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- Knowledge Bombs
- 02/11/2014
- The past eight months has been an incredibly busy time. Since Lea and I first started talking about working together last May, it's been a non-stop whirlwind. Lea got her U.S. work visa and moved to the States. I brought her on as my employee. We rebranded our podcast. And somehow found time for our bread–and–butter client services work. We learned a lot. About things neither of us ever planned to learn, but were necessary to help us during these…
- Hey! Did Ya Hear?
- 10/24/2013
- Just over two years ago, I joined Lea Alcantara as a co-host of the EE Podcast. We had a fantastic run. Great content, great guests, and loyal listeners and sponsors. And while we didn't know it at the time, it was the first step towards the two of us working more formally together. Over the past year, though, we felt a bit constrained talking only about ExpressionEngine. EE is just one of the many tools we use, and EE is…
- The Power of Community
- 11/19/2012
- Community hasn't always been something that was important to me. An introvert and a bit of a loner, I tend to be most comfortable in my own little bubble. Over the past few years, though, community has become a big part of my life as I've discovered how great it feels to be part of something bigger than myself. For my October contribution to The Pastry Box Project, I write about this power of community.
- EE Podcast Live & Uncut
- 10/31/2012
- A very special episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 80, Lea and I were at EECI 2012 US! A completely different episode than we've done before, we had a ton of fun with a record 10 guests participating in trivia challenges and interviews.
- Returning to My Editing Roots
- 10/25/2012
- I've been an editor longer than anything else I've done in my entire career. It began when I was 15 and was appointed a Section Editor of my high school yearbook. That year, I fell in love with writing and developed a passion for helping other writers communicate. I also discovered I was pretty good at organization, deadlines and details. The following year, I became Editor–in–Chief of that high school yearbook and helped the publication earn a coveted, highly-competitive Silver…
- ExpressionEngine Add-on Dev with Mark Croxton
- 10/13/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! On the heels of our discussion about Stash with Adrienne Travis, Lea and I talk to Stash creator Mark Croxton in episode 79.
- EE Template Partials with Adrienne Travis
- 10/01/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 78, Lea and I talk to Adrienne Travis who shares her template development approach using partials and the Stash add-on.
- ExpressionEngine Search
- 09/13/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 77, we discuss EE search options from basic core functionality to more complex requirements that need add-ons.
- My Project Management Must-Haves
- 09/11/2012
- I've always enjoyed project management. I did it professionally for a software company many years ago, and now I do it every day for my freelance business. Over the years, I've learned how essential project management is for just about every project. And my definition of “project” is broad. Not only do I use project management techniques and tools for my client engagements and running my business, but I use it for the projects I'm involved with such as Web…
- Get to Know @mediagirl
- 08/27/2012
- At EE Podcast we're kicking off a new interview series to help our listeners get to know fellow EE community members who are active on the #eecms stream. Our first “Get to Know #eecms” episode introduces Anna Brown (AKA @mediagirl).
- ExpressionEngine Site Themes
- 08/13/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 75, Lea and I talk with Leevi Graham about ExpressionEngine site themes.
- Free Time? Quality Time.
- 08/10/2012
- Two years ago, when I decided to freelance full-time, almost all of my friends and family predicted I'd have so much more free time. I naively thought so too. With my “own” schedule, I envisioned frequent half-days and regular days off. I thought of new hobbies I could start and all the books I would read and all the extra travel I'd do. As it turns out, these predictions weren't quite right. In my July Pastry Box contribution, I discuss…
- Membership Sites with ExpressionEngine
- 08/02/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 74, we talk with Jon Longnecker and Nate Croft of FortySeven Media about building a membership site in ExpressionEngine.
- I Share Because I’m Selfish
- 07/30/2012
- One of my passions is sharing information. Writing, podcasting, editing, presenting, teaching, mentoring … they are all active and important parts of my life. I get excited when someone is inspired by a presentation, or when a reader learns something new from an article. It's satisfying to give back to the community, especially one that has taught me so much. But as good as that feels, giving back isn't my motivation. Neither is education. As I discuss in my June…
- EE Podcast Survey Results & Listener Mailbag
- 07/25/2012
- While I was on vacation (a fantastic vacation), a new episode of the EE Podcast hit the interwebs. In episode 73, Lea and I share the results of our listener survey, and talk about the process of putting the survey together and analyzing the results. We also answer questions our listeners submitted via email and Twitter.
- EE Framing Logic with Mrs. Flinger
- 07/05/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 72, we catch up with the infamous Leslie Doherty, better known as @mrsflinger, to learn about improving the user experience in ExpressionEngine.
