, I wasn’t sure what to expect. Personally, I’m an Apple guy for a few different reasons...
View ArticleMy WordPress Plugin Class Autoloader
Here’s one that many people are likely using a variation of the same functionality, but useful nonetheless. This is the autoloader that I use in most of the plugins that I create. Edit: as pointed out...
View ArticleScraping the WordPress Plugin Repo for Search Terms
Today’s code snippet is in the form of a shell script, allowing you to scrape WordPress plugin repository search results. I had reservations about releasing this because it can certainly be used in...
View ArticleOpen Letter To A Friend: Get Your Shit Together
Hey, man. Remember when I told you that I have your back, but that’s not unconditional? Well, I think you’ve hit that point. You’ve had so many opportunities that many of us could only dream of, and...
View ArticleLessons Learned In 27 Years
While I’m still rather young in comparison with many of my peers, I felt it appropriate to list many of the lessons I have learned over the years. If anything, for myself to reflect on later in life....
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