Posts by Bryan Hoffman
The US Debt Limit Explained
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIbkoop4AYE&w=650] In honor of the Republican Shutdown of the US Government, I thought I’d post this video that explains how the US Congress has the power to hold the country hostage.
Read MoreForce 1Password to sync with iCloud
I love 1Password. It’s hands down the most used app outside of my design and development tools. 1Password 4 is a very nice upgrade in almost every way. It’s faster, better looking, and they took the chunky skeuomorph look out of the browser extensions. If you’re having trouble initially syncing 1Password 4 with iCloud, here’s…
Read MoreText only Pinterest link
As I’ve said a few times before, I prefer to keep control over the look of the social links that appear on this site. I also prefer to keep control over the source code and have an almost religious fervor against the iframed code bloat most social buttons produce. So when it came time to…
Read MoreKatee Sackhoff’s Classified Moto KT600
I turned 40 last year and I’ve yet to make that big mid-life crisis purchase I’ve always dreamed of. A custom bike like this KT600 from Classified Moto would do quite nice.
Read MoreChange post date in WordPress
Here’s a super simple tip on how to change the date in WordPress. Two tips actually. Quick Edit The main posts page in the WordPress admin has a nice quick edit feature that allows you to quickly update, among other things, the date the post has been published. Hover over the post name and you’ll…
Read MoreInfusion + Twenty Twelve theme
Update: I’ve taken these themes down from Github. We’ve changed how we use Infusion, moving from a parent/child setup to strictly parent. It’s for the best. We are a web design shop that builds custom websites only. Unique to each client’s esthetic and business needs. This is what we are (hopefully) known for. We don’t…
Read MoreText only Google+ share link
I don’t really care for the standard social media share links. It’s not that they’re ugly per-se, it’s that they rarely fit a design well. That they’re ubiquitous and nobody even notices the design faux pas doesn’t change nothin’ for me. So it’s text-links only! I thought as long as I’ve already got a Facebook…
Read MoreHow to make beer
[vimeo 74262716] Another illustrated masterpiece. About beer.
Read MoreIncrease upload file size on Media Temple (dv)
Are you having trouble increasing the maximum allowed file upload size on a site hosted on a Media Temple (dv) server? You’ve probably come across these instructions on Media Temple’s knowledgebase and are perhaps still having issues. After a quick tweet support session with @mediatemplehelp here’s what solved this exact issue I was having: You’re…
Read MoreCase Study: Website Design by Market Segment
One challenge we face time and time again is a client’s desire to feature everything on the home page. When a content manager has multiple departments feeding them content, the easiest solution is often to throw each item in the home page slider and call it good. This was a hurdle we overcame recently with…
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