Uploading pdfs and making them available for download with WordPress
PDFs are a secure format for documents and are an excellent way to upload and download documents to and from your website. It’s best if the PDF is not a scanned document, since the text is generally...
View ArticlePride.
Pride has come to Victoria this summer, even if the summer weather hasn’t. Pride and the Word last Saturday was inspiring. Rumour has it that speed dating at the Ledge last night was super fun. There...
View ArticleBrainstorm, bluesky, spitball, idea-eration
Generating ideas is a deeply important talent. Problems can be solved. Solutions get chosen from pools of ideas. Sometimes, all you have is one idea. And if it happens to be the perfect solution, then...
View ArticleWinter solstice. Awe.
It is winter solstice again. We are very close to the sun now; roughly ninety one million miles. But due to the tilt of the earth, and our latitude here in Victoria, and our position in our orbit...
View ArticleMeet B78, training and coaching
Jasper Blake has been competing in Ironman triathlons for most of his adult life. He’s retired from Ironman triathlons now. You can read his essay on his retirement here. But he’s still competing in...
View ArticleVictoria Pink Pages launched!
It’s Pride here in Victoria again! And this year has been special for us because we’ve partnered with Jes Scott, and launched the Victoria Pink Pages. Please visit us and feel welcome to post a free or...
View ArticleUploading and inserting photos with WordPress
Doing quality publishing on the web means caring about how you use images. Here's a few simple steps ...
View ArticleGreat message design: Hello there
Social change is one of the reasons that I care about advertising and communications design. Here's a great example...
View ArticleWe’ve been keeping busy
We just wanted to take a moment to say thank you to all of our clients. Working with you keep our hearts warm ...
View ArticleSome advice on how to use tags and categories in WordPress
Sherwin makes some suggestions about how to visualize tags and categories in WordPress...
View ArticlePublishing video to your website
Publishing video to a third party service and then embedding that video on your website is generally the best way to go...
View ArticleSome thoughts on security on the interwebs
Security-wise, the odds seem rarely in our favour. But I try to do small concrete things to avoid feeling overwhelmed...
View ArticleStopping the coastal commercial trophy hunt in the Nadeea tenure with Raincoast
Their next goal is to buy the Nadeea Tenure in the Great Bear Rainforest to make it another area where wolves, bears, wolverines, and other carnivorous beasties can live without the threat of trophy...
View ArticleCommunity hub site (still in beta)
A little while ago we launched a new website which we call the community hub. It's an experiment in aggregating some of the sites we host and the clients we work with...
View ArticleThe value of short and simple blog posts
Lately I've found myself advocating for blogging and microblogging. Microblogging is a loose term. Sometimes it means posts that don't have titles and other features of full-fledged articles...
View ArticleManaging webpages that get updated regularly (like Career pages)
Some webpages change very little. Others, like Career pages, change more regularly. Here is how we recommend to manage this content...
View ArticlePublishing articles with feature images
Feature images can be beautiful, improve reach and impact, and give meaning, improve clickiness, and add whimsy. But I don't want it to be an obstacle to publishing...
View ArticleWeb first publishing
Web first publishing means publishing your carefully crafted content to your website first. We recommend it nine times out of ten...
View ArticleImprove your security habits on National Pass**** Day, March 15
Having good passcode habits is an important aspect of online security. And it’s something we all need to work at. The Better Business Bureau has announced the fourth annual National Pass**** Day and we...
View ArticleAlways write good alternative text
Alternative text is necessary for good publishing. Images on a website can be really important content. They give context, shape meaning, and move readers. It is really important that images...
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