Taking Notes
A Quiet Moment and a Minor Chord 05.19 • written by Mike G.
A very wise man, years beyond his age, once said… Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. —Ferris Bueller Between running the studio, working through some major life changes, client travel and relocating to Chicago, I’ve had very little time to stop recently. These past several months have been the kind… Full Article
How I Learned to Love a CMS 03.30 • written by Mike G.
Last month I wrote an entry looking at my personal history using content management systems that I ended with the public announcement that through it all I have finally found a system that works exactly how I think, Textpattern. The post elicited a handful of inquiries, most of which were questions asking me the “why’s” that influenced my decision. Rather… Full Article
Putting All Your CMS Needs Into One Basket 02.26 • written by Mike G.
My introduction to the CMS came in 2000. I had been building websites by hand for several years at that point and was getting quite frustrated with the constant maintenance required by the client once the project was “complete”. I was visiting my friend, and colleague, Doug Ward 1, and talk, as it normally did, turned towards the web. My… Full Article
Healthy Body, Healthy Mind 02.25 • written by Mike G.
If there’s one thing that business ownership has done to me, it’s allowed me to slip back into old (bad) habits not part of my life since college. Over the past year I’ve found myself slowly slipping into irregular schedules, eating poorly and randomly, not going outdoors enough and frankly allowing the schedules of our clients dictate my own life… Full Article