After thousands of tweaks to my site’s WordPress theme over the years, sometimes undoing what I just changed, I’m self-imposing a code freeze. It’s 99% of the way to where I want it. I can live with whatever the 1% ends up being. It’s time to come up with content instead, like I wrote about back in 2018 and never followed through on.
I switched up my desk set up today, opting to just use the laptop & mouse instead of laptop + 2 external monitors and keyboard. I’m finding myself to be more productive than I thought I would be. I may have to do this more often, or maybe move to it completely.
Though I haven’t read much of it yet, it looks like there are lots of great new features coming up in WordPress 6.5. I’m setting some weekend time aside to get caught up.
https://make.wordpress.org/core/2024/03/15/wordpress-6-5-field-guide/
I released my newest WordPress plugin, Basic Copyright, on the plugin repository last night. Its sole purpose is to make a dynamic copyright notice available for your theme footer so you don’t have to change the copyright notice yearly. Super simple, but kind of useful.
My 2023 Mac Apps of the Year
My list of the top five Mac apps I used in the past year that made my work easier.
My App Defaults
I wasn’t going to do a post like this… But what the heck, all the cool kids are doing it this week, so why shouldn’t I, right?
A Better AppleScript to Compress Files or Folders
I created an AppleScript that allows you to compress files and folders by simply dropping them onto the applet. A reader asked for a way to archive files and folders based off that post. This was my solution.
iPhone Minimal Dockless Wallpaper for iOS
As someone who ascribes to a minimalist mindset and hates superfluous design, it’s always bugged me that Apple feels iOS needs a dock outline for icons at the bottom of the home screen. So, I decided to make a minimalist iPhone and iPad wallpaper that will cancel out the dock when using iOS dark mode.
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
No matter how well-intentioned we are, sometimes we allow things to sneak into our lives under the guise of it being something important.
We ask “Who else can do this?” Or maybe we tell ourselves “No one else is qualified enough, so I’m the one who has to do it.”
When we start thinking like this, it’s our ego calling the shots. Maybe we want to be the hero, or we worry those who needed us in the past no longer will and that we won’t be their go-to person anymore.
It’s Your First Dreamforce. What Should You Expect?
Yay! It’s your first Dreamforce! You’re pumped to finally be part of the magic. I bet you’ve already looked at a lot of other blogs to learn how to be ready before you landed here. These are some of my recommendations to make it a more memorable experience.