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Optimizing WordPress for Speed

So, let’s say you’ve built out your new WordPress site. It’s looking like you want it, and you’ve got your content search engine optimized. Then someone mentions you…

WWDC 2018 Keynote Highlights

Here’s a quick rundown of the new features coming to your Apple devices as announced at today’s Apple WWDC 2018 Keynote: iOS 12 iOS 12 will be available…

Fennel Macro – Wallpaper

I’ve learned the following about fennel in the past month: 1) It’s great on pizza, 2) fresh from the garden it tastes like licorice, and 3) it makes…

SSHman – #cli SSH Manager

👋 02/20/2025 (15:40) – UpdateI’ve replaced SSHman with SSHconn (SSH Connections). It has several improvements over the script below, one of them being the fact that it’s a…

HowTo: Backup your data with Dropbox

If something happened to your computer, would you still be able to access all your important files? If you answered, “No,” you need a backup solution. Allow me…

Biggest Freelancing Fear

Biggest fear when I started as a freelance #webdev 17 years ago: my skillset stagnating. Without co-workers in an office setting, I was afraid I wouldn’t gain the…

TypeRocket – WordPress Framework

In recent weeks I’ve discovered TypeRocket. It’s a WordPress coding framework that makes it easy to extend WordPress themes and plugins with your own custom UX, custom fields,…

Office Rotation: Pianissimo Drift by Niklas Aman

It has been my habit to post what I’m listening to on Fridays; however, I plan to have Niklas Aman’s latest release, Pianissimo Drift, playing in the office…

Found: NASA’s Long Dead IMAGE Satellite

Stories like this one are some of my favorites on the web. Scott Tilley has found a NASA satellite that’s been “lost in space” since December 18, 2005….

Links of Interest: Setting my sights on GatsbyJS

This past Friday I was reacquainted with GatsbyJS, a static site generator for React. Out of the box, GatsbyJS gives you a true JAMstack framework, page resource prefetching for…

Osmo Mobile 2 – smartphone gimbal

DJI has announced the second generation of their popular smartphone gimbal, Osmo Mobile 2. Priced at $129, it’s an affordable way to capture some amazing video with those…

CFP Title Game – Freshman QB’s Legendary Performance

Perhaps you’re not a fan of college football or sports in general; however, the drama in last night’s College Football Playoff title game between Georgia and Alabama is…

#Status

Ella and I got in some Light Saber practice before bedtime. The Force is strong with this one…

Apple Watch Perfect Year 2017

Yesterday I closed all three Activity Rings on my Apple Watch for the 365th time in 2017. That made for a perfect year of achieving my daily fitness…

#devnotes – Bash scripting for fun and profit

It has been a busy year in the home office and a couple of months since I’ve gotten one of these published. Allow me to share a smattering…

AppLaunchpad – generate mockups in your browser

AppLaunchpad looks like a super handy tool when you’re creating mockups of your product. This webapp lets you upload your app screenshots and comp them on all manner…

WhatTheFont 2.0 – ID fonts with your phone

I’ve long been a fan of WhatTheFont! However, I didn’t realize they had a mobile app until today. It has just received an update: We’ve completely reinvented the WhatTheFont…

Portable Dual Display Setup – The best of both worlds?

Luna Display turns any iPad into a wireless, 2nd display I love my desktop, dual 4K display setup. When I’m coding a website and checking how it looks…

Friday Listen: The Unfolding by Chequerboard

I’ve had The Unfolding by Chequerboard playing in the office pretty much all day. Nice beat. I could code to that. ~@mwender