Be Prepared for the Whale Client – Friday Notes 108
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One of the things many freelancers advocate is that you should have multiple clients because then one big fish walking away can’t have a huge effect on your business. This is the same thinking you may have when it comes to taking on an employment situation. Yes, you may have a stable paycheque instead of…
My Quaratine Reads
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It’s been a bit since I recapped what I’m reading so, today is the day I talk about the books I’ve covered in the last few months of quarantine. Some were good, some were bad. **Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race** [Independent Bookstore](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781408870556?aff=curtismchale) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/2Y7ZPrQ) **Salvation** [Independent Bookstore](https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780399178849?aff=curtismchale) | [Amazon](https://amzn.to/2YO1eCO) **How…
Price Calculator for WooCommerce Teams
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My client wanted to show the total price of a multi seat purchase for WooCommerce Teams directly on the page. I thought it would be easy, and then found [this starting code](https://alexanderdejong.com/wordpress/wp-tutorial/add-total-price-calculation-woocommerce-product-page-ajax/) I could use to get myself going. It worked out of the box, but didn’t calculate the total price properly since you start…
Introduction to Markdown – with some Obsidian Extras
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If you’re not familair with Markdown, then today is for you. We’ll cover the basics of Markdown, and then toss in a fex extra’s that are specific to [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md)
What Makes A Good Zettelkasten Note
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I’ve done a bunch of videos on my Obsidian setup and even walked you through how I use Obsidian to track both book notes and random notes on other things I’m reading. Today we’re not going to talk so much about a piece of software as what type of data should be in your notes…
How to Take Smart Notes – Book Review
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We all write in some fashion at some point. Maybe it’s to clients in a project management system as you recommend the proper solution to their problems. Maybe it’s on a blog as you review gear and books. Maybe you even write books or research papers. There is lots of advice out there to help…
Sometimes we Fall off the Wagon – Friday Notes 107
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Every few years I fall off the content wagon. I go from publishing several posts a week to…possibly publishing nothing for a week or a month, or a few months. I used to beat myself up about this because I wasn’t delivering the content I said I’d deliver. As with most people, I’d imagine the…
Obsidian Files on Your iPad with 1Writer
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While I’ve been loving [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md) over the last few months as my main idea connection and research application, it does have one big shortcoming for those of us that are iPad first in our work. **There is no iPad/mobile application**. Yes one is coming, but it may be a while before we get it and…
SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless with maOS and iPadOS
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Almost a year back my SteelSeries Wireless H headphones finally died after many years of stellar use. I tried to simply use my PowerBeats Pro for all my macOS, iPadOS, and iOS needs throughout the day, but they simply weren’t cutting it. Yes the mic is decent, and they change between devices fairly easily, but…
Work Journal – Stopping Two Calls in Short Order for The Same Data to an External API
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I have a scenario where I need to flag a user on an external API when order status changes. This currently works but we also need to flag them with the same flag if users are granted a complimentary membership/subscription inside WooCommerce Subscriptions. Investigating how to ensure we don’t hit that external API twice, once…
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