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4 tools to boost your Raspberry Pi Pico W development

One of the most exciting parts of tinkering with the Raspberry Pi involves seeing the results of your prototype. You could code everything yourself or you could piggyback on these tools that will significantly accelerate your Raspberry Pi Pico W development experience. These four tools are easy to integrate with your Pico W and will […]

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Best way to share 360 photos (plus videos and website embeds)

The Insta360 One X2 is a really good camera, but you really have to get familiar with the software.

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Make cross-cultural communication easier by being accurate

A misunderstanding in cross-cultural communication left me hungry when I recently spent time in Wolfsburg, Germany, where they make Volkswagens. Avoiding mistakes in time telling I went down at 10am for breakfast but found that everyone had packed up. Breakfast was over. I knew for a fact that I heard the hotel’s receptionist say that […]

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Avoiding orphan Column Gutenberg blocks in full site editing

WordPress’s new full site editing (FSE) method of building websites has also created some interesting issues. One of them involves stacking of the Columns block. Basically, you’re all good if you use an even number of Column blocks because they will stack evenly. However, if you use a 3-col or an odd number of Column […]

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Why choose WordPress for website development in Vancouver

One of the questions I ask all the time is “Do you want to be able to edit your own site?” This represents one of the most important questions because if the answer is “yes”, then I will almost always choose WordPress. The only other content management system (CMS) that I would recommend is Strapi […]

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Strapi vs WordPress: Don’t Make The Wrong Decision

I am a big fan of Strapi and WordPress because they have helped my clients achieve their goals. But what works for you?

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Overlap images using CSS Grid and NextJS/Image

This tutorial works regardless if you use NextJS’s Image component or just a regular img tag. But the genesis of this solution came from NextJS’s Image component not working well with the traditional position:relative/absolute method. I needed to overlay a smoke layer on the skier so that he “blends” into the white page. While I […]

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How to create images for a website

If you are trying to add content to your own website, you definitely need images. Why bother with an image if my content is 100% text? When you go to a bookstore, you will see many books that have a cover. Somewhere in the process, the author or the publishing company decided that the manuscript […]

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Website management for small business (to encourage growth)

If you have a website for your business, website management should rank at the top of your priorities. Why? Google will only care about your website if you care about it. Gaining Google’s favour happens to be a key way to propel your business forward, so I’d suggest that all small business owners review their […]

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How to create a one page website and host for free (WordPress & Netlify)

If you’re not a web expert and want a low-cost, low-hassle solution, here’s a tutorial on how you can use WordPress and Netlify to DIY.