A few weeks ago my relationship with MediaTemple came to an end. I used to be a huge fan of MediaTemple. Huge. They were innovators. They appreciated and supported great design. Their customer service was great. I was more than happy paying a little more for their product because in my opinion it was much [...]

I am not sure if I am just nostalgic for design conversations like in the good-old days, or if I am looking for an excuse to reconnect with old friends, but I have been corresponding by email with people that have influenced me significantly over the years, particularly in regard to my creative development. One [...]

I have been writing regularly since 2004 and while I am not completely comfortable with calling myself a “writer,” it is something that I aspire to become. Today I was inadvertently paid a complement by an editor who told me, “Your style is a bit different than what we do. Your writing is a bit [...]

I used to be a habitual stat watcher, but over the last couple years I haven’t kept a close eye on where my traffic as closely. As a result it was a bit of a surprise to learn which of my posts get the most hits from search engines. Using Google’s Webmaster Tools, I was [...]

I spent last night trying to figure out how my websites got hacked. Luckily no permanent damage was done, but it did take some time to figure out what was going on. I wanted to post my experience in case someone else comes across this same problem. Here is what happened… By pure coincidence I [...]

WordPress Plugins by Adrian Hanft Easter Egg Plugin I am proud to introduce my latest WordPress Plugin. This one is called “Konami Easter Egg” and it makes it easy for anyone to create custom easter eggs on any WordPress powered website. If you aren’t quite sure what an easter egg is, let me backup and [...]

I have been using Twitter a bit more recently and it has been fun to connect with web designers on Twitter and the huge numbers of designers using Twitter. If you are looking for designer to follow on Twitter, here are some links to websites that have created lists of some of the more noteworthy [...]

It is relatively rare for me to go ego surfing, but last night I spent some time checking on my various web projects to see where the traffic is coming from. Font Burner is quickly gaining on my Lego camera as one of my biggest hits. Here’s some of the places around the internet sending [...]

I know what you are going to say. Another blog? Well, yes, I am adding my voice to the Red Rocket Blog. If you haven’t heard, I recently started working for Red Rocket Media Group up the road in Windsor. I love the place so far, and a blog is just one of the things [...]

(First of all, if you are on Twitter, my handle is ade3. If you are on Twitter let me know so I can follow you.) It is kind of silly to put the weight of the world on the shoulders of something as trivial as Twitter, but that’s what I am going to do. Unlike [...]