This is Part 3 of a multi-part series of posts discussing how I test new major releases of WordPress before upgrading my “live” sites. The first step got us rolling with a XAMPP install . Next, we copied our Live database to the test environment. This step will tackle copying … Continue reading
This is Part 2 of a multi-part series of posts discussing how I test new major releases of WordPress before upgrading my “live” sites. The first step got us rolling with a XAMPP install . This step will tackle copying the database from our live site to our local test … Continue reading
This is Part 1 of a multi-part series of posts discussing how I test new major releases of WordPress before upgrading my “live” sites. This first step gets us rolling with the Apache / MySql / PHP stack. Subsequent articles will discuss database copying, code copying and, finally, testing the … Continue reading
About two years ago I wrote a little article mentioning a pair of free Microsoft tools that are useful when working with ISO images. Since that time, I’ve repeatedly searched that article out as I have built or reloaded my machines. Since I find these so useful, and a few … Continue reading
This is a follow-up to “I Want One… No I Don’t“; an article in which I vacillated aimlessly between lusting for a BlackBerry and denying the obvious attraction. In hindsight, perhaps a bit pitiful to read. After calming down and spending time on proper reflection I can say that I … Continue reading
