Author Archives: Zacky

From You’ve Got Mail to You’ve Been Forgotten: A Cautionary Tale of Tech Giants

There was a time, not too long ago, when the words “You’ve Got Mail” were more iconic than any modern startup catchphrase. Before Google was a verb, before TikTok was melting the attention spans of millions, and before streaming meant anything other than a babbling brook, there was AOL. Yes, America Online, the crown jewel […]

An Ode To WordPress

Development Setup from the early days of wordpress.

www.zackthoughts.gov.www\zackthoughts:  Ah, WordPress. The humble little platform that could. Born in 2003 with the simple mission of giving the everyday internet user a way to blog their thoughts without needing to master the sacred art of HTML or strike a bargain with a web developer wizard. Back then, WordPress was like a digital diary; clean, […]