Thanks Apple
Thanks Apple for pushing out your massive 3 GB macOS updates because GarageBand. Oh, and Podcasts.
Web Dev + WordPress + Security
USP Pro: Unlimited front-end forms for user-submitted posts and more.
Thought Bucket
233 thoughts
Affinity Designer opening upside down images
Weird bug with Affinity Designer. If images are opening upside down, click View ▸ Reset Rotation and problem solved.
Hearty Laugh
Had a good laugh today when I saw this in a support email: “In observance of Arbor Day our team will be out of the office on Friday, April 30th.” Lol Arbor Day.
Facebook going downhill fast
Just spent a few minutes scrolling thru FB, almost every ad was pushing the vaĆ.
Force hide mac apps
On macOS when an app won’t hide, you can force it by holding the ā„ (option) key and clicking anywhere on the desktop.
Heavy into redesign
Currently having a blast redesigning Plugin Planet, so much work so little time.
BBQ Pro Review
Thanks to David McCan over at WebTNG for the awesome BBQ Pro review.
Mini vacation
Enjoyed a nice mini-vacation with my fam. Great way to recharge and regroup.
Interview at ThemeIsle
Nice little interview with yours truly over at ThemeIsle. WordPress, web dev & more!
16 Years
Perishable Press celebrating 16 years online! An incredible, rewarding journey.
Wutsearch Review
Thanks to Nicholas Ferrell for his excellent and thorough review of Wutsearch search-engine launchpad.
RSS FTW
Great article about using RSS as a Facebook alternative. I use RSS/feeds for news every day. Facebook, not so much.
Linux shopping
Any Linux users reading? Would love to get input on which distro to go with. Thinking Ubuntu to start because of its popularity.
Apple SUCKS
Apple really disappoints by *forcing* two-factor authentication on its users.
Apps on Big Sur
Apps on macOS Big Sur open SOOOOOO slowly. Like painfully slow. Switching to Linux in the near future.
Endless Barking
Our neighbor just lets their little rat dog bark incessantly 24/7. Endless barking for the whole neighborhood.
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Blackhole Pro: Trap bad bots in a virtual black hole.
Thoughts
Launching my new plugin, Head Meta Pro š Complete meta tags for WordPress.
Migrating sites to a new server, so far so good. Please report any bugs, thank you.
Arc browser looked good but lost me at “account required”. No browsers do that.
Finishing up the pro version of Head Meta Data plugin, launch planned this month.
Finally finished my ultimate block list to stop AI bots :) Blocks over 400+ AI bots!
After 10 years working late at night, my schedule has changed. I am now a “morning person”, starting my day at 6am or earlier.