Sleeping Kobo is not waking up

We all have a bad night so now and again and keep snoozing. But what about a Kobo e-reader that does not wake up?

Slay the multichannel dragon with a headless CMS

Struggling with a slow, rigid CMS? Consider switching to a headless CMS for flexibility and customization, designed for the modern multichannel world.

Find the right CRM system

Discover the impact of CRM systems for any business size. Manage and analyze customer interactions throughout their lifecycle. Learn how to choose the right CRM.

The MACH Alliance

In a public online meeting I kept hearing the word MOC or MACK and in the chat I asked what it meant. It is MACH, from the MACH Alliance, the organizer of the meeting.

The right CMS for your online content

Choose the perfect CMS: Learn what a content management system (CMS) does and find the right one for you.

Tools

Connect Facebook to Google Looker Studio

Connect your Facebook and Instagram data to Google Looker Studio, even if you don't have technical skills, and create custom reports and visualizations using the imported data.

AI

Use Canva and AI to put a bike riding panda on a mug

Canva now has generative images from stable diffusion build into it. This can speed up a lot of your work, let me give a quick demo.

Reviews

Review: Mind over Media, Renee Hobbs

The media landscape has undergone significant changes recently. I've updated my knowledge to understand its evolving nature and influence.

How web builders handle digital assets

Quick overview of the digital asset management qualities of the most popular Website Builders Wix, Squarespace, Ghost and WordPress.

Reviews

Review: Trust me, I'm lying. Ryan Holiday

You can learn to fight at the gym or by joining a gang. I read the book that predicted Fake News and reviewed it. This book is part history and part timeless.

ChatGPT

Try out ChatGPT yourself

A quick guide to getting started yourself with ChatGPT from OpenAI. A chatbot based on a language model with human speech.

ChatGPT

Will ChatGPT replace the content writer?

Discover the impact of ChatGPT on content writing! While the industry will undoubtedly change, replacing content writers is unlikely.

Content

Difference between Copywriters and Content Writers

A copywriter is trained in persuasion and a content writer in the journalistic traditions of finding facts. When does this short circuit a creative project?

Tools

Passkeys are set to replace passwords

Apple Passkeys is warming up to make passwords redundant. Will it succeed? Let me explain Passkeys and give a demo.

Digital Asset Management (DAM) key features

Are you tired of searching for your digital assets? Stay ahead of the game with Digital Asset Management (DAM). Find out what a DAM is and how it can benefit your organization.

Typeface: to serif or not to serif

If you are starting your website or blog then one of the most important, and perhaps one of the easiest, is which kind of typeface you choose: with serif or without serif (sans-serif).

Intro to Digital Experience Platforms (DXP)

Get the inside scoop on DXP from industry veteran Rob Hoeijmakers. Understand the key features and how to select the right DXP vendor for your organization.

Social media

Is WhatsApp social media?

Is WhatsApp a connectivity tool or a social medium? A casual chat revealed differing views. I see it as a way to connect, while my friend considers it social media.

Knowledge Engineering

Using markdown for blogging

Why you want to use MarkDown for writing blogging and writing other texts.

AI

Create images for free with Playground AI

Unleash your creativity with Playground AI's free AI image generator powered by Stable Diffusion and DALL-E.

Tools

Quick tip: Do screen recording on the iPhone

Quickly recording actions on an iPhone can be very handy. It is also built in by default, but requires some adjustments before you can use it. I briefly outline the steps.

Etymology

Do dashboards protect against flying mud?

Our view of the world is increasingly shaped by dashboards. A good reason to take a moment to find out the origin of the word, which yielded a remarkable insight.

AI

Lions on the loose in Prague! By Ernest “GPT-3” Hemingway

Can GPT-3, the AI language system, also pick up style cues? The easiest way, of course, is to ask directly and write something in the style of Ernest Hemingway.

Privacy & Security

Internet tracking: how to put a stop to it

I, like most other internet users, am routinely followed as I browse the internet. There is a sneaky note on my back with who I am. How do you regain some privacy?

AI

Playing with AI-system DALL-E

Get started with DALL-E, the AI-system from OpenAI that composes new images from a daily language sentence.