I’ve always admitted I’m somewhat slow off the mark when it comes to adopting essential skill sets. While I do a good job identifying great tools and practices before the really become popular, I myself can’t seem to get around to actually LEARNING how to put the newly acquired tool set into practice. But, [...]
This is the online portfolio of Rodney Drewery, Web developer, designer, and WordPress publisher.
Frameworks: Part 1
For the last few months I’ve been trying to gain a better understanding of the many frameworks and libraries proliferating the development community. When I first discovered Yahoo! User Interface (YUI), I knew it was something powerfully useful, easily accessible, and would change the work flow of more than a few developers and designers.
As [...]
Slow Page Loads
I’m not sure what the problem is, but this site is experiencing some very slow page loads. I’ve contacted the host provider, downloaded a plug-in for caching, and appealed for help in the Word Press forums. My gut feeling is that it’s server-related. The page loads for The Detroitpreneur! are slow [...]
The Learning Curve
The last 24 or so hours have been most instructive. I’ve been intensely focused on making up for lost time by diving into a few areas of development that I felt needed to be addressed if I am to claim any affiliation with the gurus and sages of web development. Two days ago [...]