I am pleased to welcome you to the new design of JohnKolbert.com! This design has been a few weeks in the making, and the results–I think–are fantastic! I will write up a post in short order explaining all the details of the new design, but for now please let me know if you see anything…

I am very excited to announce the official launch of MammothApps, a development studio specializing in advanced web applications and large-scale plugins built on the WordPress content management system (CMS). The former “John Kolbert WordPress Consulting” has lost its self-indulgent name and split to a completely separate entity. All of my development focus will now…

I just activated the new theme for my website. It’s a nice HTML template that I’ve converted to a WordPress theme. You’ll notice there is a much larger emphasis on services I offer and my portfolio. Please leave any feedback you have regarding the layout, broken links, etc. Here’s a few highlights of the changes…

Last night I updated Smart Ads to version 2.2. This fixes an issue where posts that had ads disabled would randomly have ads become re-enabled. It also includes a changelog in the readme so automatic upraders can view the changes right from their dashboard. What’s Smart Ads, you ask? Smart Ads is an intelligent advertising…

A little over a year ago I released a WordPress plugin called Smart Ads. I had been looking for a plugin that would assist me in adding advertisements to Simply-Basic.com, my technology blog (now defunct), but  I couldn’t find one that I felt did everything I needed it to. After creating what I felt was…

I have  released an update to the Absolute Privacy WordPress plugin. This release fixes a bug where some Internet Explorer users were unable to login. It also tweaks a few things to provide for WordPress 2.8 compatibility. This is a recommended update for all users. What is Absolute Privacy, you ask? It is a WordPress…

Today has been extremely busy for me. From finishing up some projects, taking finals for dental school, and studying for more finals, and trying to get client work done, I’ve been going non-stop since 7:00 this morning. That would explain why I didn’t notice that I haven’t gotten a single email since I woke up…

I just released version 1.4 of Admin Favicon, a free WordPress plugin that adds a custom favicon to the back end administrative panels. This is purely a maintenance release which confirms its WP 2.7 compatibility and has a few very minor code adjustments. Also, I have moved its homepage from Simply-Basic to it’s new home…

Welcome to my brand new home: johnkolbert.com. With the start of a new year I felt that I needed a brand new start. I created johnkolbert.com with the intent that it would be home to my freelance work, namely my client portfolio and the free tools I release, and the occasional technology musing or tutorial….