How you can type less and save time with text expansion software

by Ethan Waldman | Nov 5, 2013 | Video

In this week's Tiny Tech Tip, we'll take a look at why text expansion software is a simple, yet powerful way to save time while writing emails, webpages, and pretty much anything else on your computer. The basics of text expansion are simple: You install free or cheap...

Hide your inactive windows on your Mac with SpiritedAway

by Ethan Waldman | Oct 29, 2013 | Video

Welcome to another Tiny Tech Tip! Today, I'm talking about a free app for Macs called SpiritedAway. SpiritedAway will hide all inactive windows after they've been idle for a set amount of time. As soon as you enable it, any inactive windows will be hidden. I keep...

What’s SEO and how do I do it on my website?

by Ethan Waldman | Oct 22, 2013 | SEO

Beginner's Guide to SEO I’m always on the lookout to meet new and interesting people, who have a unique perspective on teaching or learning technology. So when my friend Joel invited me out to breakfast with Dan Hayes at the 2013 WDS conference, I was happy to go just...

WordPress Won’t Load? Don’t panic… Here’s what to do!

by Ethan Waldman | Sep 3, 2013 | WordPress

I had quite a scare the other morning. Yes, even Cloud Coaches get the blues. I fired up Firefox and headed over to the WordPress backend URL for my website, ready to type up a new blog post, and… Nothing. White screen of death. 500 server error. Holy shit! Keep...

You will never become tech-savvy (if you believe that)

by Ethan Waldman | Aug 8, 2013 | General

What is tech-savvyness? Why do some people have it and other don’t? If it’s something that is learned, does this mean that you can teach it? I’ve been thinking about these questions (and more) lately, and there are a number of different answers. Here’s what I’ve come...