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Setting up a WordPress Development Environment (and have it work)
One of the challenges developing in WordPress for me was setting it all up in a “localhost” environment. I went through a few trials with this but in the end, this is the best way that I have found. And it’s easy. If you have copied down a WP install to your development machine, fired [...]
Your Medical Resume
Last weekend I had to up my training as a foster parent. This means I have to renew CPR, meds training (so we know what the various nasty meds the state requires some kids to be one do…), behavior intervention, etc. These sessions also double as a support group of types, where a handful of [...]
Simple Bikes
My family has an up-and-down relationship with bikes. I learned to ride a bike at six, my oldest daughter has never ridden one, my oldest son started at six but moved to skateboards by 12, my now-12 year old son learned to ride about a week before his 10th birthday, my 7 year old learned [...]
Skype v Google Talk/Voice v iMeet
The boss emailed today and asked for a comparison between Skype, iMeet and a product of my choice in order to cut down on our teleconference/telecommunication expenses. I work for a global company made up mostly of white collar types that talk on the phone a lot every day. The call bridges we use are [...]
Shoddy Journalism
I have an about-to-expire-and-I’m-not-renewing subscription to Men’s Health. The two things that bug me the most about this magazine: A) All the stupid stats. Stuff like (and I’m making this up as an example): studies have found that eating broccoli before noon decreases your chance of dying from a tooth infection 14%! If you try [...]
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