After I had related a conversation I had over the weekend, she asked me why I would offer to do that for someone that I “barely” (her words) know. My answer was “Because That Is What We Do”. I attended WordCamp Read more…
There have been a couple of excellent post about burnout by people who are working with or writing about WordPress on a full-time basis. I was interested in the other end of the WordPress spectrum. People like myself, whose full-time job Read more…
Home Home is where the heart is. Home sweet home. Sweet home Alabama good grief, a chick flick…. Homepage. I think I have found my niche or Home in WordPress. About 2 years ago I contacted WordPress TV. I had Read more…
I am sure this question comes up periodically. “Why Pay?” for a theme, plugin, service or program when there are free options available? Well, as the old saying goes, sometimes you get exactly what you pay for. Now I am Read more…
I gave a presentation at 2 WordCamps last year titled Find WordPress Help and I thought I would update the information to post here. If you Google “WordPress Help” you will see 541,000,000 results. Confusing? Yes! Unsurmountable? NO! Podcast First off, Read more…
To paraphrase the original 1987 movie Wall Street, “Change Is Good”. We have heard people make that statement throughout the years, mostly by older people. For those of us involved in technology (in one way or another) change has been a Read more…
Yes, it was most certainly an awesome year! Awesome WordPress that is! I decided to launch this website after talking to 2 Automattic Happiness Engineers at a WordCamp (I wish I could remember their names, BUT after all, I am and OLD FART). Read more…
I was very fortunate to receive an invitation to The Community Summit at WordCamp US. The event was attended by about 180 people and was held the Wednesday & Thursday before WordCamp US. To say I was like a fish out Read more…
“What do you get out of it?” It was Sunday afternoon at WordCamp Columbus. During one of the sessions someone ask how many people had to pay their own way to WordCamps. I was one of a few that raised Read more…
I have been keeping busy volunteering with WordPress.TV and have really enjoyed myself. It has been almost a month since I attended WordCamp North Canton and about two and a half months since WordCamps St. Louis and Dayton in March. At WordCamp Read more…