About
About This Site
When I first started working on Xinha4WP, I used my family’s blog to post updates about my progress, new releases, etc. Over time I found myself posting about Xinha4WP most of the time, making it less of a family blog and more of a technical blog. The comments on the main plugin page also got very long and unwieldy - making the page less useful. Once I began working on my next plugin, it was clear something had to be done. So I decided to create a separate blog for my plugins. I also wanted to stop using comments and move to a forum to answer user’s questions. bbPress was an obvious choice since it easily integrates with WordPress. When I found that the ultra cool Refresh theme had been ported to both WordPress (RefreshWP) and bbPress (aydos.net), it was a done deal. A day or so of tweaking themes here and updating code there, and Mike’s Plugins was born.
Yes - the title is ULTRA cheesy, I just couldn’t some up with anything better. Maybe I’ll change it later.
About Me
I’m a computer systems engineer by training with a concentration on embedded systems design. However, most of my professional life has been spent in IT both as an administrator and manager. I’ve been heavily involved in Web technologies since the early days of 1996, when CERN and Mosaic were well known terms. I’ve developed a variety of applications in Perl and PHP, though my current endeavor has me knee deep in Ruby - on Rails, of course.
Through the course of a number of projects, I’ve used WordPress to help clients get their word out. I also have used WordPress myself for my family’s site, a site about youth soccer, my embedded design company, and now this. Another project involves to development of a soccer league management system around WordPress-MU and Ruby on Rails (strange combo - no?)
Currently I’m an independent web consultant, trying to decide if I’m going to return to IT management or keep my hands dirty and do more development, either on my own or corporate. Only time will tell.
In the meantime, I’ve developed an extensive understanding of how WordPress works, so if you’re looking for help in deploying something on WordPress or need assistance with the development of an add-on service or plugin, drop me a line.