Monkey business for the geek in you!
Some people love the idea of spending all day sitting in front of a computer, writing code to make amazing websites and web apps that are useful, fun, or both. Others…not so much. And that might have you feeling like tech isn’t for you. But that’s so far from the truth! There are so many…
A few months ago, we launched a spandy-new post editor, updates to the WordPress.com Reader, and a WordPress.com desktop app. They’re all designed to make publishing and managing your sites easier, from more effective auto-saving to quicker creation of image galleries. Have you discovered everything the new and improved WordPress.com can do? Here are four of…
Blogging is a great way to communicate with your customers and reach new ones. Business owner Phoebe Clare blogs at Sage and Clare, where she documents her exotic trips scouting merchandise for her online home decor store she runs with Jemma Sage. Learn how Phoebe uses her blog to share inspiration for her curated marketplace while generating…
Get Our FREE Guide to Acing Your First Interview Learn how to successfully interview for your first tech job with our FREE, 48-page ebook. You’ve spent hours learning how to code, building projects for your portfolio, and you finally landed an interview for your dream job. Now there’s another obstacle to overcome: the whiteboard interview….
There is an issue installing Netapp Performance Manager 2.1RC1 on VMware vSphere 5.5 where by the network settings do not get applied during the install wizard. The error you will see is: Common Agent: failed Failure occurred while applying changes. Restoring back to previous configuration Read moreDeleting that annoying Netapp Snapmirror SnapshotNetapp OnCommand Performance Manager…
What did you want to be when you grew up? Did you want to work in a certain industry, like fashion, film, the arts, or maybe at a non-profit making the world a better place? Growing up, I wanted to be a writer. And guess what? Tech skills got me there! How many people do…
The world of software development changes at a rapid pace. One of the most frequent complaints we hear about WordPress is that it isn’t “sexy” enough for modern developers – it is over a decade old after all. Regardless, there’s a reason it powers 25% of the web: it’s well known among developers, has an…
You can find him on Twitter as well. This is our recent interview with him, as part of our Kinsta Kingpin series. Q1: What is your background, and how did you first get involved in WordPress? I have degrees in Music Education, Theology, and U.S. Religious History. I’ve always been drawn to education and lifelong…
Figure out which programming language is right for your dream projects
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Millions of people dream of owning a business, but not everyone has the determination to make it happen. Running a company takes plenty of sweat and tears. Here are some signs it’s time to break out and start your own enterprise. A Salesperson’s Personality Read moreInstalling and Configuring your OnApp CloudIf you were the kid…
To put it simply, it’s a technology lookup tool that can be used for a variety of purposes. Let’s say you’ve created your own electric car company and want to go up against Elon Musk and Tesla (good luck with that). You’ve got lots of ambition and know that Tesla’s website traffic is driving a…
Tell me if you’ve been here: it’s your email inbox dinging because you’ve received yet another version of your best friend’s resume. You open up the file—resume new 2016 (13).docx—and make a mental note to suggest she change the file name to something she’ll want her future boss to see (maybe name-resume-year). Inside, you find…
Last week Netapp released the latest Unified Manager and Performance manager. The latest release ties the 2 products closer than ever with the new Full Integration option (Single pane of glass), which allows you to view both Unified Manager health information and Performance Manager information within the same window. Over the weekend I had a…
Get Our FREE Ultimate Guide to Coding for Beginners Learn the tech skills you need to land a new job with this 60+ page FREE ebook! If you’ve ever considered learning how to code but felt put off by the cost of coding classes, this is the roundup for you. Read moreWhat is the difference…
This week Netapp has announced the general availability of Data Ontap 8.3.2 Some of the added features of Data Ontap 8.3.2 are: Netapp Data Ontap 8.3.2 Features Inline Deduplication MetroCluster distance increase now supporting up to 300km between sites Oracle NFS workload on All Flash FAS (AFF) simplify performance and setup with a quick start…
You can find him on Twitter as well. Below is our recent interview with him, as part of our Kinsta Kingpin series. Q1: How did you originally get involved with WordPress? I originally got involved by simply using the product. I had been using TypePad personally and DotNetNuke for projects with my clients. Mid-year 2005…
How to avoid the biggest interview mistakes people make
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“What the heck does that mean?” If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me that after I introduced myself, I’d be sitting on my own private island right about now. I’ve had a few unique roles in my career—instructional technologist, principal consultant, product strategist. It’s not surprising that people don’t get exactly…
As someone who has been in the web hosting industry for years it got me thinking, if people understood the economics of hosting companies, would their expectations change? Hosting companies are largely like most others, where gross profit determines how many people they can staff for support among other things. A lot of hosting firms…
Awesome tech jobs you can land without going back to school.
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