The Sweet Spot for Website Features & Content [link]
Every idea you have for your website has to meet these four criteria.
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Quick WordPress Tip: Get Yer Pritty Lil’ Face in the Dashboard
Every time I log into any WordPress, even a brand new copy, I get a personalized picture in the admin bar. Here’s how you can get that too!
Own Your Content
What if you woke up one day and found your website had disappeared? Would you mourn the hours (or days!) of effort you put into it? Owning your content is the way to prevent that.
Seeking WordCamp Speakers & Attendees (That Means YOU!)
WordCamp Seattle is coming up and you might be a good speaker, even if you don’t think so.
WordPress 4.3: Two New Features Add Efficiency & Security
WordPress 4.3 brings text formatting “autocompletions” and automatic password generation (and weak password shaming!). Check out these features that even the most casual user should know!
Applying User Experience to Real Life [link]
An article came through my feeds yesterday that really struck a chord for a bunch of reasons. It’s hard not to just paste the whole piece here. In “Shut Up and Listen.”, a fellow Seattlite tied together a whole bunch of related strands into great essay. His jumping off point was the recent Black Lives Matter protest which … Continue reading “Applying User Experience to Real Life [link]”
Baseball, Nonprofit Websites, and Better Password Management
Lots of nonprofits don’t have the best password-management systems. It turns out professional baseballs teams don’t either.
A Deadly-Bad Bug Report
What a plane crash can teach us about describing and diagnosing problems on websites.
Just Do It. (I’m Back!)
How I took 30 days off to travel and how that applies to all sorts of big, far-off decisions.
Chronicle II
The first in a new series of posts that let you know what I’m up to!
you.ngo? What I think
The new NGO domains promise better branding, more online prominence, and easy online donations. Do the claims hold up?
you.ngo? What Others Are Saying
This is Part 2 in a three-part series about the new .ngo and .ong domains. To learn what those are, take a look at Part 1: “you.ngo? What are these new domains, anyway?“ So we know that the .ngo domain is new, promises numerous benefits, and might look pretty great in a browser address bar … Continue reading “you.ngo? What Others Are Saying”
you.ngo? What are these new domains, anyway?
There’s a new player in the game competing for space in your browser’s address bar, and it’s for nonprofits only!
Videos of Assistive Technology and Accessible Websites in Action!
To understand web accessibility, it’s important to understand all the ways a computer can be used to visit your website. Here are six short videos of “assistive technology.”
Who Sees Your Home Page?
What percentage of users view a home page? Is it as high as the name might imply?
Fake Follow: March & April 2015
Twitter is disjointed but covers it all. This month includes my email signature, a new plugin, the usability of Delta’s app’s name, African emoji, and more!