- .net magazine Q&A
- 06/28/2012
- For the June issue of .net magazine, I had the true pleasure of answering several reader's questions. And I really mean true pleasure, because for the first time in months, I got a chance to write without having to research or even pick a topic. Basically, @netmag put out the call on Twitter, picked seven questions from readers, and I answered.
- ExpressionEngine Hosting
- 06/19/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 71, we talk hosting and optimization with Nevin Lyne, Founder and Director of Technology for EngineHosting.
- On Presenting
- 06/06/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 70 Lea and I talk about presenting, sharing some of our experiences at different types of conferences and events.
- Sales Isn’t Just Another 4-Letter Word
- 05/30/2012
- While I have a fondness for most 4-letter words, “sales” has always been pretty offensive to me. I just didn't have alot of positive impressions of sales, both as an employee in sales and marketing departments, as well as a consumer. When I decided to work for myself, I struggled with sales. In large part due to my negative perception of it. But, as any business owner (eventually) learns, you can't avoid sales. For my May Pastry Box contribution, I…
- EllisLab Q&A: ExpressionEngine v2.5
- 05/25/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 69 we get the latest information about the EE v2.5 update from EllisLab Chief Creative Officer James Mathias and Director of Technology Wes Baker. We also announce the EE Podcast listener survey and t-shirt giveaway!
- Efficient EE Templating with DRY
- 05/09/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 68, John Rogerson returns to the podcast to share more tips on efficient ExpressionEngine development.
- Check Yo’ Self Before Ya Wreck Yo’ Project
- 05/02/2012
- Since going freelance full-time (almost two full years ago, oh my!), my professional life has been a series of learning experiences. Of course, I'm picking up new techniques and attempting to master new technologies. But the most important lessons, I've discovered, have more to do with who I am (and how I handle myself) as a person and a professional. When I worked as part of a team for my former employers, the success (or failure) of a project was…
- Remote Teams & Running a Virtual Company with Leslie Camacho
- 04/25/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 67, Lea and I talked with EllisLab CEO Leslie Camacho, who gave us the lowdown on running EllisLab as a virtual company.
- Image Galleries with ExpressionEngine
- 04/10/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 66, we discuss managing galleries natively with ExpressionEngine, as well as add-on options and front-end considerations.
- On Colleagues & Idols
- 04/03/2012
- I recently came across the following quote from sociologist and Harvard professor Charles Willie: “By idolizing those whom we honor we do a disservice both to them and to ourselves. … We fail to recognize the fact that we could go and do likewise.” This quote was the inspiration for my March contribution to The Pastry Box Project, which is now available for your reading pleasure!
- Building a Flexible Foundation for ee-podcast.com
- 03/28/2012
- Script Junkie, the tutorial site I've been writing for since 2010, has been fairly quiet lately. That's because they've been making a move to MSDN Magazine. Now the move is (mostly) complete (aside from a few URL redirects they are still addressing), and tutorials should return to a regular publishing schedule. I've seen some of the topics lined up, and they are not to be missed! Speaking of not to be missed, I wrote an article for Script Junkie in…
- Time-Saving Tips for ExpressionEngine
- 03/27/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 65, Lea and I share some time-saving techniques to help make your ExpressionEngine workflows more efficient.
- Selling EE with Brad Parscale & Marcus Neto
- 03/13/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! And this one is already in my Top 10! For episode 64, we talk about selling ExpressionEngine with EllisLab's Marcus Neto and Brad Parscale of Parscale Media and DevDemon.
- Microformats, schema.org & Freelancing with The Non-Breaking Space Show
- 03/12/2012
- There's a new podcast in town, The Non-Breaking Space Show! Hosted by Christopher Schmitt and Dave McFarland — with the editing and production talent of Chris Enns — the show features interviews with “best and brightest on the web.” Already the show has talked with such great and talented guests as Ethan Marcotte, Paul Irish and Chris Coyier. And the third episode is an interview with me!
- Progressive Enhancement
- 02/27/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! For episode 63, we talk with Aaron Gustafson about progressive enhancement and his book Adaptive Web Design.
- Quit Yer Bitchin’ & Get to Learnin’
- 02/22/2012
- If you missed my earlier announcement, I'm participating in The Pastry Box Project this year. The project gathers one thought every day in 2012 from leaders and thinkers in the web industry. My latest pastry came out of the oven just a few days ago and is ready for your reading pleasure!
- CSS Selectors & Preferred “Styles”
- 02/20/2012
- As I mentioned last summer, I'm honored to be a contributing writer Sherpa for Web Standards Sherpa. The site focuses on best practices and web standards, offering reviews of reader-submitted sites and applications. My latest piece, What's Your CSS Style? is now available for your reading pleasure! In it, I review the reader-submitted klvn.org and discuss different selectors the author could use instead of (or in addition to) id and class selectors.
