Let’s Go Shopping: DropBox or Google One?
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
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
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
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
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
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
(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
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…