Giving Thanks
Friday, November 27th, 2009In the United States, we take the fourth Thursday in November to give thanks for all the things we appreciate, and all the people who matter. I know that without PHP, my life wouldn’t be nearly the same; the language I use every day plays a critical role in everything else I do: it provides [...]
7:54 am | Comment (0) | Print | Categories: Friday InspirationsLessons Learned From An Impromptu Job Search
Friday, November 13th, 2009When I lost my job on October 12th, I knew that the PHP community was an invaluable resource for finding a new one. What I didn’t expect, though, was the outpouring of support and assistance I would receive from that community. I learned a lot of lessons from the job search, and thankfully, largely due [...]
1:00 am | Comment (14) | Print | Categories: Community, Employment, Friday InspirationsTo The New PHP Programmers…
Friday, October 9th, 2009Nearly five years ago I started writing PHP code for fun. I had a project that I was working on, and I needed some sort of a programming language that would do calculations for me, and hopefully make managing a website easier. So I wrote my first web application.
Boy, was it bad.
Looking back at it [...]
My Essential Wordpress Plugins
Friday, August 21st, 2009Someone asked me a few days ago what the best plugins for Wordpress are. That’s not a question I can answer definitively; however, I can answer the question about what plugins I prefer and use every day. Here’s a list of the plugins I use.
Akismet This is a must-have plugin for spam protection. Written by [...]
Count The Costs
Friday, August 7th, 2009Imagine that you’ve just been offered a brand new job. That’s fantastic! Now, make sure you do the math and find out what it will cost you.
“Cost me?” you ask. Yes. Accepting a new job is exciting and often beneficial, but there are costs associated with it that you must consider before you sign the [...]
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