The next great subset of HTML features is coming, with Web Components. Get to know Shadow DOM, HTML Templates, Custom Elements, and HTML Imports better. And think you can’t use Web Components yet? Think again… A new set of tools … Continue reading
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Today’s Readings
Planning ahead, maybe, but just to be safe, Don’t Be A Glasshole… Brilliant, tiny, nearly-hidden use of video on the HandHeld conference website… Scroll down and hover over a presenter’s pic/title/description… I mean, this was one of the coolest things … Continue reading
Today’s Readings
Let’s start this one out right: David Bowie’s Space Oddity, recorded by Commander Chris Hadfield on board the International Space Station. Including playing guitar, in space… Whether or not you like the upcoming upgrades to JavaScript (via ECMAScript 6), they … Continue reading
WordPress Plug-in Update: Navigation Menu IDs & Classes
There was an issue with the plug-in that prevented any WP classes from being retained, regardless of the site owner’s preferences. That issue has been resolved, and is now available in both the WP Repo: http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/navigation-menu-ids-classes/ And on GitHub: https://github.com/aarontgrogg/wp-plugin-navigation-menu-ids-classes … Continue reading
Site Changes & Optimizations
With my recent move from GoDaddy to Dreamhost, I decided to take the time to make a few other modifications, both under the hood and to the UI. Below are a few notes on the process, for anyone interested… Continue reading
WordPress Plugin: Enhanced Admin Links in Multisite ‘My Sites’ Drop-Downs
Another WordPress plug-in that started with me finding something to be annoying, finding a way to fix it, then figuring if it made my life a little better, someone else might appreciate it too… Currently, in a multisite installation, when … Continue reading
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
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