We get work done through apps; here are ways to be most productive using my favorite apps for web design, programming, design, and work.
When a client in his 80s reached out, his life’s work—an 800-page interactive genealogy book—was at a standstill. A cryptic Adobe error was blocking his family videos and music on a legacy Windows 7 machine, and even a home-tech visit couldn't fix it. Discover the simple 'downgrade' workaround, the file-sharing trick we used across state lines, and how to stop Adobe from 'breaking' itself again...
That's easy - open your EML files in your browser of choice.
Ever felt like the Chrome Inspector was gaslighting you? You right-click a dropdown, and it vanishes. You "Force Hover," and nothing happens. Here is the 1-line script that freezes time and finally lets you inspect those tricky JavaScript elements.
Option-click didn't work. Command-S failed. Why is downloading a simple contact list so hard in Safari? 🍎
Sometimes, muting a Google Chrome tab is necessary, whether it's a noisy chatbot or an unruly video advertisement. Here's how to mute a website on your mac.
Learn how to use Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Reader or Mac Preview to save copies of your password protected PDFs that no longer require a password.
Why Grammarly first won me over: Being naturally competitive, Grammarly's "gameifying" of my weekly writing comparisons with others using the app motivates me.
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.
There's an easy fix. Instead of using the marketing email's Unsubscribe link, use Gmail's Unsubscribe functionality! Here's how.
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.