The other day I was working on a problem where I wanted to check if a website was using a specific browser (in this case IE) and version (in this case 9 or below). I came up with 2 functions that would serve an a nice, reusable check for both. These can also be extended to check for other browsers…
I recently had an interesting problem where the Visual Editor (or TinyMCE) wasn’t working in WordPress. 4.0. I tried the normal stuff as recommended by most forums and blog posts, including…
I feel like this has to have been done a lot, and there are great plugins out there for it, but if you’re just looking to add a quick function to your theme (or a really simple plugin) yourself, here’s how to modify WordPress’ search query to include attachments (like images). function attachment_search( $query ) { if ( $query->is_search ) {…
So this isn’t really tech related, but I’m a guy and not a very bright one at that. Last week a bought a new sweater, wore it out over the weekend and had to wash it. I of-course ignored the dry-clean only label and my brother’s warning and threw it in with the rest of the clothes. The result is that it…
I won’t go too in-depth here, but I will describe the steps you need to take to move a WordPress website to a different host. Download all of the site files from the old host Export the entire database WordPress is using. If you’re not sure how to do that, there are instructions here. If there are existing files on…
I was talking to a friend yesterday who told me his parents booted him and his brother off their family plan and set them each up with their own, and how much more expensive it is. Let’s look at some numbers. I am on a family plan so I pay: $10 for my line + $10 for unlimited texting + $3.50…
Recently I launched a couple of websites using WordPress and instead of using a temp directory for testing/client review, I used a plugin & theme instead. Using this technique I didn’t have to worry about moving directories, changing the WordPress directory/blog URLs, Â or checking image sources in posts. Here’s how I did it.
Facebook, at their annual F8 Conference in San Fransisco, announced that they were expanding the reach of social networking to make it easier for 3rd party sites to access your information on Facebook. This sounds awesomely wonderful if you don’t care about the info you put online. A possible plus is full integration between your likes and related sites. Maybe…
This year I resolved to be more aggressive in getting clients, my marketing campaign, and my business in general. a few days ago I started compiling a list of business in my target market to reach out to. I decided to choose Google Maps to create a custom map of  those business. Here’s the Why & How.
It’s likely that you have several subscriptions to newsletters and email blasts from various websites. And if you’re anything like me, you don’t like a lot of things cluttering your inbox. Today I will tell you how to use Gmail to manage your subscriptions.
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