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Oct 20, 2022

Print PDFs Without the Background, for Easy Highlighting and to Save Toner

The Problem with Dark Backgrounds in PDFs I seriously dislike documents with light fonts on dark backgrounds. They’re more difficult to read, for one. Most importantly, I like to print and markup documents — highlights, margin notes, etc. Good luck highlighting and noting on an essentially black background (or any background, really). Secondly, printing pages with dark…

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Print PDFs Without the Background, for Easy Highlighting and to Save Toner
Print PDFs Without the Background, for Easy Highlighting and to Save Toner

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Oct 18, 2022

1 Web App To Simplify Your Life And Seriously Boost Your Online Security

Still using the same passwords for multiple websites, stores, and (gasp!) online investment accounts? Here’s a much simpler, safer solution. I don’t actually re-use passwords for any of my online accounts except ones I don’t care at all about (such as those for free services, forums, etc.). Hopefully, you don’t either. For years, though, we used a little black address book, stuffed with Post-Its to save our (unique) passwords. That…

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1 Web App To Simplify Your Life And Seriously Boost Your Online Security
1 Web App To Simplify Your Life And Seriously Boost Your Online Security

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Oct 17, 2022

A Quick And Easy Way To Play Audio Files On Your IPhone Without iTunes

I’ve always been frustrated with iTunes, for any number of reasons, spending hours trying to get it to do what I want. So, I avoid it at all costs. And, I’m not alone. You see comments like this one all over the internet: “Why won’t iTunes let me add music…

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Aug 3, 2021

The Easiest $300 of “Recurring Revenue” I’ve Ever Earned

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Insurance

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The Easiest $300 of “Recurring Revenue” I’ve Ever Earned
The Easiest $300 of “Recurring Revenue” I’ve Ever Earned
Insurance

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Dec 2, 2020

Send Those Amazing Tweets To Your Future Self

Do you ever come across tweets that are so well stated, and that resonate so well with you, that you want to see them again (and again) in the future? Well, it’s easy enough to send those tweets to your “future self” with the right app. I use the Readwise app to instantly save memorable tweets (as well as highlights from my kindle, and snippets from articles that I find all over the internet). …

Twitter

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Send Those Amazing Tweets To Your Future Self
Send Those Amazing Tweets To Your Future Self
Twitter

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Aug 20, 2020

How To Actually Remember And Apply The Inspiring Stuff You’re Reading.

Do you habitually highlight books whenever you read — saving those precious insights for your “future self” to enjoy and learn from, over and over? It’s almost like endlessly snapping photos, so you can relive those great experiences over and over again. But honestly, how often do you actually look…

Self Improvement

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How To Actually Remember And Apply The Inspiring Stuff You’re Reading.
How To Actually Remember And Apply The Inspiring Stuff You’re Reading.
Self Improvement

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Jan 8, 2018

Does Readability Matter?

First off, what does readability mean? First things first — what exactly is “readability?” Wikipedia defines readability as “the ease with which a reader can understand a written text. In natural language, the readability of text depends on its content (the complexity of its vocabulary and syntax) and its presentation”. The presentation of the text —…

Writing

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Does Readability Matter?
Does Readability Matter?
Writing

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Steve Metivier

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Software developer, solopreneur, founder/owner of QuoteArts.com and InspirationalSpark.com.

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