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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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September 3, 2008

How to browse securely with SSH and a SOCKS proxy

I was in Moab this weekend with my family and our motel had free wireless Internet. I used SSH and a SOCKS proxy to create a secure tunnel to my iMac at work. This allowed me to browse Gmail and Facebook securely.
Here’s a screencast on how to create an SSH tunnel and browse securely in [...]

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 [...]

April 14, 2008

Focus on the highs, not the lows

Gordon B. Hinckley called for more optimism:
I come to you tonight with a plea that we stop seeking out the storms and enjoy more fully the sunlight. I am suggesting that as we go through life we try to “accentuate the positive.” I am asking that we look a little deeper for the good… (Be [...]

March 13, 2008

You’re Already in the Best of All Possible Situations

Last month I finished reading Bonds That Make Us Free by Terry Warner. Though I found it repetitive in some spots, overall I liked it. My favorite concept from the book was that you are currently in the “Best of All Possible Situations.”
This idea might be traced to Søren Kierkegaard’s parable of The Two Artists:

Suppose [...]