3 Reasons To Buy and iPad and Easily Cost Justify It

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It’s well known that the iPad is good for couch surfing or looking cool at your local Starbucks. But my decision to buy an iPad was also easily cost justified. Call it rationalization but if it helps you get over the hump on your decision to buy one you’re welcome to it. I pro-rated my …Read More

Fix “Error establishing a database connection” with WordPress

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I’ve run across a few WordPress sites recently that have been spontaneously throwing “Error Establishing A Database Connection.”  Some of the fixes are pretty simple but in a few cases the root cause was a bit more obtuse. Below are a few things to look into that might help fix the issue if it’s happening …Read More

9 Utilitarian WordPress Plugins I Always Use

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I love plugin discussions! No matter how many times I hear them I always pick up on some plugin that turns out to be useful to me, either on my site or on a client site. But no matter what site I’m working on there are a hand full of “utilitarian” plugins that I always …Read More

Speaking at OpenCamp on WordPress Taxonomies, Categories and Tags

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OpenCamp, a multi-platform conference is coming up at the end of August with an incredible line-up speakers. I’ll also be presenting in the WordPress track (disclaimer, I’m an OpenCamp Co-Organizer). I’m going to be covering content organization strategies using Categories, Tags and Taxonomies in WordPress. Despite the fact that the use of Categories and Tags …Read More

Choose A New Avatar for Scott

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So lately Cali and John & Gio have given me a little crap about my new avatar, Dave thinks I look like Lex Luthor (bah!). No doubt it’s a great picture taken by Leigh Cariccoli so it’s not an affront to her awesome photography skills (you should seriously hire her for an avatar shoot if …Read More

U.S. Army Golden Knights Dropping Into OpenCamp

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Photo courtesy John P. If you haven’t been keeping up with all of the OpenCamp news you might have missed that the U.S. Army Golden Knights (check out their new site) Parachute Team will not only be attending OpenCamp but will be doing 2 jumps for us! The first jump will be on Thursday evening August 26th and …Read More

Evernote Power Tip – Dynamic ToDo Lists

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I’ve been an Evernote user and big fan of the application for sometime now but one thing I’ve struggled with in the application has been the disconnect between my notes and the various ToDo’s associated with them. Sometime ago Evernote introduced the ability to insert a checkbox (instructions at the bottom of this post) into …Read More

Cali Lewis Talks About OpenCamp on Fox4 News

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Cali Lewis makes regular appearances on Fox4′s “Good Day Dallas” to discuss tech. In this episode Cali talks about the upcoming multi-platform, multi-media tech conference “OpenCamp.” (Note: Cali and I are both on the OpenCamp planning committee along with several others). If you haven’t had an opportunity to learn more about OpenCamp visit the OpenCamp …Read More

Think About Your Website Like This…

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The fact is that if most people treated their cars like the treat their website no one would get anywhere. I’ve built a lot of websites, especially in the last two years, and I’ve realized that I don’t always do a good job of explaining to people what they need to know about them. What …Read More

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