Using Google Fonts in your CSS Stylesheet
Difference between Google and web safe fonts? Historically it’s been a web development best practice to use only so-called ‘web safe’ fonts. These are standard fonts that are found on just about every computer whether it’s running Mac OS, Windows, or Linux. However, it’s possible to import a unique typeface to use on a website and still display […]
Pretty pre tags in WordPress – The Prettypre project
What are pre tags? Pre tags are used on WordPress websites (and others) to change how text is displayed and designate when code samples are being typed. The CSS for the pre tag is formatted in a standard way for most templates. However, like most tags, a pre tag can easily be formatted with a little CSS magic. There […]
How to create an awesome gitignore file
I was recently pushing some code for WordPress to a repository on BitBucket, and had an issue with total repo size. There is a 2GB limit for repositories on BitBucket, and unfortunately the site I was attempting to upload had a lot of images in the wp-content/uploads directory. In the process of fixing the issue, […]
MySQL Migration of Large Database In One Command
I was recently attempting a MySQL migration of a 60GB database from an Amazon RDS instance to a different server. Not only is the database 60GB, but it contains multiple full-text indexes too. I wanted to complete the entire migration in one step as opposed to creating a dump file, transferring, and importing manually. Here’s […]
cPanel + Git – ‘Git’ them to play nice on GoDaddy web hosting
To my surprise, Git was already installed when I connected via SSH to my GoDaddy web hosting account.
Sennheiser PMX 685i – Product Review
It’s a barn burner out here in Iowa. 87 degrees and 44% humidity. It’s a far cry from 90% humidity yesterday, but it’ll still be a hot run for my 3 miler today. And now for the Sennheiser PMX 685i Review… As they say, great things come to people who wait, and for me that day […]
The broken I-74 bridge in the Quad Cities
A trip over the I-74 bridge On a recent trip to take some friends to the QCA airport, we drove over the magnificent I-74 bridge (suspension bridges are my favorite). The bridge spans the entire width of the Mississippi River and is a modern marvel. The only problem is, the bridge isn’t modern (over 70 years […]
6 Starter Ideas for Promoting Your Business
Do the free things first. Just because promoting your business can be free, doesn’t make it any less important to do. Take the time to tell people through social media, forums, interest groups, emails, local directories and other free methods that you’re starting a business. Ask for referrals. Most people are happy to refer your […]
Don’t talk about politics, talk about values
As a kid, I grew up guided by liberal values and conservative manners. I attended classes that taught me to properly butter my bread, ballroom dance, and eat finger food. I’ve learned what proper manners are, and in many seemingly un-important instances, have decided to act completely contrary to some of those lessons learned. I’ll […]