Entries Tagged as 'Utah'

November 15, 2008

My slides from WordCamp Utah

I spoke at WordCamp Utah at the end of September on using WordPress as a Content Management System (CMS). Here are my slides:
WordPress as a CMS
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August 16, 2008

Learn more about WordPress at WordCamp Utah

WordCamp Utah is a 1-day conference all about WordPress, to be held in Provo, Utah, on September 27, 2008. Speakers will include WordPress founder Matt Mullenweg, WordPress guru Alex King, both visiting from out of town, and several local personalities including Cameron Moll, Thom Allen, Ash Buckles, and yours truly.
I’ll speak on using WordPress as [...]

May 17, 2007

Skype + Applescript = poor man’s voice web services

Skype is one of my favorite applications. I recently used Skype to call someone in Russia and it only cost a few cents. I’ve also been studying the Skype API, which opens some interesting possibilities.
On a Mac, you can combine simple Applescript commands with simple Skype commands to open a lot of possibilities. For example, [...]

May 8, 2007

Make more phone calls and meet more often

A couple of weeks ago I grabbed lunch with Blake Snow. Lots of good conversation, time went by fast, and I was reminded of the importance of getting together in person. Blake has an excellent blog on tech and business at Smoothharold.com. His pro blogging experience has brought a slightly “critical” bent (in his words) [...]

April 19, 2007

Seven ways the Internet is changing politics

1. Last week I attended the opening event of Phil Burns’s new company Politic2.0, a platform for communication between politicians and citizens. When I first heard about the event, I was skeptical that it would be anything more than the buzz-word-ification of another niche, but by the end of the event I was really [...]