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Occasionally I figure out how to do something that other people might want to do. Then I post it here.
Occasionally I figure out how to do something that other people might want to do. Then I post it here.
I’m writing late today because I’ve just restored my Wordpress install after I’m pretty sure an extension I installed to help me upgrade my site to https screwed up my htaccess file.
If that sentence doesn’t make sense to you, then it’s a pretty good demonstration of the problem of the internet becoming too complicated.
A tutorial in how to make a hip-hop mashup with very few musical or technical skills at all.
1. Don’t wait for permission. 2. Be interested in something no one else is interested in. 3. Copy people who are better than you.
A how-to guide for hashtags.
Usually, when I need to fix something I turn to Google and usually the result is in the first page of search results. But every once in a while the solution to the problem isn’t easily found, so I post the results on my blog in an attempt to help future people with the same […]
I don’t know where and when it was decided that attachments are the gold standard for getting information out to the media, but it’s time to put a stop to it. Here are some reasons.
I didn’t know how to tie a scarf, so I shared it publicly and it became a national radio story.
how do you hit “love” when you’re mowing the lawn
Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.
Every once in a while I manage to figure out something that there isn’t already an awesome guide to. When that happens, I like to put it here in order to contribute to the general knowledge of Teh Internets. In the interest of that, here is my guide to “Getting More Memory By Installing Apps […]
I’ve been doing some heavier posts lately, so here’s something lighter-weight. It’s highlighting a cool new service that I’ve found very useful and think deserves some attention. If This Then That (henceforth ifttt) is a simple tool that let’s you tell the internet “If this happens, then make that happen.” It’s really straight-forward and well-designed, and you can […]
I’m writing this as a tutorial for volunteers at CFUR Radio, but I figured I may as well publish it here, too, for anyone who’s interested. Bear in mind this is only my set-up, and I am by no means a pro podcaster. My method is designed to be a) free and b) relatively easy. […]
Things I learned by luck or accident.
This is a post written out of selfishness. Every day on Facebook, Twitter (and now Google+) I see people posting their “song of the day” or week or moment. And often these are people whose music tastes I like. But more often than not, their linking to a YouTube page or some other independent website, […]
Recently, I’ve been trying to manage my inbox better. And part of that has been helping other people manage their inboxes better. I do this by being more conscious of the emails that I send. The biggest thing is, I try to let people know what the email is about without them having to open […]
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