I’m quite pleased to announce that I’ve been published in the Laural of Asheville magazine. It only took me about fours years to finally work up enough courage to write an article and submit some images. They printed all the images and did very little editing to what I wrote. Talk about a ego boost! [...] Read more »
The Cost of Printing
This morning Scott Bourne had an article on doing your own printing or sending it out. A nice short and fairly concise article. He kind of glossed over the recurring cost issue and this is where I’d like to add a little bit. I’m not a professional photographer, just an avid hobbyist. My wife says [...] Read more »
Are Your Images Permanent?
By trade I’m an IT/Computer Specialist, and have been one for over 35 years. Before that I was an electronics technician. During this time I’ve also been a photographer. The two really dovetailed back in 2000 when I purchased my first digital camera, a Canon EOS-10D. I still use it today and while it is [...] Read more »
Random Mental Wanderings About The Web
This morning I was going through my e-mail and various RSS feeds when it struck me just how much the internet has changed over the years. More to the point, how the tools have changed. I’ve been involved with the “Web” since early to mid 90′s. I guess that makes me one of the “old [...] Read more »
Site Update/Catalyst Theme Review
I’ve been using the TwentyTen theme included with WordPress with some modifications. It’s not a bad theme by any stretch of the imagination. However, I wanted to be able to mod things with out as much effort as it was currently taking. Yup, I’m lazy. There is also the added risk of messing something up and not [...] Read more »
Political Correctness
Over the last couple of decades the scope of political correctness has been boarding. Back in the 18th century the term referred to any ideas or statements that were inline with the prevailing political thoughts or policy. Today the term has come to mean ideas, policies, and behavior seen as seeking to minimize social and [...] Read more »
Question: Is SEO Necessary?
As I stated in an earlier post, I sort of backed into the field of SEO by accident. I knew that it existed and that it is still a relatively new field but a growing one and that I only had the vaguest ideas as to what was really entailed in it. If I was [...] Read more »
Book Review: Sitepoint’s Build Wicked WordPress Themes
I’ve been working with WordPress for a couple of months now and I have been teaching myself as I go. One of the really great things about WordPress is the theme system. I find it really well thought out. Still trying to learn all of the ins and outs can be a bit trying. Even [...] Read more »
What I’ve Learned About SEO So Far
Search Engine Optimization. Sounds easy, just create some meta-tags and you’re all done. Right? WRONG! SEO is not easy, in fact I’ve learned it is a hell of a lot of work. Not the back breaking work of, oh say, a construction worker, or a mason, or any of the manual labor trades. Just a [...] Read more »