Yesterday, I attended my first code camp. I heard about the Iowa Code Camp a few months ago from a tweet by Chris Sutton, one of the organizers (@chrissutton on Twitter).

First off, I really don’t consider myself a “coder.” Most of the time, I can look through a Javascript or PHP script and manipulate it [...]

Because it’s a Saturday night, I’m at home on the computer. (Oh, who are we kidding… I’m home on the computer EVERY night!)
Anywho, I was poking around on the Net and found an awesome WordPress plugin. So, the default WP installation has this boring grayish login box with no apparent, easy way to edit it. [...]

Hey, I kinda like this new look to my site. What do YOU think?
I’ve been trying out quite a few themes lately, but none of them had the right mix for what I was looking for. But I dragged out an old folder of themes, blew the dust off, and found this gem.
Sure, there [...]

I installed the new version of WordPress this afternoon. Why is this so “complicated”? I put that in quotes because it isn’t really that complicated, just complex. Does that make sense? Basically, I’m saying that the instructions aren’t very good and leave a few steps out. Why can’t you just [...]

Okay, I had to relaunch the app but it’s finally working!
I’m typing this post with the brand spankin’ new WordPress app. It popped up in my RSS feed from Pinch Media and I grabbed it right away. It literally came out within the past 30 minutes and isn’t even available via Search yet!
The [...]

I’m using a new-to-me piece of software to post this blog entry. It’s a great WordPress plugin that allows you to control just about everything on your blog from your phone.
I’m excited to see how well this works as this is one reason that I decided to host my own blog. Here goes….