02May 2021 by Slinkwords No Comments
Introverted – the Personality and Attitude

Introverted – the Personality and Attitude

Inspiration, Productivity
Introversion, the I in Myers-Briggs personality assessment, appears in half of the 16 different personality combinations. Are you an introvert? Modest? Shy? Would you prefer to sit in a room by yourself, avoiding the rest of the world? I have described myself as an "introverted programmer guy," an INTJ personality. Although this is still accurate and we never truly abandon our true personality, I have combined some other personality traits which combine well to slide a little more into a more people-involved personality which could be classified as INFP. Okay, we have a personality which includes a true, basic trait which we never fully abandon. Could that personality also be considered an attitude? I certainly believe so. An attitude of introversion results in a quite unproductive lifestyle. An attitude that…
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07Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
WordPress Development – what a fun venture

WordPress Development – what a fun venture

Productivity, Web Design
Thanks to a couple of new customers, I have begun to develop in the WordPress environment. I must admit, I am quite impressed! I had looked at WordPress, Drupal and Joomla in a previous search for the ultimate CMS for my employer and none of them seemed to fill the needs properly. In one case (small winery), the WordPress environment definitely works well. Thanks to Jetpack, it ties well to your favorite social networks and generates SEO-friendly web pages. Anyone who would like a recommendation for a Content Management System that is easy to set up, responsive and quite user friendly, that is definitely WordPress. While you are contemplating that recommendation, consider GoDaddy as the place to host it. I set this customer up with a year of hosting for…
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06Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
Interesting Job Interview Technique: This Can Help Older IT Workers

Interesting Job Interview Technique: This Can Help Older IT Workers

Inspiration, Productivity
Yes, I have to admit it, in my 40s I was an older unemployed IT worker. Because I work in many varied languages I do not test well when asked to code something in a specific language. I have uncovered a method that seems to work quite well and am giving this to you. First, dissect the job description to uncover all of the various areas that may be covered in the interview. The example that we will use here includes .Net, C#, T-SQL, and Sharepoint design/server. I have a laptop, as many people will, so there is an additional opportunity to show samples of my code and programs. The first interview that you will be likely to have is the HR interview. This may be with HR personnel or…
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02Feb 2018 by Slinkwords
WordPress 4 Maintenance Mode – I Am Stuck … Help!

WordPress 4 Maintenance Mode – I Am Stuck … Help!

Productivity, Web Design
As a WordPress site developer, how many times have you seen, and dreaded, the above message? I have been developing with WordPress for less than a year, and I have seen it three times so far. Two of these occurrences were after updating the Jetpack plugin, while there seems to be no specific plugin tied to the other issue. The scary part of the first instance is that I did not have backups or a plan to get it back up. Fortunately, though, I was also in the very beginning of the process. I just removed the site and started over. There is a truly simple approach which seems to work quite well, as long as you have access to the site directories. Using your file manager, look in the…
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