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New theme… again

Jamie — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 04:38:07 +0000

Trying out a new WordPress theme. My last one got boring fast. One of these days I’ll have enough time to make my own theme… maybe.

It’s been a while since I’ve posted anything of substance, but stay tuned!

Hitting the Ice

Jamie — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:39:27 +0000

How often does an impromptu outdoor ice rink in an abandoned lot materialize in balmy Victoria? We couldn’t pass up the opportunity. So, a few of us from the office and a couple of hockey buddies laced up during lunch:

The Code Stylings of Jamie Nay: Now Featuring GitHub!

Jamie — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 23:05:46 +0000

Yup, I’ve finally joined the party and created a GitHub account for myself. There’s not much on there – currently just one bit of code, a CakePHP component. I’m hopefully going to fill out the repository with a bunch of uself stuff soon.

The Great Theme Search Continues

Jamie — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 22:08:41 +0000

I’m officially fed up with my latest WordPress theme. So, I’m going to try out a couple to try to find the best fit. Yes, I’m a web developer and yes, I should come up with my own, but…

I am still alive

Jamie — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 22:14:25 +0000

… barely. Busy. Still working on migrating to a new theme. Oh, and thank my hosting company for screwing up and rendering all of my MySQL databases useless for almost 24 hours!

Excuse the mess

Jamie — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 01:49:44 +0000

Reorganizing and switching to a much slicker theme. Everything should be nice and clean again soon.

New Theme

Jamie — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 23:26:58 +0000

Trying out a new WordPress theme (again) – the layout is still familiar but I think it’ll work out better. More CakePHP code coming tonight.

Blogging takes too much energy

Jamie — Tue, 19 May 2009 18:40:32 +0000

It’s official. How do people find the time to go to a day job, do side projects, spend time with the family, relax away from the computer, AND update a blog? I’ve got so many posts in draft that have been sitting unfinished for weeks or months, and I don’t know when I’ll find the time to get to any of them. Whew. Stay tuned… I guess? Catch me on Twitter for semi-regular updates.

Twitter, Stuff to Come

Jamie — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 16:01:45 +0000

Shameless plug: Jamie on twitter! Going by his ultra-cool, old school alias.

Life is very busy. Moving in a week, lots of stuff to do at work, plenty of extra-curricular things on the go, and, of course, the little girl making sure we never slow down. I’ve got a billion blog posts in draft, like always, and a few of them should be done soon. Just so you don’t think I’ve disappeared, some compelling post titles include:

Your Splash Page Sucks
A hilariously insightful follow-up to the equally hilariously insightful, and wildly popular, ‘Click Here to Kiss My…‘
A Field Guide to Developing
A flip-side response to Joel on Software‘s ‘A Field Guide to Developers‘
And even a couple of code tutorials, for those who are interested, including automatically putting icons beside links and handy AJAX autocompletion with Prototype and Scriptaculous

And that’s it, for now.

Me – In Print

Jamie — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:13:43 +0000

A bit of a shameless plug, but if you’re into Roman history, Greek history, or fascinating questions about personal and civic identity, check out my book: