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Cat Ipsum
Have you ever used “Lorem ipsum”? If so, you’ll likely recognize the placeholder text used to demonstrate where content should go in a print or web design. Have you ever been bored with Lorem ipsum and...
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DIY Websites
UCI hosted the annual UC IT conference, UCCSC, this year. Each summer one of the 10 University of California campuses hosts the conference which brings IT professionals together for two days of...
View ArticleNew Drawing Blog
“We all have 10,000 bad drawings in us, the sooner we get them out the better.” – Walt Stanchfield I love to draw. I always have. However, when I haven’t drawn in a while I get performance anxiety and...
View ArticleWordCamp OC 2014
Tickets for WordCamp OC went on sale on Wednesday. Last year it sold out in a few days, so get your tickets now if you want to attend. If you use WordPress, develop for WordPress or just want to learn...
View ArticleNew IT Website: Presentation at UCCSC 2014
I had the opportunity to speak again at UCCSC. UCCSC is a technology conference that travels to different UC campuses each year. This year it was hosted in beautiful San Francisco. My presentation was...
View ArticleWordCamp SF 2014 – October 25 & 26
Last year I attended WordCamp in San Francisco via Live Stream. This year I had hoped to go to San Francisco and see the camp in person. However, life got busy and I missed the opportunity to buy a...
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WordCamp OC 2015
Unfortunately, I can’t go this year. However, you should go if you can. It will be held on June 6th and 7th in Costa Mesa. Tickets go on sale April 15. Tickets usually go quickly, so don’t wait to get...
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DrupalCamp L.A. – 2015
DrupalCamp LA is being held this weekend, August 29-30, 2015, at UC Irvine. It’s an annual free conference for the Drupal communities in Los Angeles, Orange County and the greater Southern California...
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WordCamp US – December 4 – 6, 2015
This year’s central WordCamp is being held in Philadelphia, PA instead of San Francisco. I have attended the past two years via Live Stream. It’s an inexpensive way to still participate in the...
View ArticleDrawing again…
Our drawing blog, 10,000 Bad Drawings, is back in swing again. We’re trying a group blog again with a monthly subject. So, far the response hasn’t been great, but it has inspired me to start drawing...
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WordCamp Orange County Tickets on Sale!
WordCamp OC tickets go on sale on Tuesday, May 17th at noon. It will be held at the Cove – UCI Applied Innovation this year over in the Research Park on July 9th & 10th....
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Embedding Flickr Photos
Did you know it’s easy to embed Flickr photos into your WordPress post? Just copy and paste the photo’s URL onto it’s own line and WordPress will auto-embed the photo for you. See above. That’s my...
View ArticleThe Story of Cats
Anyone who knows me knows how much I love cats. This two-part mini series on PBS is a fascinating look at the species. It’s amazing how much our companion cats have in common with their wild cousins.
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Embedding Instagram Posts
Did you know that WordPress makes it easy to embed an Instagram post? No plugin needed. Simply paste in the Instagram’s image URL while viewing the image. You can also get to it by clicking the […] and...
View ArticleGutenberg is growing on me
Like many, I’ve been watching warily as WordPress 5 pushes the new Gutenberg editor onto us. I’ve been watching not only as a person who uses WordPress regularly, but as a person who administers and...
View ArticleWPCampus in Portland
Want to join a community of like-minded folks who are dedicated to advancing WordPress in higher education? WPCampus is hosting their annual in-person conference in beautiful Portland, Oregon this...
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‘DIY Websites’ Presentation at WPCampus
On July 26, 2019, I gave a presentation at WPCampus in Portland, Oregon to share how UC Irvine has leveraged WordPress Multisite as a popular web hosting option for small websites and blogs. DIY...
View ArticleWPCampus 2020 Online
Registration is open for the WPCampus conference. This year, due to COVID-19, the conference will be online from July 29 – 30. Registration is free! Registration is required to attend the event, but...
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The incredible usefulness of Reminders
I’ve used several task methods over the years to stay organized. I still use a few like OmniFocus and the ToDo lists in Outlook for work-related tasks. However, I’ve just discovered how useful the...
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