Eric Binnion

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  • Some pictures from WordCamp DFW

    This past Saturday, I attended WordCamp DFW as a co-organizer. It was interesting to be a small part of the organizing team and to get an idea of how a WordCamp gets put together.

    Since I had just been in Canada for 9 days, I took Hero along with me so we could hang out. He had quite a bit of fun at KidsCamp, which Brad Griffin led.

    Some personal highlights were:

    • WP Engine brought breakfast burritos ??
    • The after party was a bit more kid friendly since it was at a bowling alley 
    • Hero was introduced to the WordPress community and had an amazing time with other kids

    Pictures

  • A picture from WordCamp NOLA 2016

    Samuel Sidler just shared a picture that he took of me at WordCamp NOLA 2016 last weekend. I’m really glad with how it turned out! Also, notice the flashing beads. These were used to signify organizers and volunteers at WordCamp NOLA.

    Eric Binnion at WordCamp NOLA 2016
    Taken by Samuel Sidler

  • Help make WordCamp DFW a success!

    For all of my web friends in the North/Central Texas area, speaker and volunteer submissions are now open.

    If you’d like to take a more active part in WordCamp DFW, whether that’s speaking, sponsoring, or volunteering, get in touch with me or check out these links below!

    https://2016.dfw.wordcamp.org/2016/07/18/call-for-speakers/

    https://2016.dfw.wordcamp.org/2016/08/01/volunteer-call/

    https://2016.dfw.wordcamp.org/2016/07/19/call-for-sponsors/

     

  • What I Learned When My Blog Post Went Viral

    One of my coworkers, Dennis Hong, gave a presentation at WordCamp US about 4 things he learned after one of his blog posts went viral.

    The thing that stuck out most to me was that his post went viral ~3 years after he initially posted it. ?

    A few other issues that Dennis discusses are:

    • Hosting
    • Advertising
    • Plagiarism
    • Republishing

    The presentation is under 10 minutes, and I’d highly recommend that you watch it. ?

  • WordCamp Philly 2015 Recap

    I went to WordCamp Philly this past weekend and worked the Jetpack booth. While I didn’t get a chance to visit any presentations, I did get to meet several people.

    Here are some pictures from Saturday.

    Contributor Day

    Sunday was contributor day, which saw a few dozen people get together to give back to the WordPress project.

    It’s always great to be reminded of how many ways there are to contribute to the WordPress project.

    I stuck to development, and decided that I would contribute by writing some tests. So, I joined a group of other developers and we worked on writing some tests for the dbDelta function.

  • Packing Light for WordCamp Philly

    I tend to overpack for trips.

    Hell, when I went to Rome last December, I took 2 carry ons and a rolling bag that was checked. After having to deal with all of that luggage while in Rome, I decided I’d never pack that much.

    So, this last April when I went to San Diego for a team meetup, I only took two checked bags. This still ended up being a bit much since the bags were strapped and not rolling.

    Tonight, as I packed for my 4-day trip to Philly tomorrow, I decided I’d try to take as little as possible.

    It took a little bit of forethought, but I decided I’d only take the following:

    • 4 pairs of underwear
    • 4 shirts
    • 2 pairs of khaki shorts
    • Miscellaneous bathroom stuff
    • MacBook Pro
    • MacBook charger
    • Hotspot
    • Beats earbuds
    • iPhone and micro usb cords
    • Eye glasses
    • Notebook
    • Eye mask and earbuds
    • Wall adapter

    I got all of the above into the bag below.

  • Perceived Speed and Optimization

    I was lucky enough to speak at WordCamp Orlando last December.

    My presentation, titled Perceived Speed and Optimization, discussed some examples of improving user experience through optimistic interfaces.

    Looking back, I probably should’ve waited a few more months so that I could have come up with more examples and I could’ve talked more in-depth about the subject.

    You’ll notice that my talk ends at about 12:30 and the video is over 27 minutes long. My presentation ended up being much quicker than I expected. I was so nervous during this presentation due to the size of the theater as well as the caliber of the audience.

    I consider this presentation a learning experience and a push to prepare better next time.

    For a better explanation of optimistic interfaces see The Need for Speed: Optimistic Web Interfaces.