Quick Tip: How to Get/Reset Your Google Voice PIN

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With changes announced in early 2022 that Legacy Google Voice was going away, many longtime Google Voice users needed to take action to set up a Google Voice PIN.

Which many did, including me, before the Legacy interface was removed.

Since Legacy Google Voice has been retired, there’s a new interface for getting/resetting your Google Voice PIN.

And I’ve updated this blog post to reflect the new steps.

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2022 Edition: Web Professionals Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals

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Following my tradition of the past six years, I’ve published a roundup of Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping deals and discounts.

If you’re not familiar, Black Friday is the Friday after the U.S. Thanksgiving Day. In 2022, the U.S. Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on Thursday, November 24, 2022.

Cyber Monday is the first Monday that follows the U.S. Thanksgiving Day.

As expected, many businesses have already announced and promoted their deals and discounts.

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5 Things I Learned About Mastodon

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With the change of ownership and direction at Twitter, a lot of Twitter users have switched (or are considering switching) to Mastodon, the open-source decentralized social media network that launched in 2016.

I’m one of them.

Though I’m still using Twitter, it’s likely I’ll be making the switch to only using Mastodon soon.

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