Author Archives: Aaron T. Grogg

Shared Host Smackdown: GoDaddy vs. Dreamhost

As I mentioned earlier, I have moved my site hosting from GoDaddy to Dreamhost. My reason were: I had experienced multiple security incidents, one requiring me to completely rebuild my site, the other half of my .htaccess file just, disappered… … Continue reading

Ah… That Fresh Feeling When You Start Using a Brand New Host…

I have been dreading and putting-off a migration off of GoDaddy for so long, because, well, migration of a WP site just plain sucks… It never works right the first time around, especially when you have a multisite, and it’s … Continue reading

R.I.P. Mr. Clive Burr

If you’re here for my usual techy-geeky-stuff, sorry, this post is a personal note. It has taken a few days for me to be ready to write this… Clive Burr, the former drummer for the heavy metal band Iron Maiden, … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

When I first heard about Firefox OS, I remember thinking “Great, just what we need in mobile, is another variable…” I, also, however, said something very similar when Google Chrome was first announced. And that seems to have gone pretty … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

Very cool video about coding on the code.org homepage, talking about why it’s important, how rare coders are, and what benefits the process teaches. Not until about 7:04 did I hear what I consider to be one of the best … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

One helluva thorough ARIA Tree View research and “how-to” article … A quick and easy, yet still robust, CMS alterative to WordPress? Looks like PyroCMS might be the ticket… Home light bulbs that connect to the Internet. Not sure how … Continue reading

Facebook Timeline Image Fix

This one is a bit trivial, I know, but the way Facebook’s Timeline handles (and butchers) images has annoyed me from the first time I saw it. Example: Facebook Timeline, before fix Notice how both images are cropped? On the … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

KLM’s Must See Map seems like a great idea! So I’m trying it out for my upcoming Barcelona trip in May. Any tips? If you’ve ever tried to use <audio> in mobile, from trying to download audio files (in the … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

A nice intro-to-animation article, not just showing the code to use, but also explaining the process and some of the terminology, and when to use which method. Be sure to check out the Next Steps links near the bottom. Great … Continue reading

Today’s Readings

Chrome continues its quest to become the only browser you need, including in-browser development! And speaking of Chrome, here’s more than you ever wanted to know about how Chrome works… Mac user? If so, these little “fix-it” tips might help … Continue reading