Monthly Archives: January, 2010

A hilarious take on Mass Effect

As I work on my first playthrough of Mass Effect 2, I’m taking notes to post my own review of it once I’m done. In the meantime, here’s a great video I came across on YouTube that applies the rules of Mass Effect to day-to-day life.

How to make a great print stylesheet

For any website with a sidebar or a background image, print stylesheets are essential. Using “File » Print” is so much more intuitive for users than searching for a “Print this page” button on a website, and creating print-friendly versions of all your pages is a tedious, time-consuming task (especially if you have a blog). A print stylesheet is an elegant alternative.

5 tips on writing WordPress plugins "the right way"

Just like many fellow programmers out there, when I first started publishing my own code for the world to see and use, it wasn’t the greatest. I didn’t fully understand the WordPress API and all the tools it had to offer. I have since learned a lot about how to write WordPress plugins “the right way”—the most efficient, clean, and safe way, that is. WordPress has functions, classes, and hooks that work right out of the box to make plugins easier to code and less risky to use. Here are a few of my favorite tips.