Bluehost To Expand With Construction Of Advanced New Data Centre

As a supporter of what I think is one of the best low-cost hosting providers, Bluehost, I was pleasantly surprised to hear that Bluehost have just finalised construction on a new advanced data centre for housing their servers. The new 12,000 sq ft facility based in Provo, Utah boasts advanced temperature control, custom server racks [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | March 15, 2011

The 3 Nasty Downsides Of Freelance Programming They Don’t Tell You About

For all the good points about freelance programming like the freedom to do it whenever and wherever you want, the awesome returns you can get from it and more, there’s still some sucky things about it that can’t be avoided. I’m not saying don’t freelance, I’m a fan of it, but keep the following in [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | March 7, 2011

Plugin launch: hCard & vCard generator WordPress plugin. Available now!

Finally the day has come that I’ve launched a plugin! Although, this isn’t my first plugin, not by a loooong way. But it’s the first plugin I’ve ever put up on the WordPress.org plugins repository for public download. The hCard & vCard generator was born from the requirement of a business who wanted to be [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | March 4, 2011

This Is The Secret To Happy Freelance Customers

What Is The Secret To A Happy Customer? Make them feel like they’re being looked after. And how do you do that? Well, have a plan of course. Do You Have A Plan For Your Next Customer? I find that freelance programming jobs go much smoother if you treat each customer like they are going [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | March 4, 2011

Make It Locally: How To Target Your Local Area As A Freelance Programmer

With the exception of a handful of freelance jobs that I’ve taken on, the majority of projects I’ve done in my spare time as a freelance programmer have been within a 50km radius of home. I believe this is mostly due to the advancements of Google’s local search algorithms over the past 12-18 months. First [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | February 28, 2011

8 Days To Teach Yourself Website Design (a Free eCourse)

As programmers it’s always interested to see other people getting into a field that they’re really passionate about and want to make a go of. That’s why creating websites has always attracted a unique crowd. From artists, designers, small business owners, programmers, and even just the regular Joes with something to say. There are literally [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | February 10, 2011

Better Video Blogging For WordPress Using VideoJS

As a programmer it’s rare you come across software that does things exactly how you want it to. So imagine my surprise that after 3 months of using a new HTML 5 compatible video javascript plugin that I come away with very little bad things to say about it. VideoJS HTML5 Compatible Player The HTML [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | February 7, 2011

Are You Making One Of These 3 WordPress Security Mistakes?

In process of redesigning this site a thought struck me. WordPress is quite easy to start with – load up a theme, install some plugins, write some posts – but what about WordPress security basics? Is there a set of rules for WordPress security? Well, there is a number of things I do to ensure [...]

Continue reading ... | Posted By: Josh Kohlbach | January 24, 2011

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