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Google Search Algorithm Change
Update Sept 9, 2022: Google announced that it has completed the helpful content update as of today. My traffic this week has crashed, so we will see if it picks up, or if this Google update is not going to help. I’m not hopeful. 😦 Update August 29, 2022: Daily traffic is too granular to […]
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Using Chrome OS Flex to Turn an Old Windows Computer into a Chromebook
Lets see if this works! Lori’s old Toshiba laptop was the greatest thing since the invention of the integrated circuit at the time we purchased it. Now it is a POS. Well, the hardware rocks, but, the Windows software sucks, and the computer is virtually useless in it’s current state. In fact, it has been […]
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Using the Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd gen)
I like the idea, and technology, of wireless charging. I like the idea of having my Pixel 6 Pro being a clock at night. Putting those requirements together with a Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd generation) seems like a match made in heaven. Is it? Yes! With Qi wireless charging capability, the Pixel Stand is […]
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Chasing a WordPress FSE Editing Issue: Possibly Related to Chromebook
Last Update: July 23, 2022, 11:15 PM Pacific Problem SOLVED! Today (July 23, 2022) I “powerwashed” my Chromebook but still had the problem! Note: I had previously made one of my old computers a Chromebook, and everything worked fine there. WTF???? I went thru the apps on the Chromebook and low and behold, there was […]
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Beta Testing Android 13 on My Pixel 6 Pro
I downloaded Android 13 Beta last night (May 11, 2022) on my Pixel 6 Pro and did some quick testing. So far…… Sudoku from Brainium failed completely (I emailed them), and Xfinity Stream got as far as clicking “Watch” then failed (I let them know as well). Everything else I tested (not all the apps […]
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Using the Latest Version of Instagram
OK, I knew this was coming and now that it is here, I spent yesterday (4/20/2022) and today getting used to it….then, just because I could, I made a major change to my Instagram. Chasing a WordPress editing button issue Edited from my old windows computer and using an old version of chrome. It works! […]
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Sony A8G 4k TV Randomly Losing WiFi Connection
Originally posted on ForCarol.org This past month, or two, our Sony A8G TV randomly started losing WiFi connectivity. I think it may be the recent updates, but, I have no way of proving that.. When this happens while watching a movie……it SUCKS, as I have to reboot the TV (that is power it off AND […]
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WordPress Full Site Editing (FSE): Bugs and Stuff
Last Updated: 3/7/2022 8:37 PM Pacific I’m going to post this as a living blog looking at the issues, and telling you about cool stuff I figured out, with WordPress 5.9 Full Site Editing. UPDATE 3/7/22: All three web sites now have sidebars when you view a post. The newer posts go to “Single Post […]
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Learning WordPress Full Site Editing (FSE)
UPDATE August 25, 2022: All three of my blogs (TechyMike.com, ForCarol.org, and TracyReaderDad.com) have been set-up with Full Site Editing (FSE) and have been working well for the past several months. All is well. 🙂 Feel free to read on, however, for some interesting recent history. Full Site Editing is going to change how I […]
Telecommuting / Remote Work Stuff
- Telecommuting: Crossing the Threshold to Work, Part 1
- Telecommuting: Crossing the Threshold to Work, Part 2
- Telecommuting: Crossing the Threshold to Work, Part 3
- Telecommuting: Crossing the Threshold to Work, Part 4
- Free Advice on How To Start a Telecommuting Program
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