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Bobby asks: What is the best web language today? What is the worst web language? Does the practice of one vs another show the capabilities of the developer, or the limitations of the task? Those are some tough questions to answer. I’ve somewhat talked about this before. I would probably say that the problem is [...]
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Snowing/sleeting … kind of. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
Here’s your chance. Ask me anything you want in the comments and I will give you an answer. It can be anything from Technology to Photography to the best cure for hiccups. There’s no question that is unacceptable. This post is part of Episode 6 of the weekly Ask Matt Series.
I’ve released a generic open source User class for PHP. It still has a ways to go before it’s everything I want it to be, but it is in a usable state now. The general idea is that you can just drop it in place, then begin making use of it in your code. This [...]
WordPress Filter v1.3.1 has been released and contains a couple bug fixes dealing with categories and editing filters. It is recommended that users upgrade to obtain these fixes. The latest version can always be downloaded from the WordPress Filter page.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. And so it begins … (yes, that’s me in a full on suit and tie) This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
Brady Asks: What causes business cycles? Talk about a complex question uttered in four simple words. I’m afraid I may have to take a cop-out on this one. I don’t really see any way to pinpoint it to one, or even ten specific causes. The number of variables would be so enormous that I could [...]
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Little known fact — I can wrap either of my arms completely around my head. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
Ezra Asks: Do you know if its possible to turn an email box into an RSS feed? I’m sure it is. Although how to go about doing it will depend largely on your email provider. For instance, if you’re on GMail, there’s an Atom feed available of your mailbox already, although it requires a feed [...]
Tim Asks: What is the answer to life, the universe, and everything? Oh and do you have any cool WP plugins coming out? The answer of course, is 42. ;) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aboZctrHfK8 As for WordPress plugins, hopefully I’ll be releasing version 1.4 of WordPress Filter soon. I think WordPress Filter is a pretty great plugin, mainly [...]
Here’s your chance. Ask me anything you want in the comments and I will give you an answer. It can be anything from WordPress to the Economy to Flowers. There’s no question that is unacceptable. This post is part of Episode 5 of the weekly Ask Matt Series.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
I was bored, so … I don’t really see it with any of them … guess that’s why my highest match was only 64%
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Been one of those days … This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
Last month I was a bit startled to receive an electricity bill that was a little over double what it had been. Obviously the key factor at play here was the dip in temperatures. But it still seemed wild that it more then doubled to me. I decided to do a bit of an experiment [...]
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Uhm … brr? This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. I look absolutely thrilled … I know. Sometimes I just can’t contain my excitement. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Aww This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
Brad Asks: What is the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow? Well, Brad, what do you mean, African or European swallow? httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2R3FvS4xr4 Note: This is part of the Ask Matt series where you, the reader, get to post a question and have me answer it.
Here’s your chance. Ask me anything you want in the comments and I will give you an answer. It can be anything from Technology to Politics to Frogs. There’s no question that is unacceptable. This post is part of Episode 4 of the weekly Ask Matt Series.
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. I decided it was time to take some nice pictures of Atticus finally, so I got out my D200 and started snapping some shots. Cadbury enjoys the camera as well, so she started roaming around and I decided to get some shots of her as well :) You can view [...]
potd, originally uploaded by mwalters. Atticus is hard at work in the office in c’ville This post is part of the Picture of the Day Series for 2009.
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