So I’m mucking about with magazine-style WP themes and, like all themes, have yet to discover one that does just what I want it to. So, keep an eye out for changes to this theme as I work on it. Perhaps I’ll add notes to exactly what I’ve done here in comments.

This image made me want to design. I like the color and texture. Thinking I might (in all that spare time of mine) design a wordpress theme inspired by this CD sleeve. Two points and a cup of coffee to whoever recognizes the artist.

I’ve moved away a few content management systems, and SEO was one reason. I’ve found a nice niche market for building smaller sites for companies using the WordPress engine, and one of its strong points (along with ease of management) is that it’s very search-engine friendly- with some customization. Anymore my WP sites all include [...]

Finally – “Microsoft backs down” as Wired puts it. My own opinion – I’ll believe it when I see it. My skeptical money is that what M$ will end up calling compliance will be something different from actual compliance as developers need to actually utilize cross-browser standardization. As I’ve gotten more freelance and development work [...]

So I’ve been looking at WP calendaring plugins and widgets. Spent an embarrassingly long time, sent some email that’s now embarrassing too, because the best way to go is a code snippet offered by google in the Gcal settings. Doh. So – the sidebar is one example (text is a little small and uninformative, and [...]

It’s been too long since writing or posting anything to the blog so this is a 1/2-hearted attempt to remedy that. I successfully migrated a blog with 1000+ posts from Blogware to a WordPress site recently. Rather proud of that one – and very happy not to have to [ctrl-c] [ctrl-v] until I wanted to [...]

This from MacBreak weekly – a podcast I’m listening to right now, so I’ll have to find the links for it later. Evidently one easy way to get a color palate is to find a piece of artwork or image – or take picture of something with a nice sense of color you’d like for [...]

The CSBS is a small consulting business for social/helping professions. From their web site: “Our goal is to increase a Strengths approach across all of the helping professions for work with individuals and families.”I was asked to build a basic web site for the company which they could maintain themselves. We installed the Joomla content [...]

Another Ann Arbor is a small local nonprofit who’s stated goals is to “provide a means of communication for the African American community in Washentaw County. This is a web site where information is shared and matters of common interest can be discussed.”I was brought on to develop community awareness and participation with the organization. [...]

The MQCCC is a public authority created by governor Granholm to leverage technology for improved training, screening, and selection of home care providers. I was initially brought on to market the “QC3″ to its main constituencies – those in need of in-home care and those providing it.Because the organization was very early in its start-up [...]