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How to speed up Wordpress

Dusty — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 17:44:51 +0000

Wordpress is a great platform for building websites, but it can be:

slow without optimization
overwhelmed by large spikes in traffic

Justin Williams provides a ten minute recipe for making your Wordpress site faster and more stable.

Three things I know

Dusty — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:19:08 +0000

Amazon’s Jeff Bezos’ tells everything he knows:

1. Obsess over customers: when given the choice between obsessing over competitors or customers, always obsess over customers. Start with customers and work backward.

2. Invent: you can invent your way out of any box if you believe you can. Invent on behalf of your customers -it’s not a customer’s job to invent on to themselves. Listen to customers but know they can’t tell you everything.

3. Think long term: any company that wants to focus on customers has to be willing to think long term. Many initiatives may take 5-7 years to pan out for a company. Thinking long term allows you to be misunderstood. Most inventions take a while to be appreciated.

John Wooden TED Talk

Dusty — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:02:01 +0000

Legendary UCLA coach John Wooden talks about how to succeed with dignity by learning from others and performing to the best of your abilities.

For those interested, here’s the Pyramid of Success he developed that he mentions in his talk.

Programming, design and business tips

Dusty — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 21:53:34 +0000

Particletree, from the creators of Wufoo, a fantastic online form service. Lots of interesting articles, ranging from Seven Pillars of Pretty Code, to the 4 1/2 Day Workweek.

Javascript and screen readers

Dusty — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:43:11 +0000

A good explanation of how screen readers function, along with methods for making pages more accessible when using ...

ADA Compliance Guide

Dusty — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:21:26 +0000

Comprehensive ADA compliance guide and checklist from Cal Poly’s Web Authoring Resource Center.