A feature I’ve found really helpful within Sourcetree is the “Jump to” feature. You can find it on the top right, above the short commit numbers when you have a branch selected in the left pane. You can enter either a full commit number, a short commit number, or select […]
Advice For My Past Self
Deeply caring about something is sometimes a choice. Be precise, confident, and persistent and you will be heard. Eat the frog. Offer to do the thing no one else wants to do, but make sure it even needs to be done. Reduce others’ workload as often as possible. Offer help […]
Testing Plugin/Theme Updates – What to Look For
This post deals with the human aspect of testing plugin/theme updates on a WordPress site. For the technical side of testing, please read Testing Updates & New Features for Your Clients. When testing updates to WordPress, plugins, or themes, be sure to ask yourself the following questions: Does the site look […]
Testing Updates & New Features for Your Clients
Before You Start – Documentation When you are working on someone else’s site, it’s imperative to minimize the risks you introduce. One of the first steps in minimizing risks is understanding the current setup and documenting your process. The documentation may start off as notes for yourself, but could quickly […]
How to Write Technical Instructions
Recently, I was searching for a good resource on how to write technical instructions. What I was searching for was simple pointers on technical language including: Tense Voice Length Sentence Structures Complexity of Words Everything I found when Googling “writing technical instructions,” or “how to write clear instructions,” was long […]
“The Least You Can Do” Concept by Steve Krug
Rocket Surgery Made Easy is basically a follow-up book to Krug’s Don’t Make Me Think. Where Don’t Make Me Think focused on users’ behaviors and how we make decisions, Rocket Surgery Made Easy is more focused on how to implement user testing in the simplest way possible. Chapter 11 is titled, “The […]
The Question Behind The Question
QBQ! The Question Behind the Question: Practicing Personal Accountability at Work and in Life by John G. Miller My rating: 4 of 5 stars I picked up QBQ! at The Bookshelf in Brunswick in June after donating a handful of books I didn’t need anymore. I wasn’t really sure what […]
Automatically Clear Cache on a Site When Closing Chrome
Recently, I was testing a redirect issue on a WAMP WordPress installation. I was getting tired of going through my history to remove my cache from just the one site, localhost. So I googled and found this solution to make Chrome automatically clear cache for localhost on exiting. Menu > […]
Security Team at KHM Travel Group
This summer, one of my main focuses at work has been on security. I formed a team in May with individuals from our Systems, Operations, and Fraud teams. Armed with each of our unique strengths, we’ve been tackling topics like password managers, phishing and ransomware, firewalls and network security, cybersecurity […]
Time Management as a New Manager
The biggest personal struggle that I face as a manager is my personal time management. I have no difficulties with planning meeting agendas, coordinating schedules, or addressing interpersonal or cross-departmental communication hurdles. What falls by the wayside more often than not is finding enough time to devote to contributing to […]