This video isn’t the typical ClearDev blog post.  Has nothing to do with a specific project, a server upgrade, a client site, or company activity.  However, I found it to be really important to our work in general, and it may help you with that nagging project you’ve had in the back of your head.  [...]

For our amazing hosting clients, we’re extending the “ClearDev Stimulus Package” and making it an ongoing thing!  You’ll be getting a new flier in the mail shortly, but in a nutshell:
For every person you refer to ClearDev, we’ll knock a third off your monthly hosting fee while they’re signed up and hosting with us.  If [...]

We’ve been working on a database project here and a key component is hooking FileMaker into MySQL.  That way the client will be able to do all those cool desktop type things like easily create labels, do custom layouts, mail merges, etc. and still have a sweet web-based application.
Using the MySQL ODBC 3.51 driver, I [...]

One of the worst things about getting organized is the trap of getting obsessed with organizational tools.  It happens to a lot of people.  Just look at the number of visitors going to sites like LifeHacker or 43Folders.  Getting your tasks organized can’t be so difficult that you need post after post of tips… can [...]

American Express recently posted a series of videos from Seth Godin and Tom Peters from the “Inside the Entrepreneurial Mind: New Perspectives on Business” conference.  Being a fan of both (and maybe a super-fan of Seth’s), I think the videos are fantastic.  If you have a business, a passion, or an all-consuming hobby (and it’s [...]

I’ve been a fan of Brian Gardner’s “premium” Wordpress themes for sometime.  In fact we bought the whole developer pack from him earlier this year.  They’re great out of the box but the real power is in customizing them to give them just the right look.  Plus we mix and match the code from the [...]

In a flurry of development, I’ve been using CODA more and more.  I find it’s fantastic for editing pages and well as modifying CSS files and getting an instant, visual result.  Makes for tuning in a particular look or effect much more efficient.  Just wanted to throw that recommendation out there again for any Mac [...]

Well – summer is finally over and it’s time to get into hyper-productive mode.  We have some GREAT sites lined up for the Fall already and can’t wait to get them underway.
One of the sites I’m currently working on will be in WordPress.  I needed to switch out the sidebar depending on the page you’re [...]

Here’s a good site I ran across that has some excellent tips for you Mac users out there.  It’s at http://pixelcorps.tv/macbreak.  Go get a drink of that TextExpander episode – good stuff!  Enjoy!

Well, you came to the right place! After you set up your hosting account with us, and use the “Installatron” to easily setup and configure your own WordPress blog, you’ll be live! But that’s when the work begins…
I’ve been blogging here (http://cleardev.com/cdblog) and there (http://mbwpicks.com) for a few months now and
1. I think [...]