This is a step-by-step guide to creating an Automator Quick Action workflow for Mac users that will perform a number of actions onto a digital photo to make it “blog-ready.” Quick Actions are workflows created in Automator that can be accessed by right-clicking (or CTRL-clicking) a file in Finder, then selecting the appropriate Quick Action from the pop-up menu. See below.
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Recently I was browsing the Amazon website and I saw that a new Stephen King book was available in Kindle Unlimited. It was called Infested and the Amazon summary made it sound intriguing. More importantly, though, this was a book by Stephen freaking King, one of the writing greats. In my teens and twenties I read almost everything he wrote. Lately I haven’t followed him as closely (I prefer the writing of his son, Joe Hill, these days) but I was still surprised that I hadn’t heard of this new title.
Belief in pseudoscience is a significant problem today, particularly in the U.S., where a 2022 study reports that 10% of people believe the Earth is flat (there is even a Flat Earthers movement). Wired magazine is combating pseudoscience with a series of videos by the authoritative and smart (not to mention camera-ready) biomedical scientist, Dr. Andrea Love.
The brain’s executive control functions, or executive functions, are a set of higher-level cognitive skills that enable people to control and coordinate their behaviors and other cognitive abilities. These functions are located in the frontal cortex of the brain, directly behind the forehead.
Did you know that 40-45% of your behaviors every day aren’t the result of decisions you’ve made? They’re habits. Habits are automatic behaviors you’ve engaged in so often you can do them automatically. Habits are when you’re acting on autopilot without conscious thought or direction. Habits are a kind of memory for behaviors the brain uses to conserve energy, because thinking burns lots of energy. This intro to habit formation summarizes the groundbreaking neuroscience research that has taken place with respect to habit formation from the 1990s to the present.
If you’re an independent author you know you need a copyright notice (or page) in your book, but do you know why you need one, what should to be included, where it should be located in your book, and how an ebook’s notice should differ from a print book’s?All of those questions and more will be answered in this Self-Published Book’s Copyright FAQ . Free template included.
What Should I Include in my self-published Book’s Copyright Page? More »
It’s crazy what some sites will do for clicks, like Wired magazine, the otherwise respectable publication that abases itself with a fear-mongering story warning about Trump’s possible wiretapping of Americans. The privacy tips are decent but incomplete (a danger when recycling content and not updating it) but those deficiencies have been corrected here.
Protect Yourself from Government Surveillance with these Online Privacy Tips More »
Comparing the finances of the intense method actor Austin Butler and the intensely optimistic digital mobile video game star Austin, the butler.
Austin Butler vs. Austin the butler: a financial comparison More »
Creating content isn’t an SEO strategy so much as it is a prerequisite. But it isn’t optional and most people don’t understand why. We explain the why.
The Single Most Important SEO Strategy for Your Website More »
We define the various types of traffic to your website (including organic website traffic) and the pros and cons of each, serving as an intro to SEO.
From Trump’s presidency to the Coronavirus pandemic, these are some of The Simpsons’ most prescient predictions to date, and some are really creepy.
Top 10 List of The Simpsons’ Most Prescient Predictions More »
For WordPress developers, these are essential tips and rules for using plugins that you need to start following today to keep your site lean, fast, and secure.
You’re Doing it Wrong: 3 Essential Rules for Using WordPress Plugins More »
With the phase-out of third-party cookies, Google says it’s time to audit cookie usage on your site. Here’s the most painless way for non-coders to do so.
This is a stream-of-consciousness meditation on what it means to write about someone, and the dangers inherent in putting someone in a box.
Shrödinger’s Matt – On the Dangers of Putting Someone in a Box More »
You’re here because you’re wondering whether TesterUp is a scam or legit. Read on for my detailed analysis and my conclusion, which may surprise you.