MarcC

You should look up XAMPP instructions for e.g. Joomla on Youtube. There are great simple video tutorials that show you how to set up a database and run your PHP app. I think you'd be able to follow along with ProcessWire files & setup just fine.

Example: https://github.com/s...CropEntropy.php

 

Seems like this might be a nice way to auto-crop.

Awesome, thanks everybody. And thanks for the explanation, Ryan. I'm looking forward to improving my regexing

One thing that bug me

 

I see what you did there  

Thanks for sharing the list--It's neat that he points out ways people have found to implement similar features. That sort of content deserves a better website   I get PHP Classes emails but can barely stand to read them.

"Why did that weird image get posted to my web page???"

 

"That must be your Outlook stationery background." 

Thanks man. Gonna try the module today.

BTW what happens if the page field is required, and we remove the 1234 selected ID?

http://nicenicejpg.com/

 

A friend of mine built this. I thought it was pretty funny. I have used placekitten.com in the past, but with a '90s rapper things just got a lot more fun.

I have never given more likes to something that is obviously alien. Lovely eyes you have though 

I love studying these. And of course I had my own init stuff going on with functions and variables, so I wondered what others were doing about that. Thanks Ryan!

Ah, looks like I may have encountered this bug (identical error message) and didn't know it was a bug--I thought it might have been due to my using getRandom(). I'll upgrade the ProcessWire install and see if it helps.

Here's what I'd share:

Connect with other creatives. Graphic designers, photographers, marketers, etc. If you feel like you are not at the top of the list of great web designers, that's normal. But imagine how the average print designer feels about their own web design skills. Talk to those people. Many of them already have many clients who could use websites that work.

Instead of spending your time cold-contacting people you want to work for, cold-contact people you could work with. (see above) They will see the value you bring into their business.

Hire a business consultant, if you can. I hired a retired tech executive. His advice has saved me from making really dumb decisions, and helped me make some really important, yet difficult decisions. I have a notebook full of this stuff.

Stay in the game. Don't give up on it and call it a crappy career just because you haven't been able to develop the skills yet. Lawyers are told to take 7 years to get established. Web designers might not even need that much time! But it does take some time.

Take care of yourself. You will run into stressful situations. Be sure to do the things that keep you healthy. Get exercise, eat healthy food, spend time with people you care about. Avoid: Late working nights, mind reading (guessing that your clients hate you or think you're too expensive), and meetings with people you aren't interested in working with.

Plan your next day every night if you can. Ask yourself what is going to happen tomorrow that will push your 5, 10, 20 year goals ahead. This is a great way to relieve stress and help you sleep better too.

Provide value to your clients. Solve their problem. If the solution is a different web designer who's cheaper, tell them that. If the solution is some cheap third-party blogging platform, tell them that. If the solution is exactly what you do, give them estimates for "small, medium, large" and let them decide how much money they want to spend.

Don't drop off a solution at the door. Stay with them. Offer to stick around for the first 6 months their new website is live, and handle some of their blogging or other updates. Offer to meet with them and review their analytics. They will need your help. They don't want to fail.

Write about what you are doing. Keep a blog somewhere too. Share your thoughts online.

Be nice to other web designers.

Anyway, about what we do: This is a great way to make a living. Keep at it.

Edit: You don't have to work for an agency. You can do this on your own. I've never worked for an agency except as a student, and I thought the agency model had some pretty obvious weaknesses in terms of output. I've had a couple agencies hire me to be their web guy's web guy, which sort of points at the problem. But you can also work alongside agencies (i.e. client pays you both separately), which has brought me great results.

Markdown reads a bit friendlier to me. I think that's part of the reason why it's more popular. Textile uses h1. Headline for an h1, and Markdown uses # Headline #.

With that said, I prefer using Textile because of its features and it hasn't fragmented the way the Markdown offerings have.

Here, check out some vintage Ryan.  http://www.ryancrame...by_ryan_cramer/ (I used to listen to his demoscene stuff when I was in Jr. High and High School )

I think ProcessWire deserves some sort of backing track for sure. Renoise is cool...have you tried Sunvox?

This is absolutely possible and is done by certain restaurants. You will need to prepare your own order form but the API is like the tortilla, makes it easier to wrap everything up if you get my meaning.