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WP E-Commerce Spam Registration

One of my clients had an issue where their site was receiving thousands of spam users registering on their site. This caused his site to be overloaded and was eventually suspended. I initially thought the problem was a spam bot side-stepping captcha, however, that...

Quick Tip: Opening New Illustrator Files in an Older Version

Today I received a logo from a client that was built using the latest version of Illustrator. I am still using CS5 and it didn't want to open the file. Sometimes you don't have time to track down someone with a new version of Illustrator or to request the file to be...

Quick Tip: Extracting Images from Word/Pages document

I often have clients send me images within Word or Pages documents. This creates an extra step in having to extract all the images. You have to open the document and then save each individual image, or so I thought. Turns out, maybe I'm behind the times, that you can...

What is responsive web design?

Responsive design is an approach to web development that focuses on tailoring the structure and format of your content so that it is optimal for viewing across multiple platforms. Plain English: Your website looks just as awesome on a mobile device as it does on your...

Great Podcasts For Web Designers and Creatives

When I’m working I like to listen to podcasts. As of recently I’ve stumbled upon some great podcasts about web design. I’ve learned a lot from these guys and I highly recommend subscribing and listening for yourself.

Part 2: How To Transfer WordPress Sites From Plesk To cPanel

If you are looking for part 1 click here. In this post I will discuss how to get the correct permission for your WordPress Install as well as how to setup DNS, both in cPanel and externally. Step 1: Cleanup unecessary files If you followed the steps in part 1 you will...

Part 1: How To Transfer WordPress Sites From Plesk To cPanel

There comes a time in the life of most websites when they need to leave the home they've grown to love, or hate, to better and greener pastures. The transition is never as easy as it should be and there is always a fair amount of anxiety, stress and unforeseen...

New Website

I finally updated my site. Take a look around and tell me what you think, constructive criticism is encouraged.

The Pixel Painter

This guy is quite the inspiration. 97 years old and still going strong. If I live to be that old I hope I can still be making things that people love.

Freshbooks, Asana, Outright

As a freelancer I have many things to worry about on a daily basis, so it is imperative to my bottom line to be as efficient as I can be. In order to aid me in correcting my poor organizational skills I sought out on a search for the best productivity software.

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