Why Grammarly first won me over: Being naturally competitive, Grammarly's "gameifying" of my weekly writing comparisons with others using the app motivates me.
Gamifying my writing works!
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Reasons to create a domain redirect
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Well-designed user experiences work behind the scenes, with the design details often going unnoticed by the end user. Domain redirects can be essential to customer satisfaction and positively reinforce a good user experience. Here are scenarios where this plays out.
Bitbucket: Warning Remote Host Identification Has Changed
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On June 20, 2023, Bitbucket issued two new SSH host keys and started replacing the current host keys. This caused my Terminal access to throw a "Warning: Remote Host Identification has changed!" error. Here's how I changed the fingerprints.
Gmail Users: are you stuck in an Unsubscribe loop?
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There's an easy fix. Instead of using the marketing email's Unsubscribe link, use Gmail's Unsubscribe functionality! Here's how.
I updated my macOS, and now Git doesn’t work in the Terminal
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If you're a Mac user and have updated your macOS recently, you may need to run this command in your Terminal to keep using Git commands.
Tips for preparing customer lists for email marketing
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Ensuring you send your company's email marketing to the right customers is critical to campaign success. Here are some tips I implement.
Power-user tips for Prezi Design creators
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Recently, I've been working on a client project using Prezi Design. As a longtime Adobe design product user, there are a surprising number of features I miss not having in Prezi's online interface; however, overall, Prezi Design does provide the functionality best suited to the project. This post includes a few tips for power-users, as well as a discussion on some of Prezi Design's limitations.
Goodreads – How I Built This Founders Interview
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You'll love this interview with Goodreads founders Otis and Elizabeth Chandler, especially if you're a software developer. Guy Raz interviewed the Chandlers on February 7, 2022.
How I archive projects (as a designer)
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Accessing old files requires organization. I find archiving projects effectively is crucial when wrapping up a design project. This post provides tips and how-tos for archiving various types of design projects.
What to do when Photos (iPhotos) doesn’t show all your photos for import
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Today, I wanted to add my husband's photos to my Photos library on my iMac. I plugged in his iPhone and accepted the trust notifications. However, to my surprise, only a few photos showed up to import into my Photos library. Hmmm...strange. I have an easy solution if you're running into this same issue!