Video of BlogCon 2011
Here’s the video taken of my presentation from BlogCon 2011. This is best viewed alongside my previous post, “Pimping WordPress,” which contains the slideshow and all the links referred to in the presentation.
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More Resources for WordPress Blogs
Yesterday I shared a lot of tips, plugins, services, themes, and reading assignments with the audience at BlogCon 2011 in Denver. Here are some additional materials I wanted to include in my presentation and initial blog post, but just couldn’t quite squeeze in. More WordPress Plugins If you can’t install NGINX, APC, and Memcached on your server, try W3 ...
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BlogCon 2011: Pimping WordPress
WordPress is without a doubt the best blogging platform available today. Though it has a bit of a learning curve compared to some hosted services like Blogger or TypePad, WordPress gives you a much greater amount of control, it allows you to truly own your content, and it has a library of off-the-shelf designs and ...
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NextGov: Too Many Options a “Downside” to Open-Source
In a recent NextGov post, Joseph Marks interviews Commerce Department New Media Director Mike Kruger, whose claims contain two falsehoods and one instance of trying to turn a feature into a flaw: “Drupal is free but it’s free like a puppy is free,” he said, noting ongoing maintenance and upkeep costs. The downside to an open source CMS ...
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Small Business Neglect Data Backup
The newly released Small Business Authority Market Sentiment Survey shows that less than a third of small businesses surveyed back up their data offsite. As businesses increasingly rely on data—whether it be customer information, creative work, or even internal accounting info—this kind of neglect to insure from the very real (arguably inevitable) risk of data ...
Read More →Thanks to FreedomFest
I just returned from a great trip to FreedomFest in Las Vegas and I had a great time and met a lot of great folks. I especially want to thank Tami Holland and Mark Skousen, who were generous enough to give me a chance to talk to some of the attendees on Saturday. Those of ...
Read More →Notes on MySQL Tuning
Here are some quick notes on dealing with an underperforming server. First, use grab yourself a copy of MySQLTuner. This is a handy little Perl script that will give you great recommendations on how to change /etc/my.cnf, the preferences file for MySQL that allows you to play with a variety of memory settings. To do ...
Read More →Media Temple Tuning Tips
Here’s a quick one for everyone else out there who’s a fan of Media Temple hosting. To get the most out of your dedicated or virtual dedicated box running on MT’s 4.0 platform, check out Making it Better, a great article in MT’s community wiki. This guide will show you how to upgrade to Plesk ...
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Launched: I am Not a Jet Owner
This week ReadyMadeWeb launched IamNotaJetOwner.com for the Hispanic Leadership Fund. This is a great example of a mini-site that can be used to get out in front of a hot political issue. This sort of format can also work well for the launch of a new product or for an event like a wedding or ...
Read More →New Services from ReadyMadeWeb
ReadyMadeWeb is now officially offering a whole slew of new services to clients. I’ll be re-writing our services pages over the next few weeks, but I wanted to give our blog and newsletter subscribers, along with our followers on Facebook and Twitter, an early look at everything we’re going to start serving up to clients. ...
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