Welcome to an intuitive portfolio, more functional design, easier to navigate layout, and improved resources page. The site combines both my portfolio and blog all in one Wordpress installation with added security. After my first attempt at creating an original theme for Wordpress, I had a lot of security issues with people trying to hack my site, and after repeated installs of security plugins, I was still having trouble keeping people out.

So, I started from scratch by creating a totally new theme with added security. I created a theme that reflects my personal style with a portfolio that is easy to navigate and straightforward.

In order to rid myself of the flaws in my Wordpress install, I followed BlogSecurity.net’s security whitepaper on securing a Wordpress install. It is a step-by-step guide starting from the minute you load Wordpress onto your server all the way to installing the right plugins and setting your .htaccess files.

Enjoy my new site!

I love the way the MSNBC web site uses a very colorful header with text and navigation overlay. I might play around with my own header (which is also very colorful) to make it a little more compact and neat looking.

Mashable.com has a nice list of over 30 nice add-ons for web developers who use Firefox. Check them out by clicking here.

Wow. I jumped up and down when I found out that CSS 3 is offering a “border-radius” property. No more having to use images or wacky CSS code. Check out the good news here.

I stumbled upon a blogging management website called Tumblr. The front page seems very Googlish and simple, so I thought I’d give it a try, and signed up. The “dashboard” is very easy to navigate with things like account information and posting capabilities in very easy-to-find locations. Tumblr also has a “Goodies” page with a widget that you can download to seamlessly add textual information to your “tumblelog.” Overall, it’s a lot like Blogger, but with a different design.