Have you ever read about an interesting app, only to click the link and find yourself on a GitHub page? If you're a coder, then you will be happy about it, but if you're like me, you will scratch your head for a while, open the readme file, and start copying and pasting linux commands into a terminal window with fingers crossed. Even after watching this video I will keep doing this, but at least I know what GitHub is now.
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8:43 am Thu
Apr 9, 2020
What the hell are Git and GitHub?
Adobe: to read the Terms of Use, you must agree to the Terms of Use (Update: bug, fixed)
I tried to start Adobe Acrobat today, part of the Creative Cloud suite, and it wouldn’t start unless I agreed to new Terms of Use. But to read the Terms of Use, I had to agree to the Terms of Use first. This video shows me haplessly clicking the “Terms of Use” link only to […]
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Big list of open-source MacOS apps
Serhii Londar (Patreon) maintains a list of open-source applications available for MacOS. Unlike some similar guides, it’s exhaustive rather than curated, and easy to reference in a single, well-organized HTML page. List of awesome open source applications for macOS. This list contains a lot of native, and cross-platform apps. The main goal of this repository […]
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Learn about adjustment layers and layer masks in Photoshop
I’ve been using Photoshop for years, but I don’t know what I’m doing. When I get stuck, I often turn to the YouTube channel Phlearn to learn how to do something. In this easy-to-understand 10-minute video, I learned how to use adjustment layers to make changes to all colors in an image and how to […]
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Sugru is the duct tape of the 21st century you can mold it to fix...well, almost anything
We live in a disposable era. If you can’t fix a broken item with a wrap of duct tape, there’s a very strong likelihood that its next destination is the trashcan. However, that probably leads to a trigger-finger death sentence for many household items that could be saved with just a bit more ingenuity. Before […]
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Got a quick fix sewing job that needs to be taken care of? This handheld sewer gets it done in minutes
Right tool for the right job. You probably heard a parent or grandparent say it at least once at some point. And it’s true in so many cases. If you spot a small tear in your living room curtains or near to hem a pair of pants, you can always use the good old fashioned […]
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Arcadia could help you save on your monthly power bill, while doing good for the planet
The world is holding its collective breath. As states begin cautiously reopening, no one is sure exactly what to expect. But one thing is clear: most Americans are worried about their bank accounts. By the end of March, the average American household was spending 40 percent less on their credit cards than they were one […]
