Turning Texas Blue
A strategy to leverage Texas’ hispanic population to wrest control of the state from the GOP.
View ArticleTwentyThirteen
As WordPress 3.6 goes to beta, it’s awesome the way the new default theme, TwentyThirteen (that I’m using on this site), handles a variety of post formats.
View ArticleAbusing Twitter Direct Messages, Spam and Classlessness
This morning I received a Twitter direct message from the official account for I hate JJ Reddick, one of the best Baltimore sports blogs I know of. I like these guys. I read the blog almost every day...
View ArticleWordPress Hacking and Cleanup
There’s a brute force attack underway on a global scale. Massive. The attack vector? Keep attempting user/pass combos in an automated way until a breakin happens. If your WordPress site gets hacked, I...
View ArticleTwo-Factor Authentication: What it is and Why You Should be Using it Now
Not too long ago, WordPress sites around the world started getting attacked with automated botnet traffic trying to brute force admin passwords. The other day, the official Twitter account of the...
View ArticleI hate social networking
I hate social networking. I despise it. All of it. For me it’s a tool (like me, some would say). “But, Aaron. You have 1500 friends on Facebook and nearly 10,000 on Twitter. You’re lying.” Oh but I’m...
View Article9 Years of Blogging: Lessons from the Trenches
It is May 20 today and that means two things. First, it’s the 5 year birthday of this handsome boy. Without a doubt, his day will be filled with belly rubs and snacks… as it should be. But secondly,...
View ArticleNSA And Chaos Theory
Look, I’m not for 4th Amendment overreach but this PRISM thing. Let’s be honest…. I’m pretty proud of Americans for developing this ingenious piece of engineering. If it does what it claims to do (and...
View ArticleLooking for a Top Notch WordPress/PHP Developer
If you’re in Baltimore and are a developer, or if you are in Baltimore and know someone who is a developer… Heck, if you’re in DC and are a developer or know a developer, we need you. (You can be to...
View ArticleEntrepreneurial Priorities if You Don’t Want to Despise Yourself at Age 80
With the exception of a general, “We’re hiring” post a few days ago, my site has been largely neglected for the past year. It’s not that I don’t want to write. I do. And it’s not like I don’t have...
View ArticleBad Job Board Titles
Human Resources personnel. You gotta love ’em. They’re the people who make sure you get paid every week, or biweekly or however often you get paid. They’re the ones who you talk to when you have a...
View ArticleDepression:What it Means
As everyone has most likely heard now, Robin Williams has died. Police have now come out and said he hung himself. Not too long ago, Phillip Seymour Hoffman overdosed on a cocktail of heroin, cocaine...
View ArticleMy process for Photography Production
I’ve shared a lot of my photography via social networks – Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Flickr. It’s generally unlike other photography that you may see around the web. I generally don’t shoot...
View ArticleWeekly Blog Post Challenge
Back in 2004, I, like many other people in the WordPress community began blogging. We didn’t, I don’t think, get into WordPress because we wanted to write code or build a career. We got into it because...
View ArticlePublic Enemy Number 1 for A Small Development Shop
Net-30, Net-45, Net-60. If you've been working as a freelancer or run your own development shop, you're familiar with these terms. They are the terms that many businesses leverage for paying invoices....
View ArticleThe Internet is About to Become WAY Faster
Earlier this week, the big news in the tech space surrounded the completion of the HTTP/2 Spec. Gibberish, gibberish, gibberish. What does this mean for the internet? The short version is: it’s about...
View ArticleIf I Had to do it All Again
As I sit here tonight, at a bar, typing on the WordPress app (which will undoubtedly make my fingers cramp typing long form), I’m thinking about my life. What has made me a man, a developer, a friend,...
View ArticleAdding a Time Start to WordPress Media Embeds
Ever have those times that you'd like to share a piece of media but have it start at a particular time? I did recently, and figured I'd share my solution. It turns out, WordPress does not support this...
View ArticleDishonesty in Digital Marketing
$9.99. We used to look at that number, scratch our heads and rationalize the price as a marketing tactic to make buyers believe a product was cheaper than it was. This is all based on the psychology...
View ArticleNew Adventures with 10up
It’s such a weird feeling. Since I began this blog in 2004, I’ve been able to say I was truly hired exactly one time. That day was Jan 9, 2013. In 2004, I was employed by Northrop Grumman. In 2006, I...
View ArticleLetting Perfect Get in the Way
I’ve been contemplating a phrase for a few days now. It applies to writing code, as I do for a living, as well as a whole host of other things… from relationships, to home life, life goals and...
View ArticleWish Me a Happy Birthday. Give.
Tomorrow is my birthday and I’m going to be 39. That’s one year shy of 40! Yikes! I want you to give to someone else. Read on. This past year has not been the easiest in my life. In fact, it was maybe...
View ArticleAsynchronous WordPress
This morning, at WordCamp US, I will be giving a lightning talk to a room full of WordPress professionals from around the globe. This talk was given earlier this year at WordCamp Baltimore as a full 45...
View ArticleHow I Rediscovered Purpose
This weekend, my life purpose was reawakened. And it was important. I had the chance to not only attend, but also speak, at the inaugural WordCamp US in Philadelphia. But before we go there, let me...
View ArticleWhat Brings Us Together
Photo Credit: Rachael Adams. We are a race divided. We are divided by gender, class, race, geography, politics, and so much more. If you don’t believe me, go take a look at your Facebook news feed. At...
View ArticleHow to Create Great Night Long Exposure Shots
Recently, I’ve been spending a lot of time taking long exposure photos. I’ll be doing more daytime ones soon, but the easiest are night shots. If you spend enough time with your camera, you’ll quickly...
View ArticleA Chance to Purchase Some of My Best Photography
An original taken in Austin, TX on Congress Ave near 2nd Street.
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