WordPress vs. ExpressionEngine
Posted on September 11, 2009 at 4:35pm / Filed under: ExpressionEngine, Screwing Around / 4 comments
I'll keep this short. I hear a lot of people and companies argue that WordPress is the greatest CMS for building dynamic Web sites. It's free, it's easy to use, and it's got a very active (and very talented) community… and those are all completely valid points. Lately though, I feel like I keep hearing arguments comparing WordPress to other systems, including ExpressionEngine, in terms of functionality, ease of use, etc. That's good and all, but having used numerous CMS's in my time, and after listening to the arguments, I can really only come to one conclusion… and what better way to present that conclusion than as a downloadable desktop wallpaper! So who wins in WordPress vs. ExpressionEngine? I'm afraid it's a disqualification.
New Business Cards!
Posted on August 18, 2009 at 8:10pm / Filed under: Miscellaneous / 6 comments
It's been a while since I've updated my business cards, but I just recently was hit with inspiration to design some new ones.
My New Favorite Way to Train Clients
Posted on August 1, 2009 at 12:41am / Filed under: Technology, Training / 2 comments
Building a site is one thing… handing it over to a client is a whole other story! I like to always try to meet face to face with clients to do training, but sometimes that just doesn't work out. So what to do?
CSS Vertical Align: A Quick Cheat Sheet
Posted on June 23, 2009 at 8:39pm / Filed under: CSS / 4 comments
First of all: no, this is not a tutorial telling you how to vertically center text or other elements with CSS. If that's what you're looking for, I can't help you (at least, not in this entry). If you're still interested, read on.
Five ExpressionEngine Sites to Bookmark Right Now
Posted on May 23, 2009 at 8:51pm / Filed under: ExpressionEngine / 1 comment
Perhaps one of the most beautiful things about ExpressionEngine is the fact that it can be extended with custom plugins, modules, and extensions. There is an extremely talented and passionate developer community that creates some great addons to make this fantastic piece of software even better. If you're new to ExpressionEngine (or even if you're a seasoned veteran), you may want to check out these sites so that you can avoid those head slapping moments of "I just wasted 10 hours trying to do that, and there was already a plugin that does it for me!"
Can jQuery Cure Cancer?
Posted on February 27, 2009 at 3:21pm / Filed under: JavaScript / No comments yet
In not so many words: Yes.
$("body").find("cancer").remove();To think it was this easy all along. Silly doctors.
Funny New Things
Posted on February 11, 2009 at 10:17pm / Filed under: Miscellaneous / 1 comment
It seems that over the past couple of days, I've discovered a number of new things in Web Development Land that have been nothing short of entertaining. This really comes as a pleasant surprise, since there are many times where I feel that I've mastered so much of my skillset, and these discoveries give a real refreshing sense of intrigue and amusement.
Random Comments in ExpressionEngine
Posted on January 8, 2009 at 11:24pm / Filed under: ExpressionEngine / 1 comment
Without a doubt, ExpressionEngine is by far my favorite CMS of all time. It's extremely powerful, yet flexible enough to serve a variety of purposes (insert Michael Scott-esque "that's what she said" comment). It never fails to surprise me that just about every time I say "I wish EE had feature X" I discover soon after that a) it does have that feature, or b) I can find a way to make it happen.
No Love for IE6 Here
Posted on January 1, 2009 at 12:37pm / Filed under: Browsers / 1 comment
All Web designers know Internet Explorer 6. At one point, you were probably friends. But IE6 is like that friend you had in high school… You both had a lot of fun before graduation, then you both went to college. You worked hard, graduated, got a job, got married, had kids, and so on. Meanwhile, this friend partied all through college, eventually dropped out, now works at the local burger shack, lives with their parents, and hasn't had a date since you last saw each other. And they call you all the freakin' time, wanting you to come hang out with them, because for some reason roughly 22% of your friends still think this guy is cool.
Oh Yay, Another Blog on the Web
Posted on January 1, 2009 at 9:49am / Filed under: Blogging / No comments yet
Yep, that's right, although this one may be a little late to the party. But I say better to arrive late than to leave early. Think about that for a bit…