We get work done through apps; here are ways to be most productive using my favorite apps for web design, programming, design, and work.
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.
As a designer, using high-resolution images for print designs is crucial. As an Adobe Creative Suite user, I've traditionally used PhotoShop to enlarge images or change resolution settings (DPI—dots per inch). Enlargements are one area where I find using AI practical, helpful, and time-saving in my design workflow.
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.
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.
Ever wondered how to share and loop a video on your PC, Mac or YouTube. This post shows you how to quickly change settings to Loop your video on all three.
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.