ios 7 & Mavericks
Aug24

ios 7 & Mavericks

Last year I jumped over to Mac. I have been so pleased with my Mac that I have become a bit of a dreaded “fanboi”; unapologetically I should add. I absolutely love Mac and for the working design, coding or web professional there really is no better way to go. Macs are fast always on and trouble free. The MacBook Air I am typing this on was purchased over a year ago hasn’t given me a single problem, is just as fast as...

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Turn off WordPress Comments
Aug23

Turn off WordPress Comments

WordPress comments can be useful once you know what you are doing. If you don’t then they  will rapidly become a spam magnet just waiting to receive an impressive volume of junk. Turn comments off until you know how to prevent this spam menace. Go to Settings > Discussion This is the area where you can configure how comments are handled. We will only be using setting native to wordpress and not third-party plugins meant to...

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WordPress Author Abilities
Aug22

WordPress Author Abilities

WordPress author roles inherit all the abilities of subscribers and contributors but have a significant number of other editing abilities that make creating complex posts easier. The most notable tool is access to the main editor tool and other abilities described in full below.

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WordPress Contributor Abilities
Aug22

WordPress Contributor Abilities

Contributor accounts inherit all the abilities of subscribers but can also submit material for review and posting to the site.  This user level can create drafts of work and then submit the final work to the editorial staff which can then decide where to place and how to tag the article. About WordPress Contributor Roles Contributors may create drafts and submit final work for review via the Quick Press tool found on  the home screen...

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WordPress Subscriber Abilities
Aug22

WordPress Subscriber Abilities

Subscribers are  two steps up on the the role hierarchy counting normal visitors as a role, then unverified ( simply means someone has registered for an account but has yet to respond to the email sent to them requesting they verify their email) and finally subscriber. Subscribers have the ability to manage their own profile and read. Some wordpress installs require that you at least be a subscriber to comment or to view certain...

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Daylight Fluorescent Bulbs for Digital Photography
Aug16

Daylight Fluorescent Bulbs for Digital Photography

Among the hardest things to do in photography is establishing the right light. At least for someone like myself that knows very little about photography or lighting. I do however know one thing for sure. I don’t like yellow photos. Old tungsten lights make my pictures yellow. Florescent lights (office kind and curly household variety) make my pictures yellow. I don’t like yellow photos (I know I already mentioned it) There...

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