{"id":942,"date":"2015-10-02T10:00:15","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T15:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/2015.toronto.wordcamp.org\/?p=942"},"modified":"2015-09-19T18:51:54","modified_gmt":"2015-09-19T23:51:54","slug":"featured-speaker-conrad-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toronto.wordcamp.org\/2015\/featured-speaker-conrad-hall\/","title":{"rendered":"Featured Speaker: Conrad Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"“I’m a retired carpenter, so if I can make WordPress work anybody can. I started using WordPress in 2008, and have since built dozens of sites for myself, friends and clients. I built a podcast to 5,000 downloads\/week, and I’ve gotten a start on learning to code.<\/span><\/p>\n

I like everything that happens outdoors – especially hiking and camping. My favorite color is blue, and I have penchant for raisin tea biscuits. I also just got a cat – he was rescued from an apartment upstairs. He’s a little kooky, so we’re a good fit, and he seems to think my toes are toys.”<\/span><\/p>\n

Presentation:\u00a04 Step User’s Guide from Local Installation to Live Server<\/h3>\n

“Developers, coders and programmers drove me nuts with all the tools they said were necessary AND the incredible learning curve required to use those tools. Then I found a quick, simple, easy solution on Bitnami that anybody can use.”<\/p>\n

What unique perspective are you bringing to this talk?<\/h3>\n

“Two points – one is that this is so easy, I’m going to demonstrate it right in front of everyone. The other is that I know folks will have questions, so I’ll be in the Happiness Bar as much as possible to answer questions.”<\/p>\n

What’s one really cool thing people will discover during your session?<\/h3>\n

“Having a local installation of WordPress – or even several local installations – takes only a few minutes to set up, and requires no knowledge of MySQL, Apache or any other developer tools.”<\/p>\n

Do you have a good WordPress related story, anecdote or memory?<\/h3>\n

“This is a lesson I learned about having a local installation. There is a setup option that allows you to choose whether it can send e-mails. At first I figured “Why would I want to do that?”
\nWell, I very quickly discovered that if you choose “no,” then your local installation can’t send you a password reset e-mail. Oops!<\/span><\/p>\n

So now I always make sure I say “yes” to the e-mail option.”<\/span><\/p>\n

What are you most looking forward to at WordCamp Toronto?<\/h3>\n

“I’m part of the A\/V team, so I’m very much looking forward to learning the live streaming process.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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