Blogging from the phone
I am sitting in a car waiting to pick up a relative and noticed how slow time goes by while doing nothing. So I am taking the time to really look at my phone and see all that it can do. Guess what!!...
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24 measly hours in a day divided up among competing priorities and initiatives that always seem to need more time than we have available. The joys of modern life seem to have ever-increasing demands of...
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Using Microsoft Word 2013 to Publish Blog Posts
A while ago, I wrote a post about using Microsoft Word 2007 and Live Writer as a blog writer and publisher. I have always written all of my posts in Microsoft Word but manually copied them up to my...
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Everything Needs Maintenance, Even a Blog
It is been my general experience that many auto mechanics typically have cars that run in less than ideal condition. IT professionals often have computers and websites that are similarly plagued with...
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Read this before you publish Blog Posts in Word 2013!
My last post briefly outlined the steps to publish a blog post with Word 2013. Microsoft Word makes a very good tool for creating and publishing blog posts, but once you publish the post you are not...
View ArticleStepping Away from the Digital Life
Keeping up with everything is a full-time job. It adds stress and anxiety inappropriately to our lives. Periodically, I have to step away and look at how I manage our digital life. Simplification is...
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Improved Self-Hosted WordPress Performance
My self-hosted WordPress website was slow. Google Analytics Site Speed showed page load times fluctuating from 8 to over 15 seconds. I know that anything over 2 seconds is bad and results in lower...
View ArticleWhen Asking for Help, Be Super Courteous
This is common sense, but I do not see it frequent enough. When asking for help, be extremely courteous and polite to the person who provides the help. I know this is a shocking thought but bear with...
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Continuing to Improve a Self-Hosted WordPress Blog
Last month, I took action to correct the ultra-slow loading time of my blog. I cleaned up the site and used a few plugins to improve the performance. I went from a “D” score to a middle “B” according...
View ArticleA short thought for the day
I have not been writing much this last couple of years. I cannot say there’s any particular reason for this lack of engagement. I enjoy the writing process, but I think life gets in the way. As I...
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