The Importance of a Solid (Code) Foundation

This will be a short article using an analogy to get the point across in a way more people can understand. My wife and I have been saving up for a year (or more) to get new kitchen appliances.  We are looking into a 4-piece set – an electric range, dishwasher, overhead microwave, and refrigerator. […]

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Thoughts on Federal Taxes

With a new President comes complaints about some everyday topics like taxes, jobs, health care, retirement / social security, other government programs, etc.  One topic I’d like to touch on just briefly is taxes.  When taxes go up for any bracket, there’s uproar.  One bracket that I’m for going up is for the “rich”.  What […]

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Using PHP Lambda Functions with WordPress add_action() and add_filter() Functions

I’m a fan of anonymous functions and reusable function definitions, like PHP lambda functions in JavaScript.  I’ve used anonymous functions in WordPress development where possible, so for example: add_filter(‘widget_text’, function($html) { if( strpos($html,'<?php’) !== false ) { ob_start(); eval(‘?>’ . $html); // Close the current PHP tag…the contents we’ll get will have <?php ?> tags […]

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“That’s Easy”

I’ve begun my third year of running Nevis Technology full time.  A huge piece of advice in negotiating I’d like to share is not to use words that explain ease or simple solutions.  I don’t mean to take advantage of your clients who may or may not know your technical explanations – it’s more about […]

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2016 Resolution: One Day at a Time

Sometimes I get overwhelmed when I’m thinking about where I’m at with my goals.  Part of it is I get impatient and I want to do better.  For example, at the beginning of each year, I think I of saving a certain amount of money, repairs to my cars, things to do to the house, etc.  I can feel […]

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