Ever have the struggle of combining multiple PDFs into one complete file? Well, Apple now gives us a way to do it in only a couple of clicks that only take a second or two to complete! Here’s what you do. Pre-Step One: Organize the files you want to combine into a single folder so […]
Three Massive Timesavers Using Mac Keyboard Shortcuts
May 25, 2016 by Leave a Comment
So, if you like to churn out stuff as fast as you can, like me, and get tired of switching from keyboard to mouse/trackpad and back again all the time, here are three great (I would say “essential!”) keyboard shortcuts that work on Macs with Canadian (probably also American and British) English keyboard layouts that […]
HOW-TO: Quickly add a file to your Kindle iOS App
October 10, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Say you are working on the ebook of your dreams, and your agent sends you a draft copy of your work-in-progress so you can see what it looks like on your iPad. There are several methods for getting it into your Kindle App, but if you need to access your new .mobi (Kindle format) file […]
How to Connect CustomPress Custom Post Types to Gravity Forms
August 1, 2013 by 5 Comments
So you want to create a system in your WordPress site where people (possibly only those with a selected registration level on your site, but that’s a separate topic) are able to fill out a form and submit a post for publication on your site. Say you want to: run a photo contest and let […]
Anonymous help from unseen strangers
October 25, 2012 by 3 Comments
After nearly twenty years online, I’m very happy to report that the early-days attitude of caring and sharing and helping complete strangers with their tech issues via online discussions and forums has not ended. Not even close. Besides an amazing weekend at WordCamp Vancouver 2012 and BuddyCamp Vancouver, with volunteer experts coming from around the […]
The value of a good course
July 27, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I recently encountered a puzzling challenge on a client’s WordPress site. They wanted to make a design change, and all the usual methods didn’t work. For example, one simple change they wanted was to have the date removed from their blog posts. They don’t write a lot of content, and very little of it is […]
HOW-TO VIDEO: How to add PDFs to your iPad for portable, paperless reading
June 4, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Want to take some time on your holiday to catch up on some important reading but don’t want to take reams of paper with you? Have commuting time to pass and need something more stimulating to read? Find yourself unexpectedly waiting…and waiting…and waiting…? Preload your iPad with a stack of PDFs you never seem to […]
How to manage the content on your iPod, iPhone, or iPad
March 20, 2012 by Leave a Comment
I had a recent question about how to remove all the unwanted content on an iPod. Kathy only wanted to have music on her iPod, now that she had both an iPhone and an iPad to work with, and she had decided now to leave her iPod attached to the stereo in the living room. […]
DEMO: Right-justify a column in WP-Table Reloaded
January 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
Trying to solve a puzzle: how to right-justify currency data in a table from within the table, without altering the CSS code in the background. I’m using WordPress 3.3 and WP-Table Reloaded at the time of press (January 24, 2012). Here I tried using <td align=”right”>$100.00</td> within the relevant cells, and was surprised to see […]
HOW-TO: Get colours and measurements from websites
January 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
When I want to create a consistent look across a number of different online spaces, I need to know what colours I used in space one (e.g. my website/blog) so I can use the same colours in space two (e.g. my Twitter Feed in the right hand column of my website). Or maybe I absolutely […]
