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Let’s Go Shopping: DropBox or Google One?

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019
marina reznor cloud-based storage comparison google one and dropbox

Cloud-based storage has come a long way, and most writers use it for backups, storage, and collaborating. I have used both Google Drive, which is now called Google One, and…

Plot Inspiration: When update bricked AirBnB locks

October 30, 2019
marina reznor plot inspiration brick door

It’s been over two years now since Tuesday, August 8th 2017 when an auto-update turned thousands of AirBnB smart locks to actual bricks. I’m still giggling. According to reports (from…

Basics: Transferring a domain regsitration

October 30, 2019
Marina Reznor transferring domain process

There are several steps involved in transferring your domain registration and it can take several days to complete. The process was designed to prevent ‘slamming‘, which used to happen when…

When things go wrong: SSL mixed content issues

September 30, 2019October 25, 2019
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Mixed content: yellow flags Last week we discussed a major website red flag, the SSL certificate failure (When things go wrong: SSL Certificates). I mentioned the mixed content issue in…

When things go wrong: SSL certificates

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019
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Google had the best of intentions when it suggested (mandated) that all websites have a secure sockets layer (SSL) encryption between the web server (your host) and browsers. This has…

My Bad: Kindle Instant Preview

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019
Greenland Ice Sheet

Uncovering the huge number of iFrame server calls that made my site load slower than the Greenland Ice Sheet. A few months ago I ran across a mention that the…

What I use: Caesium Offline Image Compressor

September 10, 2019September 10, 2019
example of caesium offline image compression program

(Spoiler alert: this program is only available for Windows) I believe it to be a hard and fast fact that people like to look at pretty pictures. Which isn’t the…

Today’s test drive: a new keyboard

August 25, 2019September 10, 2019
Marina Reznor new keyboard

It always surprises me that keyboard preferences are not a bigger part of discussions among authors. I mean, we spend the better part of our lives typing and our business…

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