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Feedback, in whichever form it takes, and whatever it may be called, is one of the most effective soft skills that we have at our disposal to collaboratively get our designs to a better place while growing our own skills and perspectives. Feedback is also one of the most underestimated tools, and often by assuming…
“Any comment?” is probably one of the worst ways to ask for feedback. It’s vague and open ended, and it doesn’t provide any indication of what we’re looking for. Getting good feedback starts earlier than we might expect: it starts with the request. It might seem counterintuitive to start the process of receiving feedback with…
I’m not sure when I first heard this quote, but it’s something that has stayed with me over the years. How do you create services for situations you can’t imagine? Or design products that work on devices yet to be invented? Flash, Photoshop, and responsive design When I first started designing websites, my go-to software…
We’ve been having conversations for thousands of years. Whether to convey information, conduct transactions, or simply to check in on one another, people have yammered away, chattering and gesticulating, through spoken conversation for countless generations. Only in the last few millennia have we begun to commit our conversations to writing, and only in the last…
In the 1950s, many in the elite running community had begun to believe it wasn’t possible to run a mile in less than four minutes. Runners had been attempting it since the late 19th century and were beginning to draw the conclusion that the human body simply wasn’t built for the task. But on May…
Trying to choose between Rank Math vs Yoast SEO as your WordPress site’s SEO plugin? In 2021, these are the two most popular SEO plugins and both are great tools that can help you set your site up for success in Google’s rankings. However, there are some notable differences between Yoast SEO and Rank Math,…
Love it or hate it, it is difficult to avoid Java. Java is still a very popular programming language taught in the schools and used in the enterprises. If you want to use a Java-based tool or program in Java, you’ll need to have Java on your system. Read moreKali Linux 2021.2 Release (Kaboxer, Kali-Tweaks,…
Snapchat is one of the most popular social networks in the world. It boasts 293 million daily active users on average. That’s a ton of people sharing and engaging with content on a daily basis. Read moreInstalling and Configuring your OnApp CloudOn top of a huge user base, the engagement levels are off the charts….
If you own a small business, content marketing is a tactic you should consider to grow your audience base and increase your brand’s name recognition. Content marketing refers to the creation and dissemination of online materials that grow traffic to your website. Content types can include blogs, infographics, and whitepapers that are geared toward creating…
Can you undo a commit in Git? There are many instances in which you may want to reset your current working directory to a former state, marked by a commit, tag, or other “treeish.” The “reset” command can be destructive and wipe out your work. Be very careful when using this command. Git is incredibly…
It’s happening. Businesses are starting to recognize the true value of social media. More than half of executives predict that social media will become the most important source of data to inform company business decisions over the next three years. This recent surge in leadership buy-in presents a huge opportunity for enterprise social teams. It…
The health and fitness industry is worth over $96 billion dollars. For fitness service providers, this means one thing: you need an effective marketing strategy to stand out in this fast-growing, high-stakes marketplace. Whether you’re a small gym owner, supplement company, or fitness app developer, the following fitness advertising strategies will help you generate maximum…
How does a new website start ranking? Does it just magically appear in Google after you’ve launched it? What things do you have to do to start ranking in Google and get traffic from the search engines? Here, I explain the first steps you’ll need to take right after the launch of your new website….
For a long time, brands have struggled to deliver incredible customer service over the phone, wading through the long lines of people waiting on hold and solving one individual problem at a time. But the advent of the internet and the instant gratification that consumers seek today means that brands have to go one step…
The Web & design team at Canonical run two-week iterations building and maintaining all of the Canonical websites and product web interfaces. Here are some of the highlights of our completed work from this iteration. Meet the team My name is Scott Mason-Nash, and I’m a web engineer. I joined Canonical’s web and design team…
Everybody wants to do more in less time. But what about doing more of what you enjoy and using Soft UI Dashboard PRO Laravel for the boring, repetitive tasks? Rather than writing basic CRUDs from scratch or painstakingly crafting your own Bootstrap UI components, you can focus on what really sets your app apart. Here’s…
Sharpen your JavaScript, CSS, DOM skills by building 5 projects in one video Full Course : https://www.udemy.com/course/50-projects-50-days/?referralCode=684EE5F9DE1745B6428B $12.99 Coupon Code: MONTH2021 (Replace with current month) GitHub Repo: https://github.com/bradtraversy/50projects50days Read moreWhat is the difference between shared & dedicated hosting?Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro 2:23 – Project 1 – Blurry Loading 15:31 – Project 2 – Vertical Slider…
What is a Virtual Machine? What is Virtualization? Why Virtualization is so useful? Virtual machines and the virtualization concept generally is very powerful and that’s why you see it everywhere in IT. It has completely changed the way we work, so whether you want to become a cloud engineer, a system administrator, software developer or…
As the needs of users who use various programs on their devices becomes increasingly complex, the programs themselves are also needing to follow suit to keep up with the demand that users are wanting and expecting. Something that I find I need on a daily basis is an easy way to be able to stay…
Email is one of the best ways to communicate with your customers. It can help you nurture leads, raise brand awareness, and sell your products. If you look at the data, there are over 4 billion email users worldwide — that’s more than half of the world’s population! But the large user base is not…