How Often Do You Use a Different Browser? Poll Results

Woman using a smartphone while drinking coffee

Microsoft’s announcement last week that they plan to use the Chromium engine from Google for development of Microsoft Edge on the desktop caught everyone’s attention.

From Android to Google Search to Google Ads to the engine that drives the highly popular Chrome browser and now Edge, where does Google’s influence stop? Continue reading How Often Do You Use a Different Browser? Poll Results

Web Professionals Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals for 2018

Stenciled holiday gift tags with reindeer, present, and star amidst a collection of pine cones.

This week is Thanksgiving week in the United States.

And that means this Thursday, we’ll focus on showing gratitude and being thankful for what we have.

Family and friends will gather to reflect on the past year, share memories, and enjoy meals together.

And while we’re all enjoying each others company, there’s another tradition that happens this week.

The tradition of announcing Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping deals and discounts. Continue reading Web Professionals Black Friday and Cyber Monday Deals for 2018

Can You Livestream the Event?

seated attendees at World Usability Day Detroit 2017 with videographer in back of room.

As you may know, I’m an event planner and leader for several local meetup groups.

I organize events for Refresh Detroit, West Metro Detroit WordPress, and Metro Detroit WordPress meetup groups.

Since the mid 2000’s, I estimate I’ve organized 350+ monthly meetup events, workshops, in-person conferences, and group viewing events for online conferences.

And there’s one question I get asked every month from a member who’s not able to attend an event in person. Continue reading Can You Livestream the Event?