Filtering Spam with Zapier and Akismet

Spam is a problem that is as old as the internet itself. If you have a site with any kind of form or comment section you have likely encountered spam. Comment forms, contact forms, MailChimp signups, it doesn’t matter, spam is a genie that will never go back into its bottle.  One company that has […]

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The great HTTP to HTTPS migration

After years of prodding, Google is finally pushing everyone over the HTTPS ledge. Here are some things to keep in mind for the transition.

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City & State Lookup with a Zip Code using Google’s Geocoding API

Decrease form fatigue by using Google's location API to lookup a City and State from a ZIP code.

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Quantified Anything: Turning Google Sheets into a Backend Database

The Google Docs suite is great, it offers real-time collaboration and near-feature parity with Microsoft Office (except maybe PowerPoint). One of my favorite things to do is track things, and a Google Sheets (think Excel) is perfect for the task. The question that no one is asking but I am going to answer is… “Can […]

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Hosting Your Domain Name With Pancake.io

I’m on a quest to find the simplest, cheapest way to get the content you create to show up on a browser that’s pointed to a domain name that you own. Right now the easiest front-runner is Pancake.io. It’s free, and it uses Dropbox, which is also free. In a nutshell, it lets you create content […]

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