I’m a Zend Certified Engineer (ZCE)
Last week I mentioned that I was going in for my Zend PHP 5 Certification exam on Friday. The test has come and gone and I’m happy to say I passed. To be honest, the test was a little more difficult than I thought it would be and I was a bit nervous at the end. But I passed and I can cross that off my list of goals for 2009 . If you are considering getting certified I would deffinitly recommend it. I can’t speak on the impact it will have on your ability to get a job or anything like that, but I can tell you that it’s a nice accomplishment just for yourself. If there was one thing I learned while studying for the test it’s how much I didn’t know about PHP. 5 years of programming still left some large gaps in my knowledge which this process has helped me realize and reduce. If your not certified give it a shot, you’ve got nothing to loose.
WordPress: The Ultimate Hype Machine
One of the reasons things have been quiet here for a while is because I’m working on a new project called ScoutPath (http://www.myscoutpath.com). If you have been to my projects page you may know a little about it. ScoutPath is an online community for Boy Scouts where they can track their trail to Eagle, interact with their troop, connect with groups, friends and more. Anticipated launch isn’t until June, but I think this project has a lot of potential so I’m going to pull out all the stops and do a full hype/promo campaign leading up to the launch. To help me accomplish this I’m enlisting the assistance of WordPress (WP). This post is about how I plan on using WP to assist/automate the pre-launch promotional process.
More to Come…
Woosh… it’s been a mega busy last two weeks. Between my full time job and my “other” job I have had little time to blog. Determined that I needed to find a new hosting company a week or two ago so I have also been managing a server migration and anyone who has been through a server migration knows what I’m talking about there. I’ve got a total of 9 or 10 web sites now… that number suprised me; they add up real quick. Anyway, everything is pretty much migrated at this point and things are starting to calm down. I still have a post of two regarding Facebook connect to get finished as well some commentary on why I had to find a new hosting company. All of this and more is on the way so stay tuned!
Displaying Code in WordPress
Does anyone know of a good way, plugin or other, to display code in your WordPress posts? I have been wrestling with this for a while and have yet to find a solution that works. Please post any recommendations in the comments. Thanks!
JPG Magazine Says Goodbye
I received a very sad e-mail this morning from JPG Magazine announcing they will be shuttering their site on Monday January 5th. In the e-mail they site a lack of funds and troubling economic times as the reasons they cannot continue. It’s unfortunate any time you hear about a worthwhile project going under but I was a fan and subscriber of JPG. I’m not an avid photographer but I am an avid picture viewer and their magazines made great coffee table books. JPG, I’m sorry to see you go… you will be missed!
Access your snail mail online!
Image by .girl ferment. via Flickr I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. I logged on this afternoon, after taking some time away from the computer for the holidays, and slowly sifted through over 500 blog posts in Google Reader. One of them caught my eye from TechCrunch: Zumbox Delivers Paperless Mail. The concept behind this company is that they want to deliver standard snail mail to consumers using the Internet. An interesting concept but not necessarily a new one.
HP Giveaway
Chris Pirillo is giving away a whole bunch of HP stuff. Check out the video below for how you can qualify to win.
Internship with Seth Godin
Marketing guru Seth Godin has announced an internship opportunity. You will get the chance to work, learn and observe with Seth and a group of others. Sounds like an exciting opportunity, but you have to act fast if you want to apply. If your interested in learning more, visit http://www.squidoo.com/Alternative-MBA.
Protagonize: Interactive Fiction Community
I stumbled across an online community for writers last week called Protagonize. I don’t really notice communities anymore, just because there are so many now a days. But I found Protagonize and was drawn in by one of the stores featured on it’s homepage and now I’m hooked.
Never Buy Another Tech Book Again!
Tech books are expensive! Averaging between $30 and $50 bucks a piece, they are equivalent to a month or two of quality shared web hosting. And if the price wasn’t bad enough, they have a limited shelf life. You only have a certain amount of time to read and digest them before they become door stops. New techniques are discovered and new versions are released which make all your current or old books out dated and potentially irrelevant. I have discovered a better way to gain access to the latest tech books for a fraction of the cost. In this post I will introduce you to Safari Books Online and what it has to offer.
Who is Chris Monnat?
Chris Monnat (aka mrtopher) is a web application developer and entrepreneur located in Alexandria, VA. This site is his island of information where he blogs about CodeIgniter, PHP programming, business topics, the Internet as a whole and other miscellaneous bits and bytes.
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