For a decade I’ve been building WordPress websites, as both a freelancer and at a digital marketing agency. In that time I had built nearly 200 custom WordPress themes and plugins for just as many sites. I had worked alone (on a small team of marketers, but never with other developers). I was self taught, … continue reading »
This is not a list of “the top 5 workflows for Alfred” this is instead tips and tricks to become a better Alfred user. It’s easy to setup Alfred and get some really cool workflows going, but it’s just as easy to forget about Alfred and it’s potential in a week or two. However, as … continue reading »
I have a uses page where I detail my hardware and software setups, including this site. I’m fairly confident, one day, someone besides myself will appreciate this. For my website, I wanted to list of the plugins I used. I use them because they’re good, I like them, and having them on the share page … continue reading »
Here’s some tips for troubleshooting xdebug on VVV while using VSCode and Felix Becker’s PHP Debug extension and BrianGilbert_‘s Xdebug Helper for Firefox add-on. Ensure xdebug is turned on within vvv You may check xdebug status by taking a peak at your servers http://vvv.test/phpinfo/ page. If not on, via https://github.com/Varying-Vagrant-Vagrants/VVV/wiki/Code-Debugging we can toggle it on … continue reading »
I love airbnb.ca. Every time I use the service I’m always surprised at how awesome of a concept it is, and how well their dev/graphics team executed it.
Pretty cool that within an hour or two we’ve booked up two cabin trips for the spring just like we had our own cottage.
“Not being stuck in one place really helps my productivity.”
Tim Brown #
This is something we know, we hear about, we’re reminded about, but we rarely do. After all, contrary to stereotype, we’re the hard working millennial who don’t know how to quit. One of the many parts of preventing chronic burn out is to properly separate work and life, with no exceptions. For me personally, I … continue reading »
“Kaizen” is a Japanese term that captures the concept of continuously making many small improvements.
Andrew Hunt, The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master
💪 Just launched my new theme for this website for 2019! I’m really enjoying the larger textography, having a main blog feed instead of separating everything, and the increased minimalism compared to my last theme (code has been simplified and is hundreds of lines shorter, which is always nice). A few spots need some tweaks, so bare with any random errors you see, I’m on it!
I migrated from Chrome to Firefox in a support of Open Source software and because all other browsers have caught up to Chrome in terms of quality, performance, tools, and integrations. Nothing much has been different except by default you cannot tab through links on a webpage! I’m a huge proponent of using my mouse/trackpad … continue reading »
🤯 Well look’y there, CSS could soon have detection of dark mode!
@media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) { }
🐭 took about one week, but I’m finally used to using the Apple Magic TrackPad 2.
🔇 Noise cancelling headphones must of been invented by a parent.