Usually I post 'how to' articles on things I come across when working with clients hoping it will help others save some time. Sometimes I even post articles on how to use new aspects of social media like Snapchat features. This article is kind of a 'how to' as well, but not in the sense…
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Can You Solve The Riddle Google Uses In Their Interviews?
The Setup The reason this has started popping up again in articles on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media networks, is because as of recently Google's artificial intelligence (AI) has put together an algorithm that solves the riddle. Essentially, the AI, labelled as Google Deepmind, is smart enough to work for Google. I find this…
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ORA-20001 And ORA-06502 Errors In Oracle Application Express Report
A client ran into an error on one of their Application Express reports this week. At first they thought it was caused by some changes they made to data in a table. Upon investigation, that wasn't necessarily the case. The error encountered: report error:ORA-20001: Error fetching column value: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character…
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Change The Logo On WordPress Login Page
Simple little how to. Let's change the Wordpress logo on the wp-login.php to... yours. Or in this case... ours. First, locate the functions.php file in your current theme. We'll need that. If your theme is a child of a parent theme, there is a chance it may not have its own functions.php file. No worries,…
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Instagram Finally Allows Multiple Accounts Simultaneously!
Instagram Account Switching Why it has taken so long... I have no idea. It seems like a fairly simple concept. Twitter has had the capability forever now. But alas, finally, it's here. You can now sign in to multiple accounts simultaneously on Instagram! No more signing our and then signing in with a separate account...…
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Snapchat’s New Speed Up, Slow Down, And Rewind Video Filters
In case you missed it, Snapchat has added a few new video filters to their app. You'll find them the same way that you find the current speed or time filters. Just swipe your screen to the left or to the right. The new filters that have been added are for slowing down video, speeding…
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How Do Snapchat’s Snapcodes Work?
What Is A Snapcode? If you use Snapchat you've probably seen a snapcode whether you knew it or not. Your Snapchat icon with the ghost in the middle showed up one day with a bunch of seemingly random black dots in it. This is your snapcode. If you are familiar with QR Codes which failed…
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Like Posts On My Facebook Page As Myself
Post Attribution By default whenever you like something on your page, you will be liking it as your page. If you want to like posts on your page as yourself, you are going to have to flip a switch. This setting has moved around a few times over the years. As of today, this is…
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Twitter Drops Favorites And Picks Up Likes
Twitter's Change Of Heart See what I did there? Yeah, it's dumb I know. I'm talking about the play on words... well, AND the change on Twitter. Apparently changing the star (favorite) to a heart(like) makes Twitter easier and more rewarding to use. They think that the star could be confusing to newcomers. I don't…
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Converting Fonts To Outlines In Illustrator
The Problem Well, apparently there are still some people out there that aren't aware that a font they have on their computer doesn't necessarily exist on someone else's. I was asked to change a logo for a client and upon opening the logo in Illustrator, I was greeted with a lovely little dialog box letting…
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