https://webguy.io/blogWeb and TechnologySat, 14 Feb 2026 01:49:35 +0000en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1https://webguy.io/blog/when-ai-cant-identify-your-movie-6000-cases-where-human-experts-succeeded/Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:49:35 +0000https://webguy.io/blog/?p=1601851AI movie finders like ChatGPT, Claude, and WhatIsMyMovie are impressive tools. They can identify most mainstream films in seconds. But they fail more often than you think. Since 2012, the Filmfind community has identified over 6,000 movies that people couldn’t find anywhere else. With 10,000+ movie enthusiasts and nearly 20,000 questions posted over a decade, ... When AI Can’t Identify Your Movie: 6,000+ Cases Where Human Experts Succeeded

The post When AI Can’t Identify Your Movie: 6,000+ Cases Where Human Experts Succeeded first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-import-google-reviews-into-wordpress/Sun, 02 Nov 2025 06:48:32 +0000https://webguy.io/blog/?p=1601831Most of my ideas are born from necessity or curiosity. I had a client that needed better review management for their WordPress site, so the creative problem-solving began… I needed a good existing plugin that supports reviews as a custom post type, with schema. I like, use, and already recommend Site Reviews. I was surprised ... How to Import Google Reviews into WordPress

The post How to Import Google Reviews into WordPress first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-get-a-truly-free-logo-design-by-a-real-human-professional/Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:48:45 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=1601440If you Google “free logo design,” you’ll be overrun with websites that offer a so-called “free” logo design maker, but not an actual human designer. Also, you’ll likely have to create an account and pay extra in order to even download a usable file format of your logo. Basically, you’ll find everything but free logo ... How to Get a Truly Free Logo Design by a Real Human Professional

The post How to Get a Truly Free Logo Design by a Real Human Professional first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-get-the-best-quality-business-card-prints/Mon, 06 Mar 2017 00:38:31 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4698For years I’ve been dissatisfied with the quality of my business card prints. Considering it’s pretty standard for business cards to be crappy and the fact that most people don’t complain, I let it go figuring it just was what it was. However, as the years passed, so did my standards increase. Finally being frustrated ... How to Get the Best Quality Business Card Prints

The post How to Get the Best Quality Business Card Prints first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-hire-remotely/Tue, 27 Sep 2016 10:32:22 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4503I previously wrote on How to Work Remotely. Now, I throw some tips out there from the other side. While I’ve worked remotely for over a decade, I’ve also hired and managed teams remotely on several occasions in that time as well. I would have to say that the most important lesson that I’ve learned ... How to Hire Remotely

The post How to Hire Remotely first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/web-hosting-guide-how-do-i-find-the-right-web-host-for-me/Tue, 07 Jun 2016 16:25:38 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4408There are certainly no shortage of options when it comes to finding a service to help you host your website. There’s also been a huge explosion of cloud web hosts like Amazon, build-a-site web hosts like Squarespace, Wix, Weebly, and Shopify, and managed hosts like Pagely, WP Engine, and Rackspace, as well as traditional web ... Web Hosting Guide — How Do I Find the Right Web Host for Me?

The post Web Hosting Guide — How Do I Find the Right Web Host for Me? first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-work-remotely/Wed, 25 May 2016 08:22:35 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4373In reference to the image above: “Amateur Wireless Station” — Ha! That’s a perfect nickname for my office. Sadly, phrases like “Work from home!” and “Be your own boss!” have become synonymous with scams and spam. Well, I have worked from home and been my own boss successfully and legitimately for over a decade now. ... How to Work Remotely

The post How to Work Remotely first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-disagree-without-arguing/Sun, 06 Mar 2016 20:30:45 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4354While the English language is very precise, it’s still very difficult to communicate with others with understanding and proficiency. Across culture, the very meanings of words don’t always hold. Take the word argue, perhaps a word with the most incorrect negative connotation there is, and while the header of this article is probably the most ... How to Disagree without Arguing

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The post How to Create a Slack Chat Community with Auto-invites first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-delete-disqus-threads/Sat, 02 Jan 2016 18:23:39 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=4298Unfortunately, there’s no direct way to delete threads with Disqus. However, the following is the best workaround possible in order to pseudo-delete them: Optional Step If it’s important to you that the comments themselves are deleted and not be accessible anywhere, you’ll need to delete them individually first, from: https://yoursite.disqus.com/admin/moderate/#/all. Replace yoursite with your site ... How to Delete Disqus Threads

The post How to Delete Disqus Threads first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-cleanup-a-php-ini-file/Mon, 29 Jun 2015 22:20:49 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=3703If like me, you hate programmer comments and like to keep your files super clean and straight to the point when you’re working on personal projects or projects only you manage and you also manage your PHP settings from a php.ini file, this how-to may be for you. Using an advanced text editor like TextWrangler ... How to Cleanup a php.ini File

