Ask Me
Hello, Sara here. I’m probably better known as “ses” or ses5909 in my circles. Instead of having a typical “About Me” page, I decided to have a page where visitors could ask what they want to know instead of me telling them what I think they should know. I’ll give you a little bit of info to get you started.
I’m a complete computer geek and I love to build websites. I’m somewhat of a nomad, moving all over the states and now living in Belgium and traveling Europe when I can. I’ve got an awesome family who I adore. I think music can tell a lot about a person so you can check out my music profile. The rest is up to you to find out!
If you want this on your site, please download the Ask Me plugin. I am in the process of updating the plugin!
So go ahead, ask me a question. Of course these questions are moderated, but pretty much anything goes (within reason).
Olly is too lazy to google. Hey Sara:
What did you get for xmas?
Oooohh… I got exactly what I asked for. A Kodak Zi6. It’s so compact which will ensure I use it more often. Most videos I take won’t be of interest to anyone, but they will provide good blackmail material when my kids get older 
moe is curious about:
ilovecode is a good url
Thanks, I like it too
Tim Smith is left to wonder:
Sara,
I stumbled across your blog. Love to get your opinion on my cool site. Perhaps you could be the person to HELP introduce the DAILY SMILE to all of Belgium?
Site Name: Smile-Therapy.com
Reason for submitting:
It’s Fresh
It’s Fun
It’s Informative
It’s Colorful and pleasing to the eye
And ………ITS POSITIVE
Brief description:
Smile Therapy asks 2 things
1.)Can you use more good news in your life?
2.) Would you like access to 1000’s of peoples best ideas, tips and wisdom.. from all over the world?
www.smile-therapy.com
Thank you for your time AND consideration.
Timothy Smith
Creator, Smile-Therapy.com
Thanks for visiting Tim. I have to give you my honest opinion of the site now. When I opened your site, I was immediately looking for what are you selling. It screamed sales ad and I don’t think that is the approach you want to take. I recommend making someone smile on the site, then you are more likely to get someone to pay for it. Good luck!
Hayes is too lazy to google. Hey Sara:
how many programming and web development languages do you know?
Several, but my level of experience and expertise with each vary. I know C# and PHP best, followed by Java, VB.net, Perl, and C++. HTML and CSS are no problem as well.
James wants to know:
Hi Sara. I am wondering if your arms were tired after flying across the Atlantic?
. No, i worked them out sooo much before making the flight!Sabi is pondering:
I love your ask me plugin, and really need it on my site! But I am not able to download it - when I try to unzip it says it is unable to determine the file format. I’m on a mac, but that shouldn’t make any difference (should it?).
Thank you!
I used winrar to zip it. I can zip it up in another utility and see how that works.
icebox is pondering:
i really like ASK ME plugin..im just wondering what to put on my sidebar if i want to know the numbers of pending questions and the total number of answered questions. im really looking forward to see your answer. 
have a nice day
have a nice dayAs of now, there isn’t anything built in that allows you to do this. You would need to query the table directly and get a count of all of the questions which have not been approved yet. This is a good feature to add.
Josh Stodola needs to know:
Have you ever asked yourself a question on this form?
I have asked myself a question Josh. The very first question as a matter of fact.
To which I also responded: You can ask any question you would like. I am moderating these questions so if I don’t LIKE your dumb question, you won’t see it. Make it good dammit.What do I type here?
Jaems is too lazy to google. Hey Sara:
The Ask Me plug-in is awesome. Exactly what I was looking for. Working on implementing a near real-time Q&A or Organic-FAQ type of page. Any suggestions on how to make it work well for a user-generated FAQ system?
Glad you like it Jaems. So are you wanting to let users ask AND answer questions? To me that sounds more like a forum type of solution.
Robin wants to know:
Hi Sara, I came across your blog through search-this. I was surprised to see you’re currently living in Belgium. I hope you like your stay over here. Great to see that people travel around for fun and their profession (I guess you do). I visited the USA this year, and noticed that both cultural and architectural differences are significant, even though they’re both refered to as “the West” and we (Belgians) see the US on everyday television. So I wondered, what was the thing that surprised you most when living in Belgium?
Very good question Robin and I could write a book about it. The thing that surprised me the most that affected my life most was I had been told that everyone speaks English here. That’s not the case in the South where everyone speaks French. Up north we have found people much more accommodating. Another thing that surprised me was how neat and culturally diverse the country is. Because of its past being passed back and forth between the french and the germans, and the industrial work here, the population is very culturally diverse which I like! Where in the US did you visit?
dean guadagni has no idea about:
Sara,
I have two questions if I may?
One of my consulting businesses teaches Realtors to blog, how to find content, how to set up, and shows them an outline to follow to be successful. 99% of Realtors believe that writing a story everyday is their biggest “push back” to adoption.
In reality the technology curve ie widgets, code, understanding how to navigate the blog platform and other issues are the biggest problems.
1. What do you believe is the simplest method to teach a NON tech, scared of the internet
Realtor how to navigate the technology issues surrounding blogging?
2. A number of Realtors, must have fancied themselves designers or frustrated architects, own MACs. How can I convert them to windows and PC software/equipment?
Thanks Sara,
dean of deansguide.wordpress.com
Hi Dean and thanks for the questions. I actually had to teach a realtor to blog, so I can give some solid input here.
1. The first thing I did was gave him homework and told him to open up the backend and have a look around. Then I sat down and walked him through everything. If you can’t be there in person, I recommend creating a video tutorial.
2. I wouldn’t say you need to get them off macs and onto PCs. Different things work for different people and if they are more comfortable on Macs, then I would let it be otherwise you will find yourself teaching a whole lot more than just a blog platform!
Joey White thinks Google sucks and instead asks Sara:
Would you trade my eternal gratitude for a zip of the plugins you have modified?
What plugin are you looking for specifically Joey? I can’t even remember half of the things I have “tinkered” with 
SEO Rob is bugging Sara to know:
What do you like to do for fun? Excluding anything computer or technology related.
I love to travel. I like to get outside (hiking, camping, etc.) as much as possible and also enjoy taking pictures. My ideal vacation would be camping with my laptop
Mark Arcaro is pondering:
I was wondering is there a way to have a time date stamp?
You can definitely have a datestamp, you would need to modify the code. Maybe I can put that in the next version.
Guilherme Zühlke O\’Connor is left to wonder:
Have I already said how much I like the Idea of this plugin?
Thanks Guilherme! Hopefully the next version is even better!
Jenny lies awake at night and wonders:
What plugins do you use on your site?
Let’s see here!
- Ask Me
- Akismet
- DoFollow
- php-exec
- Feedburner Feed Replacement
- Subscribe to Comments
- WP Database Backup
Joey is left to wonder:
Haha, do you get cybersexual requests from middle aged trailer park guys often?
Not too often actually Joey! I think I scare most of them away
Colin needs to know:
How much wood would a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?
2.5 cords!
