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How WordPress Destroyed the Internet

How WordPress killed the internet: poor architecture erodes sites from the inside out. [...]

Review of Web-based Bug Tracking and Project Management Software

Help! I gotta keep track of everything I gotta do! There is help available to track your projects, you just got to know where to look. [...]

MODx vs. WordPress (revisited)

The last article I wrote about this topic was criticized as being heavy-handed in my complaints about WordPress, so in this article, I am revisiting the topic from the other side of the fence. There are things about WordPress that are great, and there can many good reasons why you’d choose it as your Content Management System. [...]

Comparing Online Invoice Software

Ready to do more with your on-line invoices? With a small monthly fee, there are some great packages out there that can help you run your business more effectively. [...]

WordPress vs. MODx

WordPress vs. MODx, from the standpoint of a developer [...]

Releasing New Versions of your WordPress Plugins

If you are a WordPress plugin developer, then this post is for you. There is very little documentation on how to effectively use the WordPress Subversion repository, and the repo architecture is critically flawed in its structure making “kosher” usage seem entirely buggy. Worse yet, the support in the WordPress forums is practically non-existant. [...]

Get a Free 250 MB Upgrade by Clicking the “Get Started” Tab in Dropbox

I’ve been a happy Dropbox user since the private-beta was released a couple years ago. It’s by far my favorite file storage and syncing service, and it gives me peace of mind about backups of critical files.

If you’re an old-timer like me, you may not have noticed the Get Started tab when [...]