The post How to Cleanup a php.ini File first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-delete-q2a-spam-users-in-bulk/Mon, 29 Jun 2015 21:38:31 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=3696If you’re using the Q2A (Question2Answer) software to run a site, you’ll no doubt have struggled with spam. While there are a number of plugins (scroll down to “Anti-spam tools”) as well as built-in settings one can balance to combat spam occurring in the first place, as this software becomes more popular and supported by ... How to Delete Q2A Spam Users in Bulk

The post How to Delete Q2A Spam Users in Bulk first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/the-new-twitter-api-v1-1-nightmares-solved/Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:27:32 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=3350Skip the reading, and get to (hopefully) the solution you’ve been looking for after scouring the internet in a headache-inducing rage seeing no help in sight for the past several hours… Two things are 100% true, progress is inevitable and people hate change. I should state upfront that I’m a web designer, not a programmer ... The New Twitter API v1.1 Nightmares Solved!

The post The New Twitter API v1.1 Nightmares Solved! first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-make-addthis-responsive/Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:26:32 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=3153The problem I often see is that someone will pick up an all-responsive website template or WordPress theme for example and they’ll add all sorts of widgets and plugins to it, and more times than not, third-party add-ons are not responsive. As most people are not web designers or programmers, they tend to not think ... How to Make AddThis Responsive

The post How to Make AddThis Responsive first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-create-a-twitter-retweet-button/Sat, 29 Dec 2012 03:31:01 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=2959The purpose of placing a Retweet button on your site is to help promote a specific Tweet, often for the purpose of a contest or giveaway. The information is readily available here, but a little more hands-on than say going through the form of creating a Follow button. Here, we have to create our own ... How to Create a Twitter Retweet Button

The post How to Create a Twitter Retweet Button first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-create-gradients-in-css/Fri, 19 Oct 2012 22:56:47 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=2866Finally, the standard is here for creating non-browser-specific CSS gradients across all the latest, standards-compliant browsers! CSS .grad{background:linear-gradient(#40b3ff, #09f)} HTML <a href="#" class="grad">Simple Gradient Hurray!</a> Demo Simple Gradient Hurray! (if you’re not seeing a gradient, your browser doesn’t support linear-gradient yet) So beautifully simple. Simple Fail-safe for Older Browsers .grad{background-color:#09f;background:linear-gradient(#40b3ff, #09f)} background-color:#09f — Use this ... How to Create Gradients in CSS

The post How to Create Gradients in CSS first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/i-hate-video-tutorials/Sun, 11 Dec 2011 01:28:09 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=2190I really do. Perhaps that makes me old-school, but I really hate Googling something only to land on a page where the quick snippet of info I need is buried in an often obnoxious, annoying, and awkward video of someone fumbling over their words, taking forever to get to the point. I like simple, to ... I Hate Video Tutorials

The post I Hate Video Tutorials first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-make-money-blogging/Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:25:35 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=2112My first piece of advice is an ironic and possibly radical one. The best way to make money online blogging, is actually to make that goal secondary. The methodology here, is that you should first, actually enjoy writing about a certain topic, whether you’re making money or not. If your blog isn’t a labor of ... How to Make Money Blogging

The post How to Make Money Blogging first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-get-rid-of-rounded-corners-with-css3/Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:03:55 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=1763I don’t know about you, but I feel the rounded corner fad in web design is dying out. Rounded corners will always have a place, but it’s with the introduction of border-radius in CSS3, that it got out of hand. I think the problem lies in the fact that what can make any design poor, ... How to Get Rid of Rounded Corners with CSS3

The post How to Get Rid of Rounded Corners with CSS3 first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/google-1-button-script/Sat, 09 Jul 2011 23:45:20 +0000https://bryanhadaway.com/?p=1604If this is the first you’ve heard of this new Google +1 (Plus One) Button, checkout the official page. First, add this in between your <head> tags: <script src="https://apis.google.com/js/platform.js" async defer></script> Second, add this just below the <body> tag: <div style="position:fixed;bottom:0;left:50px;z-index:1"><g:plusone size="tall"></g:plusone></div> This will fix the Google +1 Button bottom-left on your pages. It will ... Google +1 Button Script

The post Google +1 Button Script first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-find-any-movie-film-title-or-actors-name-when-youve-forgotten-it/Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:52:11 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1043UPDATE (2025) — You can now ask and answer all your “Name That Movie” questions over at Filmfind. This article became so wildly popular that it was well-needed. We all do it: “What’s the name of that movie?” “What’s that actor’s name?” “What was that film called?” Sometimes, you need to ease your mind because ... How to Find the Name of a Movie When You’ve Forgot

