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August 2014

Pretty Permalinks using IIS

We never recommend clients use IIS hosting for WordPress since “pretty” permalinks require mod_rewrite, and IIS (common on Windows servers) does not support mod_rewrite. If you are using Apache 2.0.54, on Windows, mod_rewrite may work, provided it is enabled in apache\conf\httpd.conf.

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August 2014

Important Update to Google Analytics

According to some reports, one-third of all web traffic is from bots. Google has just made a small, but important update to Google Analytics that now offers an option to exclude traffic from known bots and spiders. Announced on Google+ and reported by Tech Crunch, the change finally makes it easy to exclude bots and …

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July 2014

State of the Word(Press) 2013

In his State of the Word 2013 address, WordPress co-founder Matt Mullenweg reveals WordPress is now powering 18.9 per cent of the web, up 2.2 per cent points since last year. That and more data from a survey conducted to help focus future development of the WordPress core.

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July 2014

Change Default IIS Page

If you’re using a windows small business server for email (Exchange, probably), you’ve noticed that the default page is pretty boring (see above). Here’s how to change that.

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July 2014

Web Design for Wearable Tech

The tech world is buzzing about wearable tech, like the Apple Watch. But what does this mean for responsive and adaptive web designers? It means simplify, simplify, simplify. Check out Thomas Bogner’s “iWatch” concept (below) designed for Mashable last year. I think you’ll see just how simple web design for wearable tech is going to …

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July 2014

Your Sidebar is Garbage

Dumping a bunch of stuff into a sidebar doesn’t make you a blogger. Nor does it make your website or blog more useful. Ditch your sidebar. It’s garbage. I read this article on Medium a while ago when we were building our new website. As we built it, the goal was clear: simple is beautiful. …

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July 2014

The Process behind our Rebrand

JDM Digital is proud to announce we’ve launched a new flat, metro-inspired brand and website. Since our founding in 2006, JDM’s brand has undergone just a handful of real rebrands, but never anything as drastic as this one. Here’s a little background on the design process that got us from there to here. Flat & …

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June 2014

Cometrics is out of BETA

It seems like just yesterday we launched Cometrics BETA. Today, we’re proud to announce that it’s finally out of its BETA phase and it’s already growing at more than 300%.

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June 2014

Batch Process Images in Adobe Bridge

Perhaps the most overlooked program included in the Adobe Creative Suite, Bridge offers some powerful tools for photographers and designers to “batch” process large groups of files using a fairly simple process. Let’s take a look at a few examples.

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April 2014

Login to WordPress with Email

Here’s an easy way to let your WordPress users login using their email address and password so they don’t have to remember their username. Just add this to your theme’s functions.php file.

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April 2014

The Legacy of Melvin DuBois

Let’s take a break from marketing and nerdy developer-speak. A very close friend of ours recently lost her best friend, Melvin Dubois, to Leukemia. Let me tell you a little about the organization Melvin founded before his passing and we encourage you to make a donation–even if it’s just $25 bucks. Melvin was diagnosed with …

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April 2014

Migrate WordPress to New Hosting

Use BackupBuddy to easily move a WordPress site to another domain or web host. It will export the database and ALL your files, the WordPress core, images, users–everything into an encrypted ZIP file. You just upload the ZIP file to the new host along with a little migration script it gives you (called “importbuddy.php), navigate to your new domain (yournewsite.com/importbuddy.php) and follow the wizard.

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