A blog by John Hawkins, mainly about WordPress
One of the many groups I'm involved with is called Shift Vegas. The goal is to shift the outsider's perception of what Las Vegas is all about. Believe it or not, casinos and strip clubs isn't all we have going. There are many sub-groups to Shift … [Continue reading]
I'm working with a client (who shall remain nameless) to help get their WordPress site up to date. They are currently running version 2.8.4, which is about 3 years out of date. I wasn't sure how the theme or the plugins were going to handle the … [Continue reading]
Better late than never, that's what they always say, right? I've had a project on my plate for a while that started out as one thing and then morphed in to something totally different. The problem is, I didn't notice the fact that it was morphing … [Continue reading]
A few months back I wrote a post that featured a chunk of code I use when developing/debugging WordPress sites. All it did was display the path to the template file that was being used to display the page you were viewing. Not overly complicated or … [Continue reading]
You've probably seen me tweet or post about the amazing things going on in downtown Las Vegas over the past year or so. But, if you aren't from the area and haven't had a chance to experience what's been going on, it may just sound like I'm over … [Continue reading]
Last September I attended WordCamp Portland which was set up as an unconference. If you are unfamiliar with the term, an unconference doesn't have a pre-scheduled list of speakers. At the beginning of the day there was a large whiteboard with … [Continue reading]
Yesterday I celebrated my 42nd birthday. I have to say, I'm both excited and a little concerned for what the next year may hold. Mainly because the past year has been pretty much insane. Let's recap: Business What started out as a 3 person … [Continue reading]
After purchasing some concert tickets from a broker/buddy he asks me, "Hey, I have an extra pair of tickets for tonight's Kings game, do you want 'em?" I had never been to a Kings game before, but wasn't about to turn down free tickets. My wife Chris … [Continue reading]
It was the day before Mother's Day and my wife and I were sitting on the couch watching the Ranger's game on TV. Playoff hockey is always great, but this year is even better than usual because the L. A. Kings had beat their first two opponents and … [Continue reading]
I spent a lot of time at my desk. I mean, a LOT of time. I'm really trying to cut down on the numbers of hours I spend at the desk and I'm going for the 'Work smarter, not harder' approach. So one of the things I thought I should do was track how … [Continue reading]
