First off, a disclaimer. I have been, and remain a massive Penny Arcade fan. I read the comic, I watch the series, and I thoroughly enjoyed what they did with Strip Search. This article is about why PAX, the Penny Arcade Expo, isn’t for me. Like many folks, I was excited when PAX Australia was… Continue reading Why I won’t be going back to PAX Australia
Commercial Plugin Updates Done Right
Since I created the Automatic Updater plugin, one of the most frequent support requests I get is for commercial plugins and themes. Over the years, the various commercial development studios have created their own update systems, but none of them seem to play nicely with the WordPress core way of doing things. The good news… Continue reading Commercial Plugin Updates Done Right
Why I Tread-Desk
Dr James Levine is widely considered to be one the world’s leading experts on obesity – he was recently named co-director of an initiative sponsored by the Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University, investigating new ways to tackle obesity. For well over 10 years, he’s been researching a concept called NEAT – Non-exercise activity thermogenesis,… Continue reading Why I Tread-Desk
WordCamp Melbourne 2013: WordPress Performance Tuning
At the recent WordCamp Melbourne, I spoke about WordPress Performance Tuning, the mindset you need to take, and what kind of problems you need to watch out for. The video just landed on WordPress.tv, so here it is for you to enjoy! [wpvideo JPGj1tkZ]
Modifying a Treadmill for Tread Desking
To follow up my previous post about my new Tread Desk Setup, here’s how you modify a treadmill to be used as a Tread Desk. This post was originally written by John Ford on an internal Automattic blog, he’s kindly given permission for me to reproduce it here. (PS: Check out John’s awesome current project,… Continue reading Modifying a Treadmill for Tread Desking