Interview with Denise Jacobs
In this interview I speak with Denise Jacobs about being creative. Denise has been writing and speaking about creativity for some time now. She has influenced web designers around the world with her articles on A List Apart, “Banishing Your Inner Critic” and “Reigniting Your Creative Spark” as well as her books The CSS Detective Guide and InterAct With Web Standards: A Holistic Approach to Web Design.
It has been a true pleasure to speak with Denise. Her enthusiasm is contagious. I hope that you take away as much as I have from this interview. There are so many great people in this world who give you that spark. Denise is among the best of them.
Read MoreMy Top 6 Web Design Publishers
Though the years I have collected a little library of book on web design and development. Only a few publishers claim more than one spot on my shelf and even fewer have a place reserved. These are my favorites.
Read MoreIs WordPress an Anti-Pattern?
Drupal is a truly robust Content Management System. Today I want to talk about why this is true. First, because I think there is an unfortunate misconception about Drupal. Second, because WordPress has become a Golden Hammer in the web design community. It is used for sites Drupal is simply better fit to handle.
The summery of this post is this: That you better know Drupal and WordPress if you want to be great at making sites. If you have the time lets dig in.
Read MoreTop 5 Drupal Administration Modules
Dealing with Drupal’s admin can be a real pain. This is why I use modules to handle the sticky parts. Without these modules managing Drupal would be unbearable. I also love to keep the administration theme light and clean. This is why I use a very special theme my friend Brad Garrett developed.
Read MoreInterview with Shaun Inman
In this interview with Shaun Inman I ask about his success and how he got into making apps. Shaun has been making web apps and iPhone apps for some time now. He is the creator of Mint and Fever. Two very successful web apps. He is also the creator of two iPhone apps, “The Last Rocket” and “Horror Vacui”, among other things.
Shaun is a truly amazing developer and designer. A mix you do not see often. You have experienced his work you know what I’m talking about. Mr. Inman is also full of great advice and stories. As a truly inspirational person I know you will watch this interview again and again.
Read MoreAdding SEO Friendly URL’s to OpenCart
First off, I must give credit where it is due. I got most of my information on OpenCart Clean URL’s from PHP Genious. In this post I will explain how friendly or clean URL’s work in OpenCart.
Clean URL’s are built into OpenCart 1.5. To use SEO URL’s you need to enable them under your stores server settings, rename the .htaccess.txt file and add your SEO keyword for each product and category you create. The keywords will not be created for you. You must also have Apache mod_rewrite turned on. Most web hosts will have this on by default.
Read MoreMaking WordPress Custom Post Types and Fields
This is the first video of the WordPress Ultra Mega Custom Post Type Series. Today I cover how to use the super powerful plugins Custom Post Type UI and Advanced Custom Fields. These plugin will help you create custom fields and custom fields without knowing any code.
The video will show you how to create your own custom post types, custom fields with meta boxes and adding those fields to your theme.
Read MoreUsing Git and Adding Projects to GitHub
In this video I cover how to use git and adding your next project to github. You will learn to: Make a github repository, make a git repository on your computer, add your git repository to github, add files to your git repository, version your files with git, branch your project and merge your branch.
Read MoreWordPress Ultra Mega Custom Post Type Series
I’m starting work on a WordPress custom post type series as requested by you guys. Today I wanted to tell you what the plans are for the series and build you up for what is coming. I think you will like it.
Read MoreSite Hosting Issues Today
Convergence is usually seen as a good thing. A cellphone can also be a music player, a point and click camera, a video player as well as a handheld gaming device. Not bad for something that also makes phone calls and sends text messages.
But to have all of your websites, your databases and DNS zones on just one server is pure folly. If one site experiences heavy usage or loads, it affects the (let’s say) 40 plus sites that you have next to it. MySQL will say “Too Many Connections” and you will have to SSH into the server and kill each and ever PID that has anything to do with MySQL. Even the ones that look real innocent have to be killed.
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