Friday night the sky lit up at sunset. Joan and I headed to North Beach in San Clemente, where I captured this shot from the lawn in front of the Ole Hanson Beach Club, using my iPhone 4. Day 273 of Project 365.
WordPress Project: Book Launch Video Blog
March 20, 2011 By 1 Comment
This project was launched in December 2010 to coincide with the publication of Diana Mercer’s new book Making Divorce Work. Diana is an attorney who specializes in divorce mediation. Her mediation firm Peace Talks already has an established website and identity. For this companion site to the book, Diana wanted something that carried some of the same colors, but [...]
What is the WordPress KM Project?
March 14, 2011 By 9 Comments
Knowledge Management is a term laden with baggage. For some people, KM synonymous with expensive IT systems and tools. For others it conjures memories of failed initiatives from a time past. But for most people, KM is a concept that they really don’t get. Not that they need to “get it.” The term itself was [...]
Another WordPress Project Launched
March 13, 2011 By 2 Comments
Most people, when they think of WordPress, assume it’s for hobbyists and bloggers, and the the design will look like a template. The Crossing proves this assumption wrong. The website isn’t a blog in the usual sense, but a great example of how WordPress can be used for pure content management with a unique style [...]
29 Posts in 29 Days
February 2, 2011 By 23 Comments
On January 5, 2011, I committed to writing a post a day for 365 days. After 29 days, I’m happy to report that I’m on track with 29 posts in 29 days. All it took was a little nudge from Scott Berkun and the other good folks at WordPress. Just about one month into the [...]
Managing Your Editorial Calendar in WordPress
January 31, 2011 By 4 Comments
I can see the headline now: “Time travel is now a reality,” says leading WordPress scientist. One of the features that many people either 1. never learned about or 2. forget that it is there is the ability to schedule posts for publication at a specific date and time. By default, when you initially publish [...]
U.S. Speed Sport Goes Live
January 30, 2011 By 3 Comments
One of my latest projects went live this weekend. U.S. Speed Sport is devoted to the memory of one of the pioneers of hot rodding, Ted McMullen and his company U.S. Speed Sport. It’s a WordPress powered site using a custom theme I built on the Studiopress Genesis framework. Why build on the Genesis framework? [...]
Remembering the Ones We Love
January 9, 2011 By 4 Comments
Last month, my grandmother passed away at the age of 95. Ruth Vanderploeg was in amazingly good health, living independently in the home she and my grandpa had shared for over three decades, walking regularly, entertaining guests and even teaching English. She suffered a massive stroke, and never regained consciousness. She passed away a few [...]
Project 365 – A Post a Day
January 5, 2011 By 3 Comments
Creating content on a regular basis can be challenging. Some so-called blogging experts suggest that you need to post regularly to build your audience. That may be true if that aligns with your goals, but I agree with Scott Stratton’s theory. I heard him speak a couple months ago at a Linked OC event, and [...]
Video via the Updated WordPress iOS App
October 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Recently an update to the WordPress iPhone/iPad app was released in the iTunes App Store. One of the interesting new features is the ability to record, upload, attach and play videos directly within the app. I know several people who would love to streamline and simplify the process of posting video in near real time, [...]
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