Will someone please think of the children - Helen Lovejoy : The Simpsons

An open letter to those working on the new WordPress theme

To whomever it concerns, Let me start this not with a negative but with a positive. I love what you’re trying to do with the new WordPress default theme. New studd is always good and whilst I may not agree with some design decisions I recognise how hard it is to please all of us grumpy WordPress peeps all the time. That being said I have just one thing I think you need to consider and to sum it up I just have to say… will someone please think of the children.

March 2nd, 2010  |    |  Full Roast  |  1 Comment »

safety in numbers... enjoyment in community

Project 52: Bringing the blog back in 2010

Anton Peck has started something really great called Project 52 where people are committing to 1 post a week on their blog. As I’ve already written I’ve remade on this blog my commitment and Project 52 just fits that perfectly along with being a great movement to see the return of content blog posts.

February 7th, 2010  |    |  Full Roast  |  No Comments »


Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort.- Paul J. Meyer quotes

The importance of doing

Think right now about how many things you have ‘to do’. Is it a long list? What about the things not on the list that you ‘always mean to get to’… that’s getting quite a list isn’t it now? Just like tomorrow never comes and kettles never boil when watched, the only way to approach things should be ‘what can I do now’ not ‘when can I do it’.

January 24th, 2010  |    |  Full Roast  |  1 Comment »


A business based on brand is, very simply, a business primed for success. - David F. D’Alessandro

WPMS the product formly known as WPMU

Most are probably aware that WordPress Mu is looking like it’s going to become WPMS (WordPress Multi Site). The news was broken over at WPMU.org. This left me a bit puzzled in my simple designer head though as to the why.

January 11th, 2010  |     |  Full Roast  |  5 Comments »


An optimist stays up until midnight to see the new year in. A pessimist stays up to make sure the old year leaves. - Bill Vaughan

Annual review: 2009 the rollercoaster year

As is traditional this time of year I’m going to do a bit of a yearly round up. I’m not going to do a ‘most liked’ or anything really here more a reflection on 2009 which was probably one of the wildest rides I’ve had in a while freelancing. It had some ups and downs and has been ended on an insanely high point that looks like to continue into 2010.

January 5th, 2010  |    |  Full Roast  |  No Comments »


tis the season.. for free stuff :)

The Press family wallpapers

A little Christmas present from me to you are these wallpapers. There are 4 of them: a BuddyPress, WordPress, WordPress Mu and all 3 combined version. They use a simple wooden background. Feel free to use them how you want they are all available in 2560×1600px so should suit most screens. Each wallpaper has a simple slogan and the logo.

December 14th, 2009  |    |  Full Roast  |  2 Comments »