Austin asks: I am looking to embed a photo gallery into my website, but not sure what online photo album to use. In the past I have used Gallery2 and Gallery3 but Gallery seems a bit clunky and outdated. flickr and picasa seem cool, but is it worth the trouble of setting up an online [...]

John asks: Why do you do the Ask Matt series? Basically it’s a good way for me to interact with my readers. This post is part of Episode 8 of the Ask Matt Series.

Kamen asks: I have been developing on WordPress for a couple of years now and everything I know has come from Google hunts, asking others, and banging my head on my desk from time to time. Where did you get your start? Did you start with a platform and learn the PHP and CSS as [...]

It’s been quite awhile since I’ve done one of these, but thought I’d open it up once again. So 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 why is I-95 an odd numbered interstate. There’s [...]

Bobby asks: WHY WHY WHY………is Oracle considered better than MySql or MS Sql Server? I think it sucks. It’s bloated, prone to errors, and nothign works the way it is supposed to. In SQL Server, to backup a database….you right click it and choose backup. In oracle, you go through 10 steps and most of [...]

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 why is I-95 an odd numbered interstate.  There’s no question that is unacceptable. This post is part of Episode  7 of the weekly Ask Matt Series.

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.

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.

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.

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 Jokes to Dogs.  There’s no question that is unacceptable. This post is part of Episode  3 of the weekly Ask Matt Series.

Here’s your chance.  Ask me anything you want in the comments and I will give you an answer.  It can be anything from Programming to Urban Legends to Chickens.  There’s no question that is unacceptable. This post is part of Episode 2 of the weekly Ask Matt Series.

Pat asks: Why are you such a llammah? Well, googling “llammah” shows a link to my blog as the second result.  And well, if it’s in Google then it must be true. Note: This is part of the Ask Matt series where you, the reader, get to post a question and have me answer it.

Jeremy asks: If you were asked to launch a major political movement, what would the platform look like? As I said to Jeremy in an IM after reading his comment, “good grief Jeremy.”   I’ll make an attempt at tackling the question though. I think the 10th amendment to the U.S. Constitution needs to be read [...]

Kate “the Great” Ray asks: An executive drove from home at an average speed of 30 mph to an airport where a helicopter was waiting. The executive boarded the helicopter and flew to the corporate offices at an average speed of 60 mph. The entire distance was 150 miles; the entire trip took three hours. [...]

Bobby asks: If you could have any one thing for Christmas, or be in any one new place, or meet any one person….what/where/who and for what reason. Thanks for the question Bobby, I’ll answer all 3 parts. Thing for Christmas I’m going to take the somewhat selfish approach in answering this question.  No world peace [...]

Jason asks: Barack Obama was elected on a push for “change” and no more “politics as usual” yet he’s stacked his cabinet with old faces and names, the usual politicians, and pulled a lot of people from Chicago which still has a reputation as being less than stellar. So does this mean pumpkin pie will [...]

Jason has been running this for the past couple of weeks, and I think it’s a pretty neat idea.  I know I don’t have tons of readers these days since I went so long without posting consistently, but I’m trying to change that now. So anyhow, here’s your chance.  Ask me anything you want in [...]