Meet Michael Martin, the developer behind ProBlogDesign.com. Michael is a designer who initially wanted to simply create an awesome WordPress design blog to share tips and tutorials with other web developers and bloggers on how to build great websites. Very quickly, however, the blog lead to an influx of requests to design websites for clients. I started getting requests from people to design their websites for them, and for that reason, started offering our custom design and development services within a few months. I now work with a fantastic graphic design partner, and we have a great group of talented programmers […]
How to Lose Friends and Create Enemies Online
Have you ever thought to yourself… “Self, I have far too many friends; I would like to lose some but I don’t know how!” Or how about, “Ya know what my life is lacking? An arch nemesis!” And maybe you don’t feel like confronting your now-friends and soon-to-be enemies in person, so what better place to come avatar-to-avatar or remain completely anonymous in your quest to make others cry … than the internet! Become the Food Foe If you have friends who talk a lot about their dietary restrictions (whether by choice or for health reasons) i.e.: being vegan, kosher, […]
WordPress Community Memes
During Matt Mullenweg’s recent AMA on Reddit, he was asked by aaronjorbin: Of all the WordPress community memes, which one is your favorite? Matt (photomatt) replied: DerpPress is pretty funny, and some days I miss WP Wank. Recently I enjoyed #thingswpdailywouldpost and the response: torquemag.io/things-wpdaily-would-post. Pretty much anything Mike Adams (mdawaffe) sneaks into the code, be it easter eggs or Ghostbuster references. Mark Jaquith had some pretty hilarious ones but I can’t find them at the moment, maybe other folks could post their favorites too. 🙂 Have you seen all of these? Which on is your favorite? More importantly, any funny ideas […]
What Does “Startup” Mean?
The current economy being a bit recessed across the US, a lot of people are unable to find jobs and are turning to entrepreneurship and starting their own companies instead. The dream of entrepreneurship has become more motivating than the goal of working for 40 years and living out your final years on retirement savings. There are a lot of different companies to be started: small businesses, service-oriented businesses, and startups. There is a bit of confusion about what it means to start a startup. Not all new companies are startups, nor should they be. Definition of a Startup A […]
3.6 Oscar Now Available for Download
Cue Billy Holiday! At last… WordPress 3.6 Oscar is now available for download.

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