The post How to Find the Name of a Movie When You’ve Forgot first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-make-shiny-text-in-photoshop-the-easy-way/Thu, 17 Feb 2011 19:27:19 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1052This may be the most simple way to make shiny text, or really, shiny anything in Photoshop, period. Step 1. Open up Photoshop and create a “New Document” (Ctrl+N for Win / Cmnd+N for Mac). Doesn’t matter what size. In general, it’s always good to use a transparent background when working on a graphic. Also, ... How to Make Shiny Text in Photoshop (The Easy Way)

The post How to Make Shiny Text in Photoshop (The Easy Way) first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-get-a-logo-designed-inexpensively-with-quality/Sun, 30 Jan 2011 06:42:21 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1040It seems that almost everyone needs a logo or brand these days. You don’t need to pay a fortune to get a quality logo designed. It can be affordable. Step 1. First, I recommend that you outline as many details about your desired logo as you can. The more clear you can be on what ... How to Get a Logo Designed Inexpensively with Quality

The post How to Get a Logo Designed Inexpensively with Quality first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-properly-submit-a-dmoz-listing/Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:24:28 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1037DMOZ has now been closed. An unofficial clone, that this tutorial may still be relevant to, has been created here. A lot of people want to get listed on DMOZ.org (Open Directory Project). Why? Because Google likes DMOZ. What weight this has on your PageRank or SERPs isn’t precisely known. But, it certainly can’t hurt. ... How to Properly Submit a DMOZ Listing

The post How to Properly Submit a DMOZ Listing first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-find-the-owner-of-a-fax-number/Fri, 28 Jan 2011 07:54:38 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1055Ever received an unknown call or spam fax and wanted to discover who was behind it? Well chances are, if they have a phone number or fax number, they have a business. If they have a business, they have a website. You just need to know how to find it and discover who’s behind it. ... How to Find the Owner of a Phone Number

The post How to Find the Owner of a Phone Number first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-submit-a-website-to-the-hengine-search-engine/Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:08:58 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1030hengine.org is a human search engine that I created. I call it “The Human Search Engine” because I put an emphasis on human-filtering the results. This means that like DMOZ, I only accept quality websites that meet a certain standard. I don’t send out search engine crawlers to automatically collect and index websites/webpages like Google ... How to Submit a Website to the hengine Search Engine

The post How to Submit a Website to the hengine Search Engine first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-have-a-professional-gmail-signature/Fri, 28 Jan 2011 00:51:51 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=1024UPDATE — You no longer need to use a third-party add-on like WiseStamp as you can now directly edit and set your signature in the Gmail settings. Anyone can have a very clean and professional Gmail email signature within a few minutes of following this very simple how-to. Difficulty: Easy Things You’ll Need: Gmail Account ... How to Have a Professional Gmail Signature

The post How to Have a Professional Gmail Signature first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/adding-social-scrape-images/Tue, 10 Aug 2010 02:33:17 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=685UPDATE — For Facebook, use: <meta property="og:image" content="http://website.com/images/icon.png" /> From the title of this article it may not be immediately understandable what it’s about, but plenty of people are looking for this solution. Many have asked how do I set the image for sharing links? They are referring to social sites like Facebook, Twitter, etc. ... Adding Social Scrape Images

The post Adding Social Scrape Images first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/getting-started-with-your-first-wordpress-plugin/Tue, 29 Jun 2010 16:55:43 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=652There’s always a learning curve and margin of discomfort when learning something that you really want to do for the first time. Hopefully, I can simplify and jumpstart the whole process for you with a really easy way to get started building your very own WordPress plugin. There are only two files needed to start ... Getting Started With Your First WordPress Plugin

The post Getting Started With Your First WordPress Plugin first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-create-circles-with-css/Wed, 26 May 2010 03:18:44 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=533Last Updated: April 6th, 2018 Making circles with CSS is very simple. Just make the radius half of the width and height of the element to make a perfect circle, or simply use: border-radius:50% Responsive Circle With or Without Text Inside Narrow your browser window horizontally to test the circle’s responsiveness. Hello CSS .circle{width:50%;height:0;font-size:20px;color:#fff;text-align:center;line-height:0;padding:25% 0;border-radius:50%;background:#09f} ... How to Create Circles with CSS

The post How to Create Circles with CSS first appeared on Web Guy.]]>https://webguy.io/blog/how-to-link-to-the-w3c-css3-validation-page/Wed, 26 May 2010 00:06:08 +0000http://www.bryanhadaway.com/?p=496Automatic Method: You should now simply use: https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer?profile=css3. Manual Method: Typically, if we want to link dynamically to the W3C Valid CSS page, we use this link: https://jigsaw.w3.org/css-validator/check/referer That’s perfect if you’re using all CSS2.1, as that’s the default checker, but if you implement even one CSS3 style, you’ll fail validation. So, we can no ... How to Link to the W3C CSS3 Validation Page

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