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LastPass

LastPass is an online password manager and form filler that streamlines and secures your online accounts. Multiple computers and multiple browsers? No problem.

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Kindle Convert

I’m a writer and I promote writers and their work. I’m old school (pen and paper) so the thought of a Kindle was horrifying. Here’s why I’m a convert.

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Hana Code Insert

Do your posts’ fancy HTML code (or embeds or movies or JavaScript) get mangled when you–or worse–someone else, opens your WordPress post in the Visual editor?

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Important Notice Regarding Your Domain Name(s)

In a nutshell, go to http://who.is, check your domain contact info. If you find that your domain contact data is current and accurate, there’s no need to take action. If, however, your domain contact information is inaccurate, you must correct it.

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Category Icons

Finally, with the help of the Category Icons plugin, I can designate certain posts in a list to have an icon.

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Genesis Child Themes on ThemeForest

I knew that StudioPress had put a few Genesis child themes on ThemeForest, but I didn’t realize there were non-StudioPress-built Genesis child themes there. Just a handful for now, but hopefully more to come!

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BackupBuddy

I’ve been looking for years for a good backup solution for WordPress. I finally found it: BackupBuddy.

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Genesis 1.6 Released — and why you care.

StudioPress just released version 1.6 of their Genesis Framework for WordPress. The fact that they have an update at all says quite a bit. Here’s why.

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Deactivating JetPack Modules

I was having trouble with a them conflict and JetPack and finally found a forum post about deactivating JetPack modules that helped me solve the problem. I didn’t even know you *could* deactivate modules in JetPack!

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An Editorial Calendar Plugin I Love

This entry is part 2 of 2 in the series You Need an Editorial Calendar

The WordPress Editorial Calendar plugin shows your posts in a visual calendar-view format that lets you see what’s scheduled to go live and when.

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wordpress.com stats broken? Have no fear, JetPack is here!

The features of WordPress.com are now available to WordPress.org (self-hosted) sites

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Genesis Simple Hooks

Genesis Simple Hooks basically let you put content, code, or whatever you want into places that only developers have dared gone before.

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Set up Google Apps for Email on your Apple Mail using POP

You’re ready to use Google Apps for Email for your domain and you’d like to set it up on your Mac. If you are using only one device (a computer and not also a phone or laptop), you could be using POP.

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Set up Google Apps for Email on your Apple Mail using IMAP

You’ve made the switch to Google Apps for Email and you’d like to set it up on your Mac. If you have multiple devices connecting to that email, you’re probably better off with IMAP.

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Styles with Shortcodes for WordPress

Shortcodes independent of the WordPress theme? With a little button to put the code into your post area? Whoa.

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