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With the Florida GoRuck Challenge right around the corner (December 29), I decided to do a training run in full gear to test all the stuff I’ve put together. The run was a 90 minutes with thirty pounds loaded into my pack. Temps were in the low 40’s and windy, which is almost exactly what the projected conditions will be on Wednesday for the real deal. I see the GoRuck as a big gear challenge, nearly as much as it is a physical challenge; having the right gear can make a big difference over 7 hours of severe cold, wind, and wet.

Previously, me and two of Crossfit pals did a 8.5 mile run that took 2’20” to complete. We all rucked 30 lbs. Temps were warm and we did it after a really tough WOD that had all of us exhausted before we started the run…so I was feeling good about 90′.

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I recently completed a re-design of signaturefitness.com website. Signature Fitness is a gym in Orlando, Florida that specializes in elite personal training, fitness, and body building. I’ve been going there for about a year for their excellent personal training and […]

Try this pukeworthy workout at your own risk. Takes one full hour. Top 3 toughest workouts I’ve ever done at Signature Fitness. 3 Rounds of 100 wall ball shots, 18# – 20# for men run 400M then do 1 round […]

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I recently read on the WordPress blog and other news sources about a worm that is going around and attacking older WordPress blogs (pre-2.8.3). The worm registers itself as a user, exploits a security hole in older versions of WordPress, makes itself an admin, then uses javascript to hide itself while sticking spam and malware in your posts. Yikes!

Fortunately, the fix is easy. Upgrade to the latest version of WordPress, which is version 2.8.4, and the security hole is closed. If you already have a recent version of WordPress, this is a cinch as you simply click the upgrade button in your dashboard. If not, download the latest version, unpack, and follow the instructions to upload and upgrade.

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I recently worked on a Typepad-to-Wordpress migration project that was a real challenge. The client was Crossfit Firebase, a popular Crossfitness gym in Orlando, Florida.  The task was to move the site from a hosted Typepad.com account to self-hosted WordPress in order to take advantage of the many additional features of WordPress, including better galleries, e-commerce options, and email marketing. Additionally, hosting with GoDaddy was slightly cheaper than a Typepad.com account.

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New Crossfit Firebase Website

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I was recently involved with a web site project as a freelancer for CNP in Winter Haven, Florida. My services included creating a web strategy for Heacock Classic Insurance, SEO of the re-designed web site, and an SEO analysis and opportunities report delivered to the client. This was my first project for CNP and it went smoothly from start to finish. See here for the re-designed Heacock Classic site, which launched barely two weeks ago.

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Heacock Classic sells insurance for classic, collector, antique and other fun type cars. At one point, Heacock was in the top 5 in Google’s organic rankings but had fallen off pretty badly to the tune of not being in top 3-4 pages by the start of the project. There are only a few major players ranking in the online classic car insurance niche, so I figured it wouldn’t be too difficult to get Heacock competing again. Heacock derives much of their business from online searches and they’ve been spending a good chunk of their marketing budget on Adwords.

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Check out the Bill Gates Unplugged page… From the About description: Bill Gates hopes to solve some of the world’s biggest problems using a new kind of philanthropy. In a passionate and, yes, funny 18 minutes, he asks us to […]

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