Tom McConnon

Ask and you shall receive, my friend.

admin — Wed, 15 May 2013 02:23:02 +0000

Comic Sans Criminal

admin — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:53:05 +0000

Typography is an art. Sometimes people unknowingly abuse that art. Are you one of them?

Brilliant plugin: Gravity Forms Directory

admin — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:54:10 +0000

Zack Katz over at SEO Denver created an awesome plugin that allows you to create a directory from Gravity Form submissions. You can check it out at MarriedHousingBYU.com, my latest niche project.

The only problem I’m having is that users aren’t able to edit their listings because the edit hyperlink is not functioning. Here’s how the single entry listing appears:

And here are all the settings/configuration options

Hoping I can figure this one out…I’m loving the execution so far!

Web Designers vs. Web Developers

Tom — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 21:37:45 +0000

Is it too much to ask to be a perfect blend of the two? #whatiwantforchristmas

Click to enlarge:

(via SMRTDSGN and Six Revisions)

Gmail and Firebug don’t play nice

Tom — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 20:42:10 +0000

Interesting message from Gmail. Here’s the page it linked to.

Take Credit Card Payments with Square + iPhone

Tom — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 21:10:58 +0000

A few days ago my free Square card reader showed up in the mail, and I’ve been dying to use it ever since. Today, I got that opportunity

Robert, Andrew and I met up for a lunch PPC working group at Nicolitalias Pizza, and when it came time to pay, I put all three orders on my Visa. I owed Robert lunch, but not Andrew…so I thought I’d use Square to collect.

Could I have accomplished this for free with PayPal? Sure. But that wouldn’t have been nearly as fun.

Square Payments on the iPhone in 10 easy steps:

1) On our way out of the restaurant I plugged the Square card reader into my iPhone’s headphone jack.

2) Then I opened the Square app and entered in the amount owed–$8.00.

3) Then I added a note, including the restaurant name (Nico’s)

4) Next it gave me the option to take a photo of the item being purchased (I snapped a shot of the restaurant sign)

5) Then I clicked the “charge” button in the top right and selected the payment type on the next screen (card, in this case)

6) Then it took me to the Card Payment page where I was prompted to swipe Andrew’s card.

7) I swiped the card (took me 2 tries to get it to read, but that was probably my fault). Then it authorized…

8) After authorization, it proceeded to the signature page where Andrew used his fingertip to sign for the transaction via the touch screen (the photo below is a re-creation for privacy’s sake).

9) After clicking “continue” it asked if I would like to send an email receipt to Andrew. I did, so I simply entered his Gmail address where prompted.

10) Ta-da! Andrew gets an emailed receipt, and I can view mine when I log into my SquareUp.com account…with a cool map that shows where the transaction took place! (click to enlarge)

Is it Christmas?

Tom — Tue, 26 Oct 2010 20:55:49 +0000

Ever have a hard time remembering when Christmas is? If so, this handy little app is just the thing for you:

http://www.isitchristmas.com

Evolution of the Geek

Tom — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 13:38:44 +0000

Via @WhyIsJake

“I’m terribly sorry about all this. After all, he’s only a Wookiee.”

Tom — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 13:18:02 +0000

I’m not sure who the illustrator is, but this is classic.

Grooveshark Widget

Tom — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:56:14 +0000

I don’t know how these guys could possibly be above-board…but their service is awesome. Here’s a widget with three songs I’ve had stuck in my head lately.