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Continue reading →: My Thoughts on Social Media CheckmarksWhile all eyes are on how Elon Musk is handling the blue checkmark over at Twitter and debating the checkmark’s value and devaluing, I submit the checkmark isn’t just a Twitter problem but also a social media problem no matter what platform you’re using. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve…
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Continue reading →: Mastodon: The Long Way Back to MediumAt the risk of dating myself, I’ve been writing and posting articles online since the 1980s. Back then we didn’t have the Internet but we did have dial-up modems and bulletin board systems (BBS) hosted by computer enthusiasts. When the Internet, blogging, and self-hosted websites became popular in the late…
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Continue reading →: My Online Presence Includes Alternatives to Twitter UpdateI have no idea what the future holds for Twitter. I do know however that the recent changes at Twitter by Elon Musk continues to bleed cash, staff, and community. A lot of people are currently seeking social media networks that aren’t Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. I’ve been there myself. In…
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Continue reading →: My Beelink U59 Pro Mini PC with an Intel N5105A product review by Bryan Ruby of the Beelink U59 Pro Mini PC with an Intel N5105.
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Continue reading →: My Online Presence Includes Alternatives to TwitterThe recent purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk has once again triggered a lot of people to seek social media networks that aren’t Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram. I’ve been there myself. In the past, I’ve always reached the same conclusion that I have too many friends, family, and acquaintances I…
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Continue reading →: My Qwiizlab USB C Hub for my Apple Mac Mini M1A year ago I purchased for home use Apple’s Mac Mini M1 with 512 GB SSD built into the computer. Coming more from a Windows and Linux background, it wasn’t the operating system or Apple services that lured me to make the purchase but instead its small footprint in both…
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Continue reading →: Being in the Present MomentI’ve been struggling as of late trying to find the time to write articles for my blog and websites. It’s actually caused me some stress to not be writing because there is so much I want to say and share. I always feel that I’m so behind in my writing.…
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Continue reading →: Motorcycle Riding Season BeginsLiving in South Dakota, most of the motorcyclists around here don’t really get their bikes and trikes out until May. However, as one that likes to ride all year around, I’m in full swing by the start of April. Yesterday with the temperatures in the 50s, I decided to take…
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Continue reading →: This dog is done with winterWith temperatures in the 50s, our dog Jasmine wanted to hit the bike path. She’s had enough of winter, the pandemic, and possibly humans. Skunk Creek in the background is still pretty much frozen over due to the cold temperatures we have had the past several weeks.
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Continue reading →: WordPress 5.9 Comes With Full Site EditingWordPress 5.9 was recently released. As was hinted in the BuddyPress 10.0 article, the most anticipated new feature in this new version of WordPress is full site editing. The Site Editor is a new feature to WordPress that allows block editor users to build their entire site with blocks. Unfortunately, full…
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