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5 Reasons Why Google Chrome is a Better Browser Than Firefox
During the development of my blog I have often times taken into account how the site looks and functions across multiple browsers. I think any good web developer or web designer does this pretty frequently. Cross-browser compatibility is a crucial part to generating and maintaining site traffic. The problem is that many web browsers have little to[.....]
Walking Through Doors That Open To The Touch: How Committing To a Career Helped Me Survive The Great Recession
In March of 2008 I was working in retail for Davidoff of Geneva, selling cigars and humidors, Cartier pens and S.T. DuPont lighters along with other luxurious accessories to the disposable income vacuum of Manhattan. Having a brief encounter with an alcoholic, toxic, and narcissistic general manager I decided to take a stand. What I didn’t know[.....]
Cigar of the Month: Brickhouse Robusto
When I first heard that Brick House by J.C. Newman was named Best Bargain Cigar of 2009 by Cigar Afficionado I was a little pessimistic. Having worked in the industry for Davidoff I gained insight into what truly generates favorable reviews in CA: ad dollars. Just take a look at the consistently subpar cigar reviews[.....]
Schmidt Happens Sails Again
Many people who are not boat owners, or who have never had the splendid opportunity to own a boat can possibly comprehend the amount of time, energy, and good ol elbow grease involved in keeping one afloat… (cough, cough, and money). Meet Schmidt Happens: a 1975 Cal25 built by Jensen Marine in Costa Mesa, California from the 1960s[.....]
Breaking News: I’m a Licensed NY Real Estate Salesperson
It’s official: I have passed the NYS real estate salesperson exam and will now be entering the real estate business full-time in Westchester. Interning with a dear friend of mine Richard Healy, Sr. Vice President at Halstead Property, LLC for the last six months shed a little more light on the business and inspired me to provide[.....]
WordPress Themes: Latest Update on Solitary Genius and Quantum Releases
Hey Everyone. I just wanted to let you know I’m still hard at work finalizing the beta releases for my first ever WordPress themes. I have begun integrating Solitary Genius as the default theme of this site. You will notice that there are a few things still missing, but please bare with me: more is[.....]
WordPress HTML5 CSS3 Themes: First Look at Solitary Genius and Quantum
I’m really excited to announce that on April 19th I will be unveiling the beta releases of my first ever WordPress themes. Sweet! Both themes are designed in HTML5 and CSS3, supporting a variety of browsers and will have some backend customizations. Although I still have plenty of work to do I am still targeting[.....]
5 Features That Would Make WordPress 3.0 A Serious CMS
With the release of WordPress 3.0 anticipated within the next month, I thought I would take the opportunity to voice my opinion on some last minute features I would like to see the development team build into core. Jane Wells, UX lead for WordPress, has been actively engaging the development community over the past few[.....]
Practical SEO Tips When Geo Targeting Long Tail Searches
I had a great conversation with Saibot Technologies founder Adam Furman yesterday about the NY SEO business and some seo strategies he has had success with while serving his clients. Having spent over 11 years in the business, Adam has a great grasp on the best seo techniques relative to custom-tailoring an aggressive link building campaign and building sticky[.....]
Tutorial: How To Create a Free WordPress E-mail Newsletter Service with Feedburner and Mailchimp
WP Beginner put together a fantastic tutorial on how to create a basic and free email newsletter service with Feedburner on a WordPress site back in October. Having worked through their step-by-step guide integrating a Feedburner newsletter into my own site I thought it was a great email marketing solution without having to splurge for[.....]