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RyanImel.com is the central homepage on the web for Ryan Imel, freelance web developer and blogger. Open source technology, editorials and thoughts on technology will follow.

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About Ryan, blogger and web developer

I am the author of this blog. I have spent the past five years exploring the varying depths of the web, and a good deal of that time freelancing and/or working full time with web development agencies. My primary weapon of choice is WordPress, but I have also worked with Expression Engine as a CMS. I am a strong believer in valid code, forward/backward compatibility, and using new platforms for exciting things.

Most notably, I have written a good deal for Copyblogger, I have been featured at ProBlogger, and have spent some time writing for Daily Blog Tips, as well as numerous others.

In addition to this blog, I have managed a blog all about WordPress called Theme Playground, a blog exploring content management systems called Platform Pub, and a blog called Front Ending all about web development techniques.

In my spare time, I attend a University called Huntington, pursuing a double major in Philosophy and Biblical Studies. I also hope to complete a minor in Biblical Languages.

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- Knowing what an acronym is—the what, the why, the true purpose of it in practice as well as conversation—is important. Knowing what the acronym stands for is only for geeks.
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- Thought this post was an interesting look at good and bad design decisions. Turns out it originated (sort of) at Brand New.
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- As I've mentioned before, I'm on a regular posting schedule over at Daily Blog Tips now. A post of mine talking about widening your blog to take advantage of larger average screen sizes went up today. There is a decent discussion starting up on the topic, which will be worth checking out if that's your kind of thing.
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- Westmont Public Library in Illinois has (as far as I know) just pioneered an innovative way for libraries to use Flickr.
  
  Someone over there is thinking. They're publishing photos of new released books with notes attached to each book that link back to reserve that book on their website. Awesome.
  
  Another great use of Flickr notes that I can remember seeing was this one featuring a lot of web 2.0 logos and notes linking to the relevant website. Any others you know of?
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- The official location of my personal blog has changed from http://blog.aspiringindie.com to a new and (hopefully more) permanent location: ryanimel.com.
  
  I've had issues with name-based personal domains in the past, but I figured I'd swallow it already and go with what seemed the easiest choice. And here we are. The old blog location will still be used, but as the official Aspiring Indie Company Blog. Exciting, right? Maybe just for me.
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