• Winning – Adobe XD UI Design Challenge

    So 2018 of May, Adobe XD was running a pretty cool design challenge through their twitter channel. UI designers could submit an entry based on utilizing UI design elements created by other designers that Adobe XD was promoting during these weekly competitions to create submissions from.

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  • Review: Sports Bluetooth Headphones

    So recently I have been looking for new wireless bluetooth in-ear buds. Recently have been running into issues finding just the right pair that I figured I would write up a review of what I have tried already.

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  • Workout Routine

    So occasionally I am asked what exactly my workout routine consists of, so I figured the best thing was to follow-up a post from my most recent one and so here it is…
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  • My Weight Loss Journey

    So in 4 years I have lost a lot of weight but through a rather long process and a lot of determination. Have often been told how well I look by people I run into from my past or currently work with and some often ask, why? and how? So I figured why not document this little journey I have been on and if it might be helpful for anyone else that comes across it!
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  • Multiple XAMPP Installations

    So I ran into a bit of an issue with installing 2 different versions of XAMPP on my workstation for work. I don’t have a real development environment to work in like I did at my previous job with limited resources. So I figured I would document the issue(s) I ran into with my installation of XAMPP either for future reference or to provide some useful info for someone else that might stumble across the same experience I was having.

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  • The ever changing landscape for the web “designer” & “developer”…

    What ever became of the “Webmaster”?

    Quite a while ago during my job search I was coming across so many different titles that I needed to identify how to describe myself and specialties in order to market my abilities. The landscape for job opportunities has definitely changed in the last 10-15 years and find that the knowledge I have within my field has been siloed into various roles.

    My job title at a previous place of work (8 years) was Production Assistant / Web Manager. My daily tasks varied from updating web content-copy and cropping images to a website, design and code html newsletters as well as maintain multiple subscriber lists, running web metrics, create simple web banners, UI designs, search engine optimization work, to social media marketing and some print design work. It was more like an overall maintenance ‘job’. So when I was search of new work, I had become really confused which job titles I was coming across and what I should be looking at. My web skills are focused on HTML, CSS and intermediate JS with a little back-end knowledge in PHP.

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  • SEO Technical Site Assessment (Example)

    Below is an example of the methodical process of combing through a large scale website(s) and assessing the SEO quality by researching, creating reports, and implementing changes that can help the growth of a site.

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