The 20 Minute WordPress Installation and Configuration
Friday, October 31st, 2008 Posted in tech tips, webdev | 1 Comment »So, every time I follow the famous 5 minute WordPress Installation Guide, I do a few things differently. These extra steps make the installation take around 20 minutes (if I rush), but I am writing this note, primarily for myself ...
Export data from MySQL to CSV using PHP
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in webdev | No Comments »In a recent project, we were collecting registrations for an event using a PHP web form and a MySQL database. The office worker wanted to download all of the collected data in an excel file. In a subsequent meeting with ...
Good looking, good working forms
Sunday, March 2nd, 2008 Posted in webdev | No Comments »Look, I got some old-school web form techniques that I need to upgrade. I need a user friendly, server friendly, data-worker friendly, programmer friendly, form (in order of importance). Form design shall be inspired by wufoo. It shall protect the ...
CSS Classes and IDs
Monday, February 18th, 2008 Posted in webdev | 2 Comments »I love working with sites designed with CSS and XHTML, but learning and remembering all of the syntax and rules challenges me. When should I use classes and when should I use IDs? What does the HTML and CSS look ...
Initial Design Meetings
Friday, February 1st, 2008 Posted in webdev | No Comments »So, I'm at a meeting with a fellow office worker that wants a new system and I'm struck by how difficult it is for an internal client to talk about what they want. It's not that they feel intrusive with ...
Making Decisions
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008 Posted in webdev | 1 Comment »I just got a new position as Web Developer and am busy taking things in, meeting people and learning about priorities. One of the things that stands out is the quantity of things on my plate that need improvement. I ...