Happy Thursday, fellow Nerdists! You may remember that last year we demoed how to install a cloud storage solution in your home using a tool called NextCloud. On May 22nd, 2017, NextCloud released their latest version—NextCloud 12. This new release touts several updates, so it immediately piqued our interest. For this post, we thought we’d […]
‘Tis the season for people to hit the road on vacation. It’s also the season for Twitter Pitching. You heard me. Twitter Pitching: writers pitching their books to agents and editors on Twitter. It’s not just a thing, it’s a really big thing! Even though Twitter pitch events take place all year long, the second half […]
Greetings you lovely nerds, you! Steph and Aaron here with a quick update. We’re total data fiends and our stats—as well as all of you—tell us that you like posts every other week. Hey, we’re down with that! Starting today, we’re adopting a twice a month schedule for the summer. Tell us what you think. […]
Hey nerds! One of the things we see time and time again is folks using images for their YouTube videos, their websites, just about anywhere—that clearly aren’t legal. We’ve known plenty of bloggers who end up getting served Take Down notices or taken to court over improper use of images. Things To Remember Something that […]
Welcome to another Tiny Tutorial Thursday! We love so many apps and tools here in “The Garden.” There aren’t many that we use every single day. Pushbullet, however, has become an indespensible app. We use it to send quick links to ourselves and each other, for getting cell phone notifications when our phone is in […]
What is file compression? Have you ever seen a zip file? A single file that ends in .zip or has an icon of a box with a zipper on it or something like that? A zip file is a single file that can contain many files and folders organized within it. It is also […]
What’s the word, nerds? This week, we thought we’d tackle a subject that’s important to us. Image Types. Now, we’ll be clear. This post isn’t going to change the world, but maybe it will help a few of you use images in the way they were intended. Not clear on our meaning? Let us explain. Have […]
Remember a few weeks ago when we went above and beyond to help our friend repair the screen on his laptop? We’re once again wearing our Tech Support hats. This time it’s a dead laptop. Here’s how it all went down. Earlier this week, we got a call from our friend, Ellen, who had bad news. Her laptop would […]
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