Month: May 2007

  • Customized WordPress: Setting up an SVN Repository

    As we progress toward a customized WordPress repository, a journey we began last time with some basic Subversion 101, we’ll need to take another intermediate step and study the subversion intermediate course. While SVN 101 gives us a good jumping off point, that really doesn’t get us anywhere near customized WordPress. To do that, we…

  • Now Hiring: Server Administrator

    In case you had not heard, we are looking to hire an experienced linux systems administrator. Jeremy posted his job listing and I’ll add my thoughts afterwards: Server Administrator (aka: Server Ninja): We’re looking for an experienced server admin. We run LAMP. We run WordPress. We run clustered web servers and database servers. We have…

  • Customized WordPress: Understanding Subversion

    This week, I am tackling a topic of development. Subversion. Namely, Subversion and WordPress and how to create your own custom version of WordPress. However, before I go any further, let me put the disclaimer out there that: You are allowed to do this under GPL If you’re creative, you can probably accomplish just about…

  • Writing for B5 Media – Come on over to Startup Spark

    Hello all, just wanted to let you know that I have been offered an opportunity to write for a great blog on the B5 Media Network. The blog is called Startup Spark and is similar to Venture Files but is a broader version on all types of entrepreneurship. I invite you to check it out…

  • The Technosailor Design Process

    Last week, I launched the new and improved layout of this blog. I mentioned Lisa Sabin created the look. She deserves a lot of credit for taking very vague conceptual ideas and turning them into the layout and design that is being showed off here. Lisa describes the process of doing the Technosailor design work…

  • i Is The New e

    i is the new e as pink is the new black, beta is the new gold, small is the new big, or old is the new new. Sexiness changes and everyone follows sexy. Back in the day (like 5 years ago), it was sexy to use e in front of brands. Remember eToys in the…

  • The Tech Team Adds a Fourth Member

    Yesterday, I posted the announcement about Brian Layman joining the b5media tech team. We’re really excited about hiring him because we have some big plans. Brian is classified as “big guns” in my book. He’s got a lot of development experience and is one of the more active people in the WordPress developer community. It…