7 Essential HTML5 Web Development Tips and Resources

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Matt Borondy

HTML5, the Flash-killing web language of the future, won’t be set in stone until the W3C finalizes its specs in 2014, but it’s already been making an impact on the Web and in mobile devices for the past couple of years.

The following links provide helpful information on getting a start in HTML5 web development, from the history of HTML, to the basics of setting up a HTML5 site, to more advanced resources for the rapid deployment of websites that make full use of the possibilities of the language. Continue reading →

Switched to WordPress Default Theme

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Matt Borondy

I switched this blog to the default WordPress.org Twenty Eleven theme. Reasons include:

1. I want to update this blog more often.

2. I developed ill will toward the old design.

3. I want to learn how to expand and optimize the theme most popular among WordPress bloggers.

4. It looks better.

List of Websites That Make Me Jealous

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Matt Borondy

New Identity Theory Homepage Design My literary webzine, Identity Theory, relaunched recently with a minor redesign, which I put online for the purpose of generating new submissions while I redevelop the entire site.

The task of rebuilding Identity Theory from the ground up is daunting because there are so many old stories — ten years’ worth — that are difficult to transfer to a more high-powered content management system, not to mention that the site contains a handful of multi-author blogs, substantial “orphaned” content, and dozens of photo galleries. (I also worry about losing the search placement we’ve built up through eleven years of backlinks, though I have some faith in 301s.)

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International Institute of New England Launches New Website

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Matt Borondy

The International Institute of New England is a Boston-based nonprofit helping refugees and immigrants become active participants in the social, political, and economic richness of American life. (In addition to Boston, they work on Lowell, MA and Manchester, NH—hence the “New England.”)

They recently changed their name from the International Institute of Boston and wanted to alter their long-outdated web presence to coincide with the new moniker.

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How to Move a WordPress Install to your Website Root from a Subdirectory

Posted on November 9, 2010 by Matt Borondy

Last night, I had to move a WordPress blog from a sub-folder to the website root. It was incredibly easy, in theory:

1. Before doing anything else, I changed both the website address (URI) and WordPress blog address under the “Settings – General” tab in the WordPress admin area to point to the root of the website.

2. I then copied all the blog files over to the root and deleted them from the sub-folder using Filezilla.

That probably would have worked for most people, but of course there was a snag:

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Highlow Project Depicts Vermont At-Risk Youth in Transition

Posted on October 21, 2010 by Matt Borondy

“Photographer Ned Castle collaborated with youth living in difficult circumstances across Vermont to re-enact high and low moments from their lives. The resulting large-scale photographs depict elaborate re-creations of these situations. Audio narrations by the participants provide context for the photographs.”

I developed the website for this project, which offers a preview of the exhibit’s photos and audio, over the summer. The show will be on display at several more locations throughout Vermont this year.

Identity Theory Featured in Vermont Alt-Weekly

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Matt Borondy

Margot Harrison wrote a nice article about my work at Identity Theory in this week’s Seven Days (that’s the alt weekly here in Vermont, for those of you outsiders).

The conclusion? “With content ranging from John Cusack’s views of torture to a wickedly satirical short story about a marketing consultant, IT defies demographic niches, and proves that you can do serious reading on a screen.”

Check it out over at: Burlington Resident Explores Identity Theory in His High-Profile E-Journal