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Transmit 5 was released back in mid July. I picked it up right away, not only for...

TLDR; Spigot has a new JSON feed for posts, and you can find it here: https://spigotdesign.com/feed/json. Our...

<h3>Position: Web Designer</h3> We are currently seeking a talented website designer with a keen interest or experience...

Like many of my peers, I've had a love/hate relationship with Adobe in recent years. Yes their...

When you delete an email in Postbox, by default the next message is selected. That means it...

We've recently started using Apple Pages over InDesign for client proposals and contracts. It's part of a...

We love Asana here at Spigot, if it wasn't obvious enough. When we work with clients that...

I love using Fluid to run websites as an app, especially websites I need to keep open...

Jetpack released a new React powered interface in version 4.3, released on September 8th of this year....

One of the most rewarding things about web development is that it's always changing. New code specifications,...

I've been using Tweetbot for a few years now and it's still my go to Twitter app...

When you're building a number of pages in WordPress that are closely tied to a main, or...

This snippet is from a book project - the book title needed to be shown on all...

Chrome 49 removed a minor feature that I used quite a bit - the screen size indicator...

Asana pushed a redesigned branding last week, updating their logo, website and web app. They nailed it in...

When ever a new version of OS X is released, Ars Technica puts out as thorough a...

WooCommerce comes with a default set of credit card icons that look like this: If you like...

We've been running Cinch Hosting for nearly a decade now. We've also been quietly running a web...

Since I've been somewhat opinionated in the past regarding email etiquette, a recent post by Anand Sanwal...

If you're building a responsive site with a fixed header, you may have run into troubles with...

I've had this floating xScope toolbar on my desktop for a few weeks, getting in the way....

For a few years now I've used Snippets for keeping track of code snippets. It's been a...

I don't play as many games as I used to, for all the same reasons you don't...

WordPress stopped auto filling in the 'admin' username on install a while ago in version 3.7, but...

April 10 Update: MainWP Support found the issue. Apparently there was conflict between the way MainWP handles...

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YBtspm8j8M] Up until about a week ago the home page of Spigot contained the video above...

Here's how we develop WordPress websites using Sass and Gulp. At least for this week. We use...

A recent project required that the post date show the year only if it wasn't written in...

I'm very glad to have chosen design as a career path. But if I had to do...

If you use Hybrid Core or any of the themes on Theme Hybrid, or use Get the...

I love Asana and Instagantt. Love them. I also love using them as standalone apps using Fluid....

I recently ran into an issue with redirect loop when logging into a new WordPress site. Enter...

Over the years I've used many project management systems to keep Spigot on track. From Basecamp to ActiveCollab...

After a recent launch a twitter follower asked how we manage development and I replied: https://twitter.com/spigot/status/498143133465460737 He...

By default, OS X rearranges desktop spaces based on usage. If you're like me and want to...

The updating process with most Mac software is painless, especially App Store apps. Not so with MAMP....

We recently relaunched a site for local Park City real estate agent Nancy Tallman, built around Placester,...

After upgrading to Yosemite this morning I got the following error from FontExplorer X Pro: "FontExplorer X...

I absolutely love Advanced Custom Fields. It's part of the reason I love using WordPress so much....

A client wanted to be able to easily contact customers through the New Order admin notification in...