Category: Adventures
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Alabama man saves family from attacker on gameday (True Story)
The green tea tea-bagger strikes again! Tuscaloosa, AL – An Alabama man, Sean Lee, was enjoying a Saturday morning bath while his wife and two young daughters walked their lab puppies outside their house near the Bryant Denny Stadium. Suddenly, screams from his wife cut through the fall air. Lee springs into action, fearing the […]
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Permaculture.
All humans need these three things: Clean air, clean water, and clean food. Everybody wants them. Everybody needs them. Sadly, the concept of a clean “environment” has become politicized and saturated with unnecessary baggage. After a few years of learning and experimenting on my own land, this is the beginning of documenting my exploration into […]
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My plugin gets added to WordPress core!
WordPress 3.5 was released yesterday. After upgrading my site, I checked the editor screen and noticed a tiny tweak that made me smile. It looks like my humble suggestion finally made it in to WordPress core. Notice the Add Media button… it’s an actual button! The previous version of the button looked like this: It was an easily […]
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How to fix the Netflix DRM Error N8151 in Google Chrome for Mac
Quick Summary: * Try watching after each step. You may not need to go all the way through the process to fix the problem. Delete the PlayReady folder (This step fixed my problem) Uninstall & Reinstall Silverlight Create a new user Contact Apple Check Browser’s Rosetta settings Check for corrupt fonts The Troubleshooting Process This […]
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Discovering Synecdoche
I’ve learned a new word: Synecdoche. Synecdoche is a word that’s both fun to pronounce and understand. The Greek word it comes from means “simultaneous understanding”. In english it is a figure of speech expressed in several ways. Basically, a synecdoche occurs when the word for a part is used to refer to the whole […]
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An Inconvenient User Experience: Gmail Drafts
Summary I love Gmail. If you accidentally discard a draft its gone forever. I think Gmail should send discarded drafts to trash. You can vote for that feature here. I love everything about Gmail except one thing… Discarded drafts are unrecoverable without warning. I accidentally clicked the Discard Drafts button while scrolling by a different part […]
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Fitts Architects Website Design Process
Fitts Architects in Tuscaloosa, Alabama hired me to redesign and rebuild their website. Here is the story behind the project and the process we went through to polish their brand on the internet. Respect at first sight In college I lived within 100 yards of the Fitts Architects office. Every time I drove by I […]
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How to rip the faces off WordPress hackers… their cheeto-encrusted life-sucking evil faces.
How to deal with website hackers Find hacker that attacked your site and destroyed the efforts of your labor. Insert hand grenade into hacker mouth. Pull pin. Kick in the nuts. Run, laughing as their head explodes. If that doesn’t work, here are some plugins to protect your WordPress site from future hacker evil. WordPress […]