Ben Stewart

freelance web developer/designer

Tag: tips

My calendar sync solution for Mac & iCal

Calendar syncing is an issue for anyone who works on a team, has multiple computers, or even just has a computer and a phone. It seems like it should be easy to keep appointments and events in sync among all of your devices, but so far there hasn’t been one solid solution to rise to [...]

Must-have WordPress plugins – part 2

Back in part 1 I listed five of the plugins I install every time I setup a WordPress blog for a friend or client. Here are five more plugins for WordPress that are sure help you get the most out of your blogging experience. Cimy Swift SMTP. I often use a Gmail account as the [...]

Must-have WordPress plugins – part 1

I really like WordPress. If you are looking for a blog/news-based website then there is probably no better option than to use WordPress. One of the things that puts WordPress at the top of my list is the thriving community of developers that use it. If you need your new website to do something then [...]

Geek tip for Mac users: ajaxserver (Not Responding)

I’m going to warn you up front that this is going to be a geek-only post. However, this is information that should live multiple places online so I’m going to post it right here on the ol’ blog. I’ve been paying attention to my Activity Monitor on my Macbook Pro recently. This is mainly because [...]

Mac apps for Shaun

One of the things that I have loved the most about switching to the world of Mac is the endless supply of cool little applications that people develop to make your computing life better. Every time Shaun and I meet I end up telling him about some cool little Mac application that he just has [...]