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All humans are born with a natural negativity bias, causing us to dwell more on negative experiences than we do on positive ones. This bias can make even the idea of negative feedback anxiety-inducing, leading many to avoid the opportunity altogether. For agencies, however, avoidance is not an option. Receiving and giving constructive feedback is…
Knowing the correct partitioning scheme of your disk could be crucial when you are installing Linux or any other operating system. There are two popular partitioning schemes; the older MBR and the newer GPT. Most computers use GPT these days. While creating the live or bootable USB, some tools (like Rufus) ask you the type…
WordPress, as a CMS, is great for people who are just starting with their first website. It doesn’t require users to write code, it’s SEO-friendly and easy to manage. Still, there are a few mistakes many beginners make with WordPress, and some that more experienced WordPress users make too. That’s why it’s time I shared…
I have been in the new office for about 5 weeks now, and people have asked for a studio tour now that I’ve properly settled in. So here it is. Be warned, this a lengthy ramble. WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL? ? Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/distrotube ? Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=derek%40distrotube%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=DistroTube&no_note=0¤cy_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3abtn_donateCC_LG%2egif%3aNonHostedGuest ?? Amazon: https://amzn.to/2RotFFi ? Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/distrotube DONATE CRYPTO:…
The Ubuntu in the wild blog post ropes in the latest highlights about Ubuntu and Canonical around the world on a bi-weekly basis. It is a summary of all the things that made us feel proud to be part of this journey. What do you think of it? Ubuntu in the wild Kubernetes and Cloud…
Lisa Gade reviews the 15.6” Desklab 4K portable monitor, a wide gamut full Adobe RGB touchscreen display with USB-C and HDMI inputs. The monitor works as a single cable USB-C solution (no external power required) with laptops and desktops, and a power adapter is included for use with mobile devices like smartphones, the Nintendo Switch…
The importance of accessibility is often preached to web designers. Thankfully, many of us have taken it to heart. In this day and age, there’s no reason why a website shouldn’t implement best practices. However, if you don’t regularly use assistive technology, accessibility can be a bit of a guessing game. With that in mind,…
A fundamental difference between programming intensive web-development work and graphic-focused web design is that everyone – client to business associates – has an opinion and an alternative vision for the latter. The technically-steep learning curve of coding tends to elicit few opinions and observations, simply because only a handful of clients actually possess the technical…
WordPress started life as a blogging platform. Years later, it’s now a Content Management System (CMS) that is used with over 40 percent of the web. Along the way, some of classic blogging staples have fallen out of favor. This means there are many sites that want to disable comments in WordPress. Despite this feeling…
In this tutorial, we show you how to setup DMARC records in cPanel to specify how mail servers should handle messages from your domain that don’t have valid SPF and DKIM records setup. Since the DMARC standard is used by many email providers (such as Gmail, Yahoo!, AOL, Hotmail, Outlook), it increases your chances of…
Most entrepreneurs make the mistake of underestimating the benefits that a wholesale channel can add to their eCommerce business. Or assume that wholesale pricing is best executed by a brick and mortar wholesale businesses. But any eCommerce business, big or small, can sell to both consumers and retailers at a wholesale price. Read moreDan Zarrella…
WordPress 5.8, already in beta and set to release July 20th, 2021, will include numerous improvements and new features, including putting WebP in WordPress 5.8. One of the most anticipated changes is full support for the WebP image format. Developed by Google, the WebP format is now widely supported across a variety of browsers, devices,…
Content production seems quite simple, in principle. You come up with an idea, write about it, do some SEO checks and click publish. Simple, right? In reality, it hardly ever turns out that way, especially if you’re working with a team. Miscommunications, last-minute changes, confusion about what needs to happens when. We’ve all been there!…
Are you looking for a unique font for your movie poster design or a magazine cover? Then consider a graffiti font. These fonts often feature a unique design and a bold look that commands attention. In this post, we’ve gathered the best free graffiti fonts from around the web. Most of them can be used…
Since Audacity was purchased by MuseGroup, they have been making some very questionable decisions with their software. The most serious things have been the introduction of data collection (including IP addresses) and the fact that they now prohibit children from using their software. REFERENCED: ? https://www.audacityteam.org/about/desktop-privacy-notice/ – Audacity’s Privacy Policy WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?…
There are many open-source messaging applications available, especially if you are looking for WhatsApp replacements on both desktop and mobile. Element is one of them, which is a decentralized alternative for private messaging that you can use to interact with individuals, communities, or businesses. Element: Privacy-Friendly Open-Source Messenger Built on Matrix Network Matrix is an…
Build a simple command-line app using Node.js along with Commander and Chalk Code: https://github.com/bradtraversy/passgen Node.js API Course: Coupon MONTHNAME2021 https://www.udemy.com/course/nodejs-api-masterclass/?referralCode=F95A0D3B9CA1DB648F55 Read moreWhat is the difference between shared & dedicated hosting?? Support The Channel! http://www.patreon.com/traversymedia Packages: Commander.js – https://github.com/tj/commander.js Chalk – https://github.com/chalk/chalk Clipboardy – https://github.com/sindresorhus/clipboardy Timestamps: 0:00 – Intro & Demo 3:18 – Setup & process.argv…
You’ve probably noticed the subtly animated logo Fubiz released with their recently launched website redesign, or the hidden Easter egg within the new CSS-Tricks logo, or even the non-looping animated logo on David Stanfield’s site. Typically, animated logos have been used mainly in videos, but most recently, we’re seeing these subtly and beautifully animated logos…
User Inyerface – Can you navigate through this game of really bad UI? Building Generative Grid Layouts With Quadtrees – Learn how to create super versatile generative/random grid layouts in just a few lines of JavaScript. Read moreInstalling and Configuring your OnApp CloudWordmark – Use this online tool to find the perfect font for your…
Recently, I’ve made videos on command line utilities like ‘awk’ and ‘sed’. In this video, I cover two powerful command line utilities–‘cut’ and ‘tr’. The ‘cut’ command removes sections from each line of a file. The ‘tr’ command translates or deletes characters from standard input. REFERENCED: ? https://linux.die.net/man/1/cut ? https://linux.die.net/man/1/tr WANT TO SUPPORT THE CHANNEL?…