My current development setup

I use a number of programs for development.  They can be intertwined, have nuances, etc.  I offer some thoughts on each, but also serves as a reminder on my development setup.   NetBeans This is my IDE for web development.  I use it because it compiles LESS,...

Alias your gmail address

I came across an article that talked about how to get around using the same email for two different Twitter accounts: Twitter Tip: Create Multiple Twitter Accounts With the Same Email Address   To me, the article suggested that there would be a way to link two...

Increasing your upload limits

You may have issues with your hosting provider when uploading large images, typically more than 2MB.  That size can handle small images and icons, but nothing significant like audio, PDFs, etc.  To get around this, you can usually increase the size limit.  You do this...

Transferring a website only

With BluePrint-Q, I’ve generally been taking on clients’ websites and their domain names.  This past week, I took on TBS Automation.  They have a number of other services associated with their domain name (e.g. mail, SSL) that did not make sense to...

Hiding WordPress backend menu items

I’m reworking a client’s site and am replacing their functions.php.  In there, I found a function that I wrote to remove specific menu items from the WordPress Administrative area.  For future reference, here it is: /** * Several menus items are shown to...