Create Website Backups Before You Need Them
Picture yourself as the unfortunate user who woke up in the morning to check their traffic to their website, and saw absolutely nothing. How did your traffic go from hundreds of visitors a day to...
View ArticleAn Insider’s Look On Web Hosting
Working for a major web host, I’ve seen a lot. So much, in fact, that my entire perception on hosting has changed in the last 2 years that I have been at InMotion Hosting. Many people simply see...
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Ending one adventure, and beginning another
As many of you may already know, my time at InMotion Hosting is ending today to pursue a career at RocketGenius. The decision to do so certainly wasn’t easy. Any of you who know me, know that I am an...
View ArticlePlaying SNES Games (and many others) With Online Multiplayer
For the last week or so, I had been passively looking for a way to play against friends of mine online in NBA Jam for the SNES. Last night, I resolved that issue with absolutely no lag whatsoever and...
View ArticleMental Illness is Real, and it Sucks.
Every morning, my alarm goes off. Evey morning, I spend hours trying to get out of bed. I wander over to my desk, chain smoke cigarettes, and wonder how the day is going to go while working up the...
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You Pay Less For Others’ Food Stamps Than You Think
One of the biggest arguments that I see come out of Fox News and other far right-wing conservatives is that food stamps should be cut or dramatically reduced. While some people certainly do abuse...
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No, TANF (Welfare) Isn’t Bankrupting America
After I published my article stating that SNAP (food stamps) don’t cost the American taxpayer as much as they think they do, a right-wing friend of mine shifted a bit to stating that welfare is the...
View ArticleI Just Want To Be Normal
I want to be able to get out of bed. I want to be able to get in a car without having constant panic attacks. I want to be able to sit through a whole movie. I want to be able to be around new people....
View ArticlePrevent iTunes and Photos From Automatically Launching When Connecting an iPhone
This is something that drives me insane. Every time I plug my iPhone into my Mac to charge, it automatically launches iTunes and Photos. Thankfully, I managed to fix it. Here’s how: Disabling...
View ArticleRealization of Progress and Success
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending the business-focused WordPress event, PressNomics. If you’re not familiar with PressNomics, let me fill you in: PressNomics is more than just a conference....
View ArticleWhy I Chose to Get a WordPress Tattoo
When I was planning this tattoo, people asked why I would get a logo permanently tattooed on me. Mainly because WordPress likely won’t exist, or I may not be into it forever. I realize that, and...
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My Everyday Carry Gear
Rocketgenius notebook, made by Poppin Tul Medium 0.7mm pens. By far, my favorite pens at the moment. Lynktec Apex fine point powered stylus. Not the greatest, but gets the job done in a pinch. 64GB...
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....
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 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 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 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 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 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 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...
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