How To Migrate A Massive WordPress Site
A client of mine called me and told me their WordPress website was growing too big for the server it was on, even though it was a VPS, that the WordPress site was going offline periodically. They asked me if...
Passwords, Security, Tech Snafu’s & Support
Well, with a title of a blog post like “Passwords, Security, Tech Snafu’s & Support” I am going to cover in this blog article a bunch of thoughts on the support process that I have navigated in the past couple...
On Words: Web Linguistics
People ask me questions about this piece of technology and that piece of technology. What i am often asked, even by experts themselves, is whether this is the right term or not. This is for a technology discussion or a...
Phil & Ted Explorer Year 3
After 3 years we are still using our Phil & Ted Explorer stroller. It seems like eons ago, only because my sons went from ages 1 and 3 to 3 and 5. If you have not seen this stroller, here...
Open Source aka “WordPress” Vs. a Customized Website.
So You Think You Need A Website The first place you look, if you are just starting out with your website today and you are doing it yourself, is often an Open Source application like a WordPress, Joomla or Drupal or...
Our Infusionsoft Journey
A few years ago, I had to be convinced to switch our email provider to Infusionsoft. It was a pricey service compared with other services on the market. Being a software guy, I always think about just doing it myself. ...
How To Respond To New Ideas?
Recently I had to remind my long-term speed dating partner Vince (Pre-Dating.com), after covering a new concept that my team wants to try, that we are “old” guys and that we really may not know much of anything when it...
How To Kick The Caffeine Habit
I typically don’t chat about non-web subjects on this blog, but for the 100th time in the past 5 or 6 years a friend asked me “how did you kick the caffeine habit?” Basically I have been caffeine free for...
Web Migrations & Taking Sites Live Reality Check
Now let’s say you have been brave enough to either hire a web developer or build your own website yourself, or let’s say you have been assigned to build out a new website for a large corporation. If you know...