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Freelancing since 2001. I ♥ #WordPress, #PHP, #CLI, #Mac, #writing, and a lot of other things.
Come for the #webdev links, stay for the video at the end. ? Links of Interest, Issue 24 – @mwender
I’ve started this year by getting back to early mornings in the office. That means up at five, grab a quick breakfast, and at my desk by five…
My favorite thing about being a freelance web developer is being able to talk to a client, help him/her define his/her specs, and then I’m able to go…
Today I figured out how to use #JavaScript Promises to get and validate an API token I use in my #React app to communicate with my #WordPress REST…
We were at a party last night. Our girls were downstairs playing. There were all sorts of dollhouses and things for girls. However, my inner ten year old…
Whenever I’m authenticating via #FaceID, I find I smile and try to “look my best”. You ever catch yourself doing the same?
30 years ago this week: The 2nd Space Shuttle mission after Challenger was “Top Secret”, and it came within a hair’s breath of being a total loss of…
You’re probably familiar with Portrait mode first introduced on iPhone 7 Plus. It’s a combination of the phone’s camera and software working together to provide depth-of-field (DOF) in…
With WordPress 5.0 and the new Gutenberg editor being released December 6, 2018, there’s plenty of discussion about it on the web. Below I’m linking to several articles,…
The next step for #WordPress #Gutenberg Gutenberg Phase 2 – Make WordPress Core
Love this sweet demo by @WesBos – Flying a Drone with React and Node.js
One of my favorite developer/communicators, Wes Bos, has put together a two-part video series where he shows how he built a Node.js backend and a React frontend to…
Now available: #WordPress 5.0 with the new Gutenberg editor. A couple of my quick thoughts on this milestone release.
WordPress 5.0 was released today, and with it comes the new Gutenberg editor. Coming from a developer’s perspective, I have a list of gripes about Gutenberg*, but controversy…
Last night my wife and I signed up for a healthcare plan via the ACA Marketplace. Prior to that, our health insurance had been provided by a grandfathered…
Streakin’ #AppleWatch
While driving to work this morning, I saw five big, red dump trucks moving along in a stately formation. It made the eight year old boy in me…
Happy Thanksgiving! ??
This morning marked my return to the gym after almost a month hiatus. So nice to be back after having the crud for two solid weeks.
A couple of smaller projects have made for some satisfying workdays the last couple of days: Quick Hitters #devnotes – @mwender