• Revitalizing the Stagnant Web: Reflections from WordCamp Canada

    Revitalizing the Stagnant Web: Reflections from WordCamp Canada

    The WordPress community can be so strange sometimes. But I mean that in a really good way! The last few days at WordCamp Canada were a great reminder of that. I always walk away from a WordCamp feeling inspired. The conversations, interactions, and things you learn are re-energizing and invigorating. Anyone reading this who has…


  • Implementing AI in Open Source Without Losing the Human Touch

    Implementing AI in Open Source Without Losing the Human Touch

    AI is changing how we build and collaborate in Open Source. This post explores how to thoughtfully integrate AI into contributor workflows without losing what makes our communities human, creative, and welcoming, and why the most important decisions still belong to us.


  • The Ghosts of Unactivated Contributors

    The Ghosts of Unactivated Contributors

    Contributors don’t arrive fully formed. They find their way, like hikers choosing different routes up the same mountain. This post explores what it means to activate observers, prevent territoriality, and create space for others to thrive, so the community is not haunted by those who might have stayed if they had been engaged with effectively.


  • 12 Years Contributing to WordPress

    12 Years Contributing to WordPress

    Join me as I reflect on reaching a new milestone in my journey as an Open Source maintainer: 12 years since first contributing to the WordPress project.


  • Testing Jetpack 2.0 Social Media Distribution

    Testing Jetpack 2.0 Social Media Distribution

    One of a handful of new features released in Jetpack 2.0. Still no reblogging from .com sites to .org sites though.


  • PressThis Episode From Providence WordCamp

    Check out another great episode of the Slocum Design Studio podcast PressThis filmed on location at Providence WordCamp featuring yours truly! Read the article…


  • Instagram Web Profiles

    Instagram Web Profiles

    My Instagram web profile is here, damn does it look good. Good job Instagram team!


  • Announcing Instagram Profiles on the Web!

    Finally! Can’t even count how many times I viewed a photo that I liked on Instagram and couldn’t explore more of that user’s photos, or follow them. https://blog.instagram.com/post/35068144047/announcing-instagram-profiles-on-the-web


  • Sandy A Grim Reminder: Back Up Your Data

    “For businesses, some will shut down due to this loss of data: 93% of companies that lost their data center for 10 days or more went bankrupt within a year”


  • tiltShift.js

    A jQuery plugin that uses the CSS3 image filters to replicate the tilt-shift effect. This is a proof of concept and currently only works in Chrome & Safari 6.


  • WordCamp Providence Summary

    WordCamp Providence Summary

    Last weekend was the first WordCamp Providence, and things couldn’t have gone any better. The event was sold out at about 200 people who travelled from all over the country to attend. As per usual at WordCamps, I met a lot of really cool people, saw a bunch of familiar faces, and even ran into…


  • WordCamp Providence Slides

    WordCamp Providence Slides

    Thanks to everyone that attended my first WordCamp speaking session today. Below are the slides from my session. If you thought of any questions that you would like answered, feel free to leave them in the comments. WordPress Plugin Development – Stirred Not Shaken Slides I am also giving out a free copy of Jesse…


  • WordCamp Providence

    WordCamp Providence has started. About 200 people showed up. Not bad for the first one. Great job to the organizing team. Looking forward to speaking at 1:45 in room 228. Come by and say hi!


  • Hello world!

    Welcome to my new site! This is my first post. What can you expect here? Well, for a long time I have wanted to set up a blog for myself to post useful links, and resources that I come across throughout the day and I finally kicked myself in the rear and did it. It’s…


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