On Wednesday, June 18th, I will begin hosting weekly coding sessions (or short hackathons) in Downtown Scranton. You can read more about them here. There have been a lot questions on what to expect, what people should be doing, and how the sessions will be structured. It’s important to remember that these sessions will really be a way for programmers,…
Just the other day I picked up a new book called PHP: The Good Parts. I’ve been programming PHP for over 10 years, and the book covers a lot of beginner topics like control structures, variables, etc. However, there is some stuff towards the end that will be of great value. I plan on reading the (short) book cover-to-cover. Why you…
More book news for this week, this time regarding my first book, Building WordPress Themes from Scratch. I’m happy to announce that I worked with @envato to get the book back on Amazon for purchase in both Kindle form and in print. The print version is currently being proofed and should be available next week some time. The Kindle version is…
Lots of going on this week, so I decided I’d aggregate all of the links I’ve been sharing into one, easy to find post. Responsive Design with WordPress Giveaway: I’m giving away a few copies of my book and there is still time to enter. Check it out! Book Release: Responsive Design with WordPress | Torque: Torque published an announcement and…
1) Pick a Number, Any Number 2) Choose something that’s really common, but seems specific This is your target group 3) Start listing things that are relatable Your target group will then believe the article 4) If you need more, just make things up. There’s always the 1 or 2 the target group doesn’t relate to… 5) Publish and watch…
I’ve had Google Glass for just over a week now and while I’m working up several articles on my thoughts, I did want to address some FAQs I’ve been getting from people. A lot of them are coming from the very same people you’re seeing over at People Reacting to Glass! How much do they cost? $1500 and come with…
Every year I make New Year’s Resolutions and while last year I did pretty well, accomplishing all but one, this year I wanted to try harder goals and make myself more accountable by telling people. I made a website listing my 13 goals for 2013; there are 7 main goals and 6 “things I should do.” Hopefully telling all of…
GeekTool Desktop, originally uploaded by jcasabona. Did this up using Geektool and an awesome Atari background. It was featured on Appleviews last month.
Baby, originally uploaded by jcasabona. I was looking through my Baseball photos and came across this one, which I took at a Phillies @ Nationals game. This is definitely one of the best photos I’ve ever taken. In other news, I cannot wait for baseball! 10 days!
A few days ago, Web.Appstorm published my second article for them, on 10 sites that will help you find a good deal. I mention some of my favorite sites here, all of which I’ve actually ordered from. Check it out! 10 Great Sites for Finding Great Deals
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