Memories From My First Technology Job

Gray/beige computer system with rectangular monitor and keyboard sits on a wooden desk.

Given my retirement from web design and development in December 2022, I’ve found myself looking through lots of physical and digital files: images, logos, email messages, code, apps, and more.

Call it what you will:

  • Organizing
  • Simplifying
  • Decluttering

It all adds up to the same thing – reviewing all kinds of stuff I’ve saved/stored for 25+ years.

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Domain Email Notifications: Hover Does It Right

Hover account settings interface showing domain notice and other sections for managing email notifications, signing up for newsletters and other notifications.

One of the things I like about using Hover for domain registration is how easy it is to manage email notifications I receive.

They’re one of the few domain registrars I’ve used that make it quick for me to:

  1. Find the section in my account information
  2. Customize the settings

I wish more domain registrars paid as much attention to organizing, structuring, and labeling content in customers’ accounts.

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Testing Two New Mastodon Clients

Mastodon website home page, with illustrated mastodon using binoculars to look at tagline of Social networking that's not for sale.

It’s been almost three months since I started using Mastodon, the open-source decentralized social media network many Twitter users turned to after Twitter’s change of ownership in October 2022. Last time I wrote about Mastodon was to share my first thoughts on using it and five things I learned about Mastodon. In the months since,… Continue reading Testing Two New Mastodon Clients