I decided it’s time to update the Website for The Blue Grid. The current site was built before I started to use WordPress, and used CSS and HTML, while it handles rendering on smaller screens including Cell Phones, it really did start to show it’s age. In addition, it did not reflect the types of websites that I can easily

A little under two decades ago I experimented with using graphic design tools to build publications for personal interest.  I was moderately successful in creating the materials.  This week I had another chance to do this a create Brochure for a client.  I had all of a week to pull it all together and add corresponding updates to the matching

I have been working with the new WordPress theme for several months, and I have just completed two sites, which show some of the flexibility of the Tool, one is for the Mount Kobau Star Party www.mksp.ca. I have supported this site for 8 years now since 2014.  This is a full conversion to WordPress.   Previously it had been developed

More changes planned, I have decided to work with the Theme Co Pro Theme. As this offers virtually unlimited flexibility to build sites without the constraint of purchase and adapting themes from various sources as I have been doing up to now and suffering the creative constraints placed upon the you by the creators of these themes. I have also

We are in the process of converting all the current websites to WordPress.  This will allow us to maintain and update these in the future.  In addition, we are adding more sites for other clients. Some of the recent conversions are: http://rogernelson.com http://rogernelson.ca Some others in development are: A replacement for: www.mksp.ca A Web site for the Mount Kobau Star

Working my way through my WordPress Installations to update the versions of PHP. Finding this is a tedious but necessary process. The process has resulted in breaking the site more than a few times.

Traversing time and space can be an experience, since my last post on this BLOG, The Blue Grid has also traversed a lot of ground.  Our relationship with a certain Natural Gas Pipeline in the US Northeast has continued, we have worked with them to build and implement automation processes to streamline the back-office system to support the nomination, confirmation,

It’s been some time since I have posted to this blog, but over the past few days I have seen it necessary to review these websites and bring them up to date.  I hope that has been completed for now. 2017 has seen the return of website support work. First it was to support my wife Grace’s campaign for Calgary

It’s not often that I end a week on a high note like this one. In this world where it seems like not much new happens, this week I learned something pretty cool. For some time, I have been seeking a straightforward way to share data between MS Excel and a database. This week, even though it’s been there for

Actually, for a Coal Mine. Grande Cache Coal to be exact. I did some work in 2011 to develop an EDI system to help with the release of the Trains from the mine. This time it has been to help with the production reporting within the mine and for Logistics. The objective was to replace a number of ad-hoc reporting