Author: Mike McBrien
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Empowering Developers with AI: Focus on What Matters
Look, I’ve been in the trenches for over twenty years now. When I first started out, we were arguing about version control and whether comments were necessary. Now? I’m watching AI transform how my team works every single day, and frankly, I couldn’t be more excited about it. The Mental Drain Nobody Talks About Last…
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Working with Clients as a WordPress Architect
This is the first post in our three-part series on “The Business of WordPress Architecture,” where we explore the professional aspects of being a WordPress Architect beyond just the technical skills. Introduction After spending more than two decades architecting WordPress solutions for clients across dozens of industries, I’ve learned that technical expertise is only half…
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The Best Video Player Paradox: How Chasing Speed Almost Cost Us Millions in Conversions
When Lightning-Fast Load Times Led to Plummeting Conversion Rates Picture this: You’ve just spent months optimizing your video infrastructure. Your pages load in under a second. Based on performance, you are using the best video player. Your Core Web Vitals are green across the board. You’re celebrating with the team when the monthly conversion report…
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Managing IT Infrastructure in a Fully Remote Small Business: The Google Workspace Journey
The Remote Revolution The transition to fully remote operations represents one of the most significant paradigm shifts in modern business history. What began as a necessity during global disruptions has evolved into a strategic advantage for many small businesses. However, this transformation introduces complex challenges for Information Technology Resource (ITR) management that extend far beyond…
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Skillet – Middle Point, OH
Lead singer of Skillet, John Cooper, looking directly into my lens at a recent concert.
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Becoming Jesse — The McCree Cosplay Guide
Often perceived as impractical and somewhat a frivolous use of resources cosplay has become an art form. Like any other art, the art of compiling an accurate and convincing recreation of a digital character can be time-consuming and difficult, this is my personal journey of becoming Jesse McCree; aka McCree. NOTE: This is not a…
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Hubspot Embedded Form onFormReady & onFormSubmit
Hubspot is a fantastic tool for enabling custom forms on your website and saving that data into the Hubspot CRM for later actions. When using forms embedded on non-Hubspot websites I often find myself needing to stretch outside the scope of the default for the embed. The Code The code below you will see a…
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Live Oaks & Key Bridge
Last week we returned from Vacation in the Coastal Georgia and Coastal South Carolina areas, I was able to grab a few decent photos Live Oaks in Savannah, GA Key Bridge in Charleston, SC
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ANET Upgrades for ANET A8
What is the ANET A8 So this post is starting to get a bunch of traction, and I wanted to expand more on what has worked well for me personally and give some insights on the upgrades. First and foremost, I have used several different 3d printers and for the money, the ANET A8 has…
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Ohio Ant Nuptial Flight Calendar
I spent months locating, studying and compiling information to identify Ohio Nuptial Flight Periods. After much research, and digging around I have compiled a list of nuptial ant flight periods in Ohio. While this is probably not an exhaustive list, it should make the process a bit easier when attempting to find new queen ants. Look for nuptial…