WooCommerce is one of the most popular eCommerce platforms in use today. The platform consists of a free WordPress plugin that includes the core. WooCommerce makes their money by selling extensions that add functionality to the free core. The Core Does A Lot for Free Ever since I started using Read more…
Have you ever gotten an unsolicited friend request on Facebook from someone you clearly didn’t know? You check out their profile and find no mutual friends. You notice their location is in a different country and the profile is pretty much empty. While a friend request from a fake Facebook Read more…
For those of us watching the pre-recorded opening ceremony, the Olympics drones moving through the skies were magical. And as it turns out, it really was magic – studio magic that is. They Never Even Took Off The planned drone launch by Intel never even happened. As it turns out, Read more…
There are a handful of plugins I install on every fresh WordPress installation. I always start off with plugins for security, backups, caching, and image compression. And it’s this last one we’re going to discuss. For image compression I almost always use WP Smush. The benefits of image compression are Read more…
Everyone wants a faster website. In fact, website performance is one of the key attributes used by Google when turning up search results. If a page takes longer than 4-5 seconds to load, most web surfers today abandon it and move to another site. One of the most powerful methods of Read more…
I’ve never used a ride sharing service such as Lyft, but my wife has used Uber a few times. Never again. Lyft is looking into allegations that employees used passenger data to stalk people & find the phone numbers of celebrities. It’s a perfect example of what happens when policies Read more…
For 3 years James Veitch has been responding to scam emails. Why? He’s certainly not gullible enough to be tricked into sending money to a scammer. In his own words: Any time they’re spending with me is time they’re not spending scamming vulnerable adults out of their savings. It’s quite Read more…
I’ve built a lot of websites. I’ve used end-user-designed platforms like SquareSpace and I’ve also used open platforms like WordPress and Joomla. I’m a WordPress fan mostly. Primarily it’s a platform that lets me build websites quickly and provide granular control to my clients to make small changes without giving them Read more…
The Internet is ripe with great sites for all industries. No matter what you do for a living, there’s a website or, more likely, a trove of websites out there dedicated to your trade. The key is knowing what those websites are. This is especially true for web designers, developers, and Read more…
Connecting to Dropbox over FTP or FTPS isn’t supported natively. This post will give you a reasonable workaround option. Dropbox is a great way to store your files in the cloud and easily share them between multiple devices. It’s no secret I’m a fan of using it for our website Read more…