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This Week I Learned: Custom Meta Boxes and Post Meta
“Can we have a l way to link a slider image to a specific page?” my client asked. “Sure, no problem,” I said. Now, I had never done this before, but it seemed easy enough to do. In my mind, I pictured the solution: In the slider custom post type (cpt), I need a custom…
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Learning New Things: Bower
Along with Grunt, another tool I’ve been playing around with is Bower. What is Bower? It’s a package manager for the web, duh! Ok, let’s back up. What does that even mean? Two bits of information should help clarify: The origin of the name “bower”. A better understanding of what packages are. Let’s dive in…
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Recipe: Buffalo Chicken Dip
Just thinking about buffalo chicken wings and blue cheese dressing makes me salivate! You? I thought so!;-) This recipe was first introduced to me by my friend Paul. A true friend! I’ve since made it about a dozen times here in Korea, and it’s always (I repeat, always) a crowd pleaser. Wanna please your crowd? Here’s…
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Learning New Things: Grunt
I’m still getting a handle on Grunt. As far as a build tool, I’ve not yet been able to wrap my head completely around it. Maybe I need a better tutorial, or maybe I just need to not get hung up on any task runner that isn’t working right (looking at you, livereload!). I’ll get…
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Recipe: Chipotle Chicken Curry
I love creamy, savory dishes. I also love unique and interesting flavor combinations. This recipe does both, and so much more! Here’s what you need, and what you can add:
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This Week, I’ve Learned… Your Best Isn’t Always Good Enough
They say: “when it rains it pours.” But it’s still a real bummer to get wet. Without being too explicit, I’ve tried really hard in some big endeavors over the past three to four months, and I’ve received the feedback and results:
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BOSI Index: Moving Towards Specialist
For the first two years we lived in South Korea, I was working for an e-commerce start-up, The Arrival Store. They were really big on investing in the team, growing people professionaly, and making sure that we were working in areas of strength. While with them, I took two assessments: the Strengths Finder 2.0, and the…
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Creating a Body of Work
I’ve only just begun to write consistently, but why? Why now?? Podcasts are a big part of my weekly routine. I usually absorb them at 2x speed while working, running errands, running, or whenever I have a spare moment. I love listening to people talk about ideas, get some tips about business, web development and life, and occasionally…
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Recipe: Bacon and Broccoli
Seriously, look at that broccoli. So Green! This is one of my favorite go to meals, ready in about 7 minutes (I can do it in about 5 minutes if I don’t want the bacon so crispy). Here’s how you do it…
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My January 2016 Plan
Every year, I try to make some New Years commitments, and I’ve written about those here. One of the activities I’ll probably engage in on a monthly basis is setting some deliverables to get done that month. There are several reasons for doing this, but in the spirit of going pro, I want to start…