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Freelancing since 2001. I ♥ #WordPress, #PHP, #CLI, #Mac, #writing, and a lot of other things.

Pique Theme — WordPress Themes for Blogs at WordPress.com

I love a nice one-page scroller. The format is great for introducing yourself or your business. The Pique Theme by the folks at WordPress.com is a great option…

Podcast Roundup – Serial Season 2 Debuts

The highly anticipated season two of the Serial podcast dropped last Thursday evening. This season’s story will focus on Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion of his post in Afghanistan, his capture by…

CLI Tips: Working with Images

Of all the tools I’ve added to my #webdev toolbelt during the last five years, gaining skill with the command line interface (CLI) is at the top of my list. With…

Paperback WordPress Theme – Array

I love the attention to detail and typography found in Array’s new WordPress theme: Paperback. Paperback is a magazine-style theme that empowers you to quickly and easily create…

thino – portable charger, battery back-up, and data transfer

I love the form factor on this portable charger and back-up battery. You can attach Thino to your keychain or put it in your jeans pocket. They say…

Email Validation & Verification – BriteVerify

BriteVerify is a service that lets you verify the email addresses in your mailing list before you send your next campaign. Upload your list, and BriteVerify tells you which…

Lumenati CS1

This iPhone 6 vintage film camera case has me wanting to upgrade my phone. The Lumenati CS1 w/ a 0.45x wide angle lens combines the technological features of…

BuddyBoss Inbox Plugin • Enhanced BuddyPress Messaging

A couple months ago, I setup an install of WordPress + BuddyPress + the Boss. theme for community.codetn.org. Among the many BuddyPress features that we take advantage of over there…

Gridifier.io – Async responsive HTML grids

Gridifier is a javascript library for creating responsive grid layouts. It’s built with vanilla javascript, requiring no external libraries. You can use it to build vertical and horizontal…

Snappa – The Graphic Design Tool For Digital Marketing

I’m frequently in search of “easy button” solutions for my clients. One common source of frustration is finding high-quality graphic creation tools that are easy enough for anyone to…

Luma – Surround WiFi

Looking to make your home network more reliable? Luma looks to be your solution. Utilizing technologies previously only available to corporations, Luma is not a WiFi extender. Rather it’s…

Journaling Milestone: 365 Days with Day One — Medium

I recently completed a major journaling milestone: As of October 31st, I’ve been journaling in Day One for three-hundred sixty-five consecutive days. To celebrate, I published Journaling Milestone:…

Faxes From the Far Side • Damn Interesting

This one lives up to the title of the site where it’s posted: Faxes From the Far Side. Add it to your favorite read later service, and enjoy it…

ilys – creative writing tool

Looking for a tool to help you with your writer’s block? ilys (I Love Your Stories) tackles this problem by only showing you one character at a time…

Recent Work: GoingPlacesSpeech.com

GoingPlacesSpeech.com is a nice little one-page scroller that I designed for my client Melissa Land. Earlier this year Melissa started her own speech pathology practice, and she came to…

Computer Show

Computer Show is computer-focused television show from 1983 interviewing the real people behind some of the most popular websites in 2015. The combination certifies it as #internetgold.

Links of Interest – IBM goes Mac, Chrome Devtools Tips, and WordPress Stuff

I’ve had my head down lately as I’ve closed on several long running projects. Now that I have some breathing room, I thought I’d share another round of…

OpsDash – Server Monitoring Done Right

OpsDash looks like it will fit in nicely with my web hosting workflow. OpsDash is a self-hosted server monitoring, dashboarding and alerting solution. It is cluster-aware and can…

Sandstorm – open source server platform

Sandstorm makes managing your own server as simple as setting up your smartphone. Setting up your own installs of popular open source apps is as simple as browsing…

Skarp – laser powered shaving

Consider the following about me: 1) I prefer a clean share to stubble or a beard, 2) I hate shaving, and 3) I love innovative solutions for getting a…