How a Tiny Dale Carnegie Book Smacked Me Out of AI Brain iterativewonders.com/2026/01/21/h...

“We did not name the machines after some abstract idea. We named them after the humans they were replacing.”

I tried explaining hosting without making anyone suffer: where websites live, what DNS actually does, and how to pick the right setup - plus the truth about your web host landlord. iterativewonders.com/2025/12/26/t... #hosting #websites #DNS #web #developer #development #WordPress #domains

The Internet’s Landlord: Where Does Your Website Actually Sleep at Night? iterativewonders.com/2025/12/26/t...

★ Know your web & UX history: A Complete Visual Tour of the First WordPress Release Ever! iterativewonders.com/2025/12/04/a...

Have you ever seen the first version of WordPress? I certainly didn’t, and I honestly didn’t think it looked like this! “Say It!”

Ever wondered what WordPress looked like back in 2003? I decided to find out. I dragged Release 0.71 into 2025 so I could show you exactly how it felt. Come take the full tour: iterativewonders.com/2025/12/04/a... #WordPress #WebHistory #Nostalgia #Technology #TechThrowback #Tech #Dev

WordPress showing a critical error? Locked out of your own site? Time to revive it from the database. I wrote about three cool tricks to “hack” your own site back to life using phpMyAdmin here: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/30/t... #phpMyAdmin #WordPress #WebDev #Developer

Chef 1: "My special sauce is a trade secret." Chef 2: “Here’s the recipe. If you make it better, you can share your version so everyone can enjoy it.” That’s the spirit of Open Source. I wrote a love letter to it here: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/29/t... #OpenSource #Tech #Developer

Is phpMyAdmin still relevant in 2025? Short answer: Yes. Long answer: It’s the Nokia 3310 of the internet; It's not flashy, but stubbornly dependable. Here is the story of the GUI that saved our sanity: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/28/h... #phpMyAdmin #PHP #SQL #WordPress #WebDevelopment

I used to price resin miniatures by hand. Now a quiet bit of business automation with AI predicts how much resin to use for each model in seconds, and I get my evenings back. buthonestly.io/programming/... #3DPrinting #ResinPrinting #AIForBusiness #MachineLearning #IndieBusiness #Miniatures

Are you looking for Christmas gifts for friends and family? Check the Woo guide to holiday gifts! We selected Woo stores with super cool products for every taste! woocommerce.com/posts/2025-w... #woo #woocomerce #christmas #holiday #gifts #ecommerce #onlineshopping

Ever stared at a message ending in a period and thought: "Okay, they definitely hate me"? We used to live in a world where text had no tone. We needed a hero. We got a visionary with a 12x12 pixel grid. I wrote a tribute to the origin of the Emoji. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/27/t...

“Even when Michel went offline, his work did not. It stayed available, waiting for anyone who cared enough to pick it up and carry it forward.” https://iterativewonders.com/2025/11/25/michel-valdrighi-the-coder-whose-code-never-went-silent/

He stepped away, but the code kept speaking. This is Michel Valdrighi. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/25/m...

Clackety-clack! “That mechanical beast, with its satisfying thwack and ding, became my silent companion.” https://iterativewonders.com/2025/11/22/how-a-typewriter-and-solitude-sparked-a-keyboard-obsession/

My latest post takes you back to a time when #HTML reigned supreme(ish), until it met… #CSS. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/23/t... #web #development #tech

My keyboard collection isn't just a hobby; it's a destiny shaped by childhood solitude and a trusty typewriter. I wrote the full story on why those clicky companions mean so much to me here: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/22/h...

“No pitch deck. No roadmap. Just one polite blog post from a frustrated blogger and one thoughtful comment from a stranger an ocean away.” So began the software that now powers 43% of the web. Great post by @iterativewonders.bsky.social. iterativewonders.com/2025/11/21/i...

iterativewonders.com/2025/11/21/i... A blog post and a comment. That’s pretty much how I roll, too.

WordPress didn’t start in a boardroom. It started with one frustrated blog post that’s still online, and that post kicked off the project that now powers around 43% of the web. I wrote up the full story here: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/21/i...

Answered at last: Why Is PHP’s Mascot a Pachyderm? iterativewonders.com/2025/11/19/t...

Ever wondered how PHP, the language behind so much of the web, came to be? Turns out, its origin story is a lot like Corn Flakes – a truly brilliant invention that happened entirely by delightful accident. Here is the full story: iterativewonders.com/2025/11/20/t...