Articles by Kevin Lisota

Kevin Lisota is a web developer, photographer and videographer. He was also product manager at Microsoft back when smartphones and tablet computers were new concepts.

Photos: Drones light up the Seattle sky for annual Space Needle New Year’s show

Photos: Stunning Northern Lights dance over Seattle — here are tips for catching the next one
How I got this photo of the Perseids meteor shower over Mount Rainier — and tips for watching more
Closer than humanly possible: New launch pad photos capture historic SpaceX liftoff in all its glory

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Removing default category in WordPress automatically at time of publishing

When you author a post in WordPress, it will automatically assign the post to your default category. This is determined… Read More

Controlling WordPress excerpts and generating Read More links

Many WordPress sites take advantage of post excerpts to display snippets of posts on the home page or archive pages… Read More

Excluding certain posts from WordPress search results based on custom field values

We recently came across a need to exclude a set of custom posts from our WordPress search results page, based… Read More

Book Review: ‘Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate’

Zillow Chief Economist Stan Humphries and CEO Spencer Rascoff have published a new book, Zillow Talk: The New Rules of Real Estate, that points their massive data trove at common real estate topics, sometimes debunking common myths or shedding light on economic realities that aren’t readily apparent. Read More

Using the Transients API to improve WordPress site performance

I first encountered the WordPress Transients API a couple of years back. I was reviewing the database tables on one… Read More

Welcome to the GeekWire Dev Blog!

GeekWire has been cranking out loads of technology news and analysis since it launched back in 2011. While we love… Read More

Google Domains: Useful for some small business owners, but useless in many cases

As an active owner of a considerable number of domain names, I was excited to learn that both Google and… Read More

Should Sonos be worried? Big electronics makers are gunning for the networked speaker market

Sonos pioneered the networked, multi-room home audio market 10 years ago. After nearly $400M in venture funding in the past few years,… Read More

Next-gen TV’s: What’s coming to your living room in 2015 and beyond

LAS VEGAS – CES is the birthplace and deathbed of new TV technology. This year’s show proved no different, with… Read More

CES is crazy: Here are 15 great examples from 2015’s big show

LAS VEGAS — Craziness and hype were everywhere at this week’s Consumer Electronics Show, where more than 160,000 gathered in Vegas for… Read More

Would you wear these high-fashion outfits on display at CES?

LAS VEGAS – With the boom in wearable technology, there are an increasing number of fashion designers showing off their… Read More

Guess who’s exhibiting at CES for the first time – the Girl Scouts

LAS VEGAS – This year’s most unlikely new exhibitor at this year’s CES isn’t an electronics company at all. It… Read More

This crazy wearable promises to grow this bald geek’s hair back

LAS VEGAS – The aisles of CES are filled with publicity stunts and hype, and some of the craziest things… Read More

The connected baby – gadgets for the little ones

LAS VEGAS – CES is bursting at the seams with wearable and health-tracking technology for adults, but a couple of… Read More

3D-printed cookies: Would you eat these high tech sweets?

LAS VEGAS – You’ve probably seen a variety of 3D-printed objects and prototypes made of plastic, but what if these… Read More

Extravagant or convenient? LG introduces Twin Wash clothes washer

LAS VEGAS – Many folks are accustomed to double-drawer dishwashers, allowing you to easily wash smaller loads of dishes. LG… Read More

USAID Chief Innovation Officer Steven VanRoekel outlines progress on Ebola protective suit

LAS VEGAS – Steven VanRoekel, the Chief Innovation Officer for the US Agency for International Development (USAID), shared progress on… Read More

Another CES, another HDTV buzzword: Samsung announces SUHD TVs

LAS VEGAS – Samsung took to the press conference stage today at CES to announce their latest 4k TV’s, coining… Read More

Netflix announces Netflix Recommended TV program to bring better UI to viewers

LAS VEGAS – Netflix and LG Electronics introduced a new TV certification program at CES this morning called the Netflix… Read More

Zillow chairman Rich Barton: How transparency is catalyzing revolution

Zillow co-founder Rich Barton shared his business creation and investment philosophy this past week at the Zillow Premier Agent Forum, calling… Read More

Zillow hosts first national conference: CEO Rascoff calls it the most important day in company history

Zillow kicked off its first-ever national conference in Las Vegas today, dubbed the Zillow Premier Agent Forum, bringing an enthusiastic… Read More

Zillow buying Trulia: An industry perspective

Zillow announced that it plans to buy Trulia today for $3.5 billion, positioning the combined company as the unquestioned leader in… Read More

Buying a new gTLD domain name? The process .sucks

Up until this year, buying a domain name was pretty straightforward. With one or two accounts at registrars like GoDaddy… Read More

Review: At home with Wally, a new sensor network for detecting water leaks

My home may be 114 years old, but I remain on a quest to outfit it with the latest in… Read More

Review: Nest Protect brings high-tech features to the lowly smoke detector

Gadget lust is a likely common affliction for GeekWire readers. You may be fantasizing about Google Glass or a new… Read More

The spirit of Steve Ballmer is irreplaceable at Microsoft

Guest Commentary: My first experience with Steve Ballmer was the day Visio was acquired by Microsoft. All of us Visio… Read More

Bootstrap 3 launches, easing development of responsive websites

Bootstrap, the wildly popular front-end framework for web development, launched version 3 this week, promising to make it easier to develop… Read More

Taking a perfect picture of the ‘super moon’? There’s an app (or two) for that

I needed a Seattle skyline photo for my website and wanted to give my new camera lens a try yesterday… Read More

The next version of Microsoft Office: A user’s perspective

I was in attendance at yesterday’s Microsoft event in San Francisco where the company unveiled the new version of Office.… Read More

Review: Hands-on with Nest … a thermostat from the future!

I run a real estate company by day, and electronic gadgets are one of my passions, so it comes as… Read More

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