- EllisLab Q&A, with Lisa Wess
- 02/14/2012
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 62, we're back with another EllisLab question and answer session, this time with VP of Operations Lisa Wess.
- Let’s Make the Web Better with Fundamentals
- 02/08/2012
- For 2012, I'm participating in an interesting (and fun) little writing/sharing project: The Pastry Box Project. Run by Alex Duloz, The Pastry Box gathers 30 people who are influential in their field and asks them to share a thought every month about their work. This clever idea results in one thought every day in 2012 from designers, developers and thinkers in the web industry. There are no rules. No specific topics are assigned. Each "baker" just writes whatever he or…
- Version Control with ExpressionEngine
- 01/30/2012
- Version control has been on my radar for over a year, along with a bunch of other things I've yet to find time to learn and implement. But thanks to the latest episode of the EE Podcast, I'm determined to make version control a priority. In fact, it's the next thing I'm tackling after hitting "publish" for this post! In episode 61, Lea and I are joined by Adam Wiggall and Ian Pitts who fill us in on how they…
- We’ve Come a Long Way, Baby
- 01/16/2012
- After an all–too–short break, the EE Podcast is back for the new year! In episode 60, we reminisce about our first ExpressionEngine sites … the challenges, the mistakes, how we learned and why we continue to use EE.
- EE Podcast Year In Review
- 12/26/2011
- For the very last time this year, a new episode of the ExpressionEngine Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 59, we look back on the past year and discuss the news and events that affected our EE community. Lea and I also pick our favorite add-ons for the year, as well as our favorite episodes since our re-launch this summer.
- Upgrading from EE1 to EE2
- 12/12/2011
- Have you been thinking about upgrading to EE2? Still unsure? If so, don't miss the newest episode of the EE Podcast! For episode 58, our friend Ryan Masuga joins us once again! This time, Ryan fills us in on the upgrade process from ExpressionEngine version 1 to version 2.
- ExpressionEngine Variables
- 11/29/2011
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 57, Lea and I tackle one of the most fundamental parts of ExpressionEngine: variables.
- EllisLab Q&A, with Marcus Neto
- 11/17/2011
- A new episode of the EE Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 56, we're back with another EllisLab question and answer session, this time with Director of Services Marcus Neto.
- EE Speed Optimization, with Jacob Russell
- 10/31/2011
- Coming off the heels of EECI Brooklyn, we've got a new (and bi-coastal!) episode of the EE Podcast for your listening pleasure! Lea joins me post-EECI from Brooklyn for Episode #55, when we talk with Jacob Russell of Devot:ee about optimizing ExpressionEngine.
- Multi-Language Sites Redux, with Nicolas Bottari
- 10/13/2011
- A new episode of The ExpressionEngine Podcast is now live and available for your listening pleasure! Episode #54 picks up from our conversation about multi-lingual sites in episode #49. This time around, we focus more on double-byte character sets and nuances with Asian-language sites.
- HTML5
<audio>without all the<video> - 10/12/2011
- As you may have heard, I was lucky to be asked to contribute a few chapters to the HTML5 Cookbook (early release eBook now available). One of the chapters I wrote was on HTML5 <audio>, and as I did my research for the chapter I noticed the vast majority of articles and books "covering" <audio> are actually focused on <video>. It's understandable, really, since the two new media elements share most of the same attributes, syntax and implementation strategies. But…
- EE Polls, Surveys & Quizzes (Oh My!)
- 10/03/2011
- A new episode of The ExpressionEngine Podcast is now live and available for your listening pleasure! Episode #53 is all about polls, surveys and quizzes, as Lea and I talk about data gathering with ExpressionEngine.
- Mobile Sites with ExpressionEngine
- 09/18/2011
- The latest episode of The ExpressionEngine Podcast is now live and available for your listening pleasure! For Episode 52, Lea and I discuss the distinction between responsive web design and dedicated mobile sites. We also talked about EllisLab's recent announcement to pull the official mobile theme from ExpressionEngine, as well as options for creating a dedicated mobile site with EE.
- Catch the Travel Bug! Wandering EE Designers & Devs
- 09/01/2011
- The latest episode of The ExpressionEngine Podcast is now live, and it is my absolute favorite one so far. In episode 51, Lea and I take a slightly different approach than we've been doing. Instead of interviewing a single person, we interviewed several. And instead of a primarily technical ExpressionEngine focus, we discuss life, travel and the work-life balance.
- Transition to HTML5 with the Newest Web Standards Sherpa (Me!)
