How to Build a JavaScript SlideShow in 3 Easy Steps

Could be a fun weekend project for an upcoming WordCamp talk.

If you’ve read our guide on how to make a website, you may be wondering what to do next to improve your skills. Making a photo slideshow is a surprisingly easy task, and one that can teach you valuable skills needed to get a programming job. Today I’ll be showing you how to build a […]

via How to Build a JavaScript SlideShow in 3 Easy Steps — Tips By Rosie

Scratched!

I’ve been an iPhone user since the iPhone 4 and have never had a case. Over the course of the life of the phone, I’ve scratched the edges, but nothing too major. 

Today, as we were playing in the basement, my phone got underneath a kid’s wooden rocking chair and it got quite a few surface scratches on the glass. 

They are only noticeable when the screen is turned off or if the light hits it exactly right. 

Any suggestions on a way to fix?

Impossible to take a picture of the scratches

Here EGO

A few days ago I posted about buying a new reel mower for our grass.

This wasn’t the optimal solution.

If the grass was too long, the mower didn’t work right and my old battery powered Ryobi mower wasn’t holding a charge long enough to mow my whole yard.

After a bit of research, I found that the EGO brand to have the best battery technology on the market, so of course, I had to have one.

On Sunday, I stopped by Home Depot to see if the in person version was as impressive as the reviews were online.

Turns out the reviews were right. EGO has a handful of battery powered outdoor tools and there was a deal on that day to get a leaf blower for $100 off. This included a battery that could also be used on the mower.

I picked up the 21″ self-propelled mower and put it thru the test today.

My goal: mow the whole yard in under an hour.

The self propelled mower has a throttle control and I set it to rabbit speed and took off. I got thru 90% of the yard before the battery died. I used the smaller leaf blower battery to finish off the yard.

The whole yard was done in 40 minutes. Fastest I’ve ever finished completely mowing the yard.

Then I trimmed and cleaned up with the leaf blower and was done in under an hour.

The gear is expensive, but it has the power of the gas powered equivalents.

 

Initial Impression: Apple AirPods

I got a pair of Apple AirPods this week and I’m impressed with them.

I’ve had a pair of wireless Bluetooth headphones for awhile (Bragi) but they are too cumbersome to set up for 5-10 minutes of podcast listening.

I’m able to catch up with podcasts in the early morning as that’s my designated time to keep little man asleep 🙂

One other cool thing is I can connect them to an AppleTV and have no audio playing in the room. Since all of our television content comes thru an AppleTV and we have a new born baby, this might be my favorite way to watch television.

Grow Your Email List

I’ve been using ConvertKit to deliver email messages for my podcast listeners for about 13 months now. It’s way more powerful than MailChimp or Aweber, and much less expensive than Infusionsoft.
I wanted to share with you a 72-Hour List Building Challenge hosted by ConvertKit that starts tomorrow!
This is a FREE, three-day challenge that includes daily emails from ConvertKit with strategies and lessons on how to grow your email list and engage with your readership.
Once a day for three days you’ll get an email from ConvertKit with specific instructions to grow your list.
If you complete the challenge, you’ll be entered to win a year’s subscription to ConvertKit!
You can participate in the challenge, even if you don’t have a business, blog or have an email list.
You won’t be required to pay for anything! If you’ve never tried ConvertKit before, you’ll get FREE access for 30-days if you need it!
Are you in?

I’m going to try it too and see if I can grow my list too!

New 404 Page

During my #100DaysOfCode challenge, I’ve been looking around my websites to see what’s broken / needs fixed and I stumbled upon my 404 page was broken.

Kinda of funny that the page that displays when you land on a broken link was broken.

I added an opt-in form to the page to see if I can capture any email addresses from the broken page.

After a few hours of tinkering, here’s what I came up with:

404 Page.gif

Elon Musk’s Biography

I heard about the book on a podcast recently and since I’m a fan of the Tesla brand, I decided to get the book from the library.

It’s a fascinating look into the mind of one of the most powerful brains in the world.

I think he’s changed the world with his thinking about electric cars and solar energy.

My goal is to have a Tesla parked in the garage 🙂

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Speed Up Videos

I can typically consume content much faster than real-times speed, so I have a Chrome extension that allows me to speed up all videos. It’s called Video Speed Controller.

I have it set on 1.5 speed by default, but normally bump it up to 2 or 2.5 depending on the type of video.

And if the plugin doesn’t work for a certain type of player, I normally download it to my computer and watch it with Elmedia Player, as that also has controls to speed up playback.

New MacBook Pro

I got the newest MacBook pro late in December as my new work machine and after a few weeks of using it here are my thoughts:

  • I’m a fan of the keyboard. The buttons feel solid and they don’t travel too much. It took a few days to get used to it. Now I don’t like the feel of my external keyboard 🙂
  • TouchBar is eh. It works really well and it’s smooth to scroll up and down to change the volume. Most applications don’t have any extra functionality built in, but it’s starting to grow on me.
  • TouchID is amazing. It unlocks my computer and 1Password instantly and I’m typing in passwords much less often. This needs to come to a new Apple external keyboard.
  • It’s small. The height of the whole computer is less than the base of my last computer.
  • USB C is great. I like being able to plug into either side to charge and since the plug can be inserted either way, that’s a bonus too.
  • I do miss the orange / green light that lets me know whether or not the battery is charging.
  • I haven’t missed the ports too much in the three weeks. I’ve got an adapter that I bought on Kickstarter coming that will give me a USB-A connection and SD card slot.
  • The slate gray color is super pretty.