- 08/22/2011
- I love markup. Always have. Suspect I always will. With HTML5, my love affair has reached new levels … markup + semantics = swoon. And HTML5 is now my "flavor" of choice. In fact, I've been using the doctype and new structural elements for over two years now! With no issues or problems … just happy clients and interesting, challenging projects. So, when I joined the Web Standards Sherpa crew, I knew that I wanted to write about HTML5 at…
- Documenting ExpressionEngine with Erik Reagan
- 08/19/2011
- A new episode of The ExpressionEngine Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! And it is lucky number 50, which is just impressive in and of itself (tip o' the hat to the podcast's original hosts Ryan Irelan and Dan Benjamin for getting it all started). In the latest episode, Lea and I talk with Erik Reagan of Focus Lab, LLC about documenting ExpressionEngine for the developer.
- Multi-Language Sites with Tom Jaeger
- 08/04/2011
- A new episode of The ExpressionEngine Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 49, we talk with Tom Jaeger of EE Harbor about his experiences working with multi-language sites in ExpressionEngine.
- EE Myths, Truths & Questions with James Mathias
- 07/21/2011
- A new episode of The ExpressionEngine Podcast is available for your listening pleasure! In episode 48, Lea and I talk with James Mathias, Chief Creative Officer of EllisLab.
- Add-Ons That Should Be Integrated Into EE
- 07/07/2011
- In case you missed the news, I'm now co-hosting The ExpressionEngine Podcast with the lovely Lea Alcantara. And we just released our second episode! For our latest episode, Ryan Masuga of devot:ee joins us to talk about ExpressionEngine add-ons.
- Guest Co-hosting with Web Weekly
- 05/28/2011
- Web Weekly is a podcast from my friend Kevin Dees and his co-host, the ever-snarky, Jonas Flint. And I guess since I tend to go well with snark, Kevin and Jonas have twice asked me to join the podcast as a guest co-host.
- Responsive Design With CSS3 Media Queries
- 02/11/2011
- When I launched my freelance site, I did so with a fixed-width design. Why? Because working within the "known" parameters of fixed width was faster for me, and I needed to get the site launched ASAP. Of course, I realized that this meant my site wouldn't resize with different browser resolutions, nor would it always display in the best fashion for mobile users. I knew at some point, sooner rather than later, I would need to address these critical design…
- Attribute Selectors for Efficient CSS
- 02/08/2011
- I'm a big believer in working efficiently so I don't have to work too hard. From time and project management, to the CSS and HTML I write, efficiency is key to me having a life outside of work. When I worked for the corporate dooshes, efficiency was often talked about during the oh–so–efficient "town hall meetings," but rarely encouraged in practice. Instead, the corporate mentality of getting it done regardless of whether it was done right prevailed. And I spent…
- Get Up-to-Speed on
@font-face - 01/05/2011
- As part of my ongoing quest to test the extremes of self-promotion, I'm launching a new category on this here blog to promote the writing I do for other publications. I've posted about these elsewhere articles before, but never in any organized fashion. Now, I'm going to try to update my blog the same day an elsewhere article is published. Content for this blog + shameless self promotion = win for Em. And, dare I say, a win for you…
- Microformats, HTML5 & Microdata
- 11/10/2010
- As I mentioned a while back, I'm honored to be writing for the new ScriptJunkie. My latest efforts have focused on microformats: Simple Semantics with Microformats, Part 1 introduces microformats and looks at XFN Simple Semantics with Microformats, Part 2 covers hCard Simple Semantics with Microformats, Part 3 details hCalendar Simple Semantics with Microformats, Part 4 focuses on combining microfoformats The last in the series, part 4, also introduces a topic I've never talked or written about (even in my…
- Doing a Little Writing for the New ScriptJunkie
- 06/16/2010
- In case you missed my shameless self promotion on Twitter (and Buzz and Reader and Facebook), I've been doing a little writing for a new MSDN site, ScriptJunkie. ScriptJunkie is a new site aimed at client-side developers and focuses on cross-browser information and resources. Yes. Cross-browser. From Microsoft. So far, two four of my articles are live and ready for your enjoyment: Be a CSS Team Player: CSS Best Practices for Team-Based Development Web Accessibility & WAI-ARIA Primer Meaningful Markup:…
- .net magazine Microformats Tutorial
- 05/19/2010
- As part of my ongoing efforts for global microformats domination, I wrote a microformats tutorial for .net magazine — sold as Practical Web Design in the US. And, in my typically verbose fashion, I wrote too much. Lucky for me (and the readers), it was turned into a two-parter. Part one of the tutorial appears in the June 2010 issue (#202). It provides a simple background on microformats, covering some of the core concepts, and then dives right into how…
- It’s All About Me!
- 08/26/2009
- Some of the things I've been working on have gotten a bit of attention outside of my blog, so I figured a shameless self-promotion post was in order. Because, it really is all about me.
