Dan Smith dotherightthing

I'm a retired front-end developer with several decades of experience. I like to build modular functionality which is robust, accessible and easy to use.

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dotherightthing / windows-macos-via-rdp.md

Last active August 14, 2019 05:44

[Windows on MacOS via RDP] Using Windows from a Mac via Remote Desktop. #macos #windows #rdp #remote

Windows on MacOS via RDP

Created: 2017.10.09

I have been investigating using an iPad Pro Gen 1 as a high resolution second monitor, but it could also be used as a touchscreen controller for a small Windows computer such as the Kangaroo Pro.

This got me thinking about remote control of computers, and brought me back to RDP, a technology I hadn't used in years.

Pros

dotherightthing / google-tag-manager-gtm.md

Last active September 12, 2019 02:01

[Google Tag Manager (GTM)] Notes from Practical Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for Developers. #gtm #seo #wordpress #analytics #adwords

Google Tag Manager (GTM)

Notes from LunaMetrics' "Practical Google Analytics and Google Tag Manager for Developers".

The Google Tag Manager (GTM) manages tracking scripts from both Google and Third-Party providers:

Google Analytics
Adwords
DoubleClick
etc

dotherightthing / extracting-array-values-square-brackets-vs-arrow-notation.md

Last active August 14, 2019 06:03

[Extracting array values] Square brackets vs arrow notation in PHP. #php

Extracting array values

Created: 2017.07.09

$var->foo is an object reference. $var[foo] is an array reference. While this sort of thing could be used interchangeably in some languages like javascript, in PHP an array and an object are two entirely different things - PHP - extracting array values ( square brackets vs arrow notation )

dotherightthing / plugins-vs-theme-functions.md

Created August 14, 2019 06:05

[Plugins vs Theme functions] Reasons to create plugins. #wordpress

Plugins vs Theme functions

Created: 2017.07.09

Public Plugins

quick solution to problem
no insight into how to solve problems via WordPress programming

Theme functions

dotherightthing / structured-data.md

Last active August 15, 2019 03:27

[Structured Data] #seo

Structured Data

Created: 2017.07.08

schema.org

Schema.org is a collaborative, community activity with a mission to create, maintain, and promote schemas for structured data on the Internet, on web pages, in email messages, and beyond.

Google

dotherightthing / cost-effective-mobile-screenshots.md

Last active August 15, 2019 03:26

[Cost-effective mobile screenshots] Services for taking full-length device screenshots. #android #ios

Cost-effective mobile screenshots

Created: 2017.07.12

A while ago I started taking full-length screenshots of my work. I use these to dress up my portfolio collateral and to give a human face to the code that I write.

BrowserStack

dotherightthing / taxonomies.md

Created August 14, 2019 06:44

[Taxonomies] Some taxonomies are obvious, others less so. Here are some notes for thinking about taxonomies. #wordpress

Taxonomies

Created: 2017.07.06

Essentially, a taxonomy is a way of classifying data. Typically a taxonomy will have a set of characteristics that is unique to it - A Basic Explanation of WordPress Taxonomies

Maximum Upload Size

Created: 2017.07.07

Upload warning

I tried to upload a 2.9MB image.

dotherightthing / vagrant-and-virtualbox.md

Created August 15, 2019 03:38

[Vagrant + VirtualBox] #virtualisation

Vagrant + VirtualBox

Created: 2017.08.16

Get Virtualbox

Download Virtualbox
Always keep your Virtualbox up to date.

Get Vagrant

dotherightthing / faking-hover-intent.md

Created August 15, 2019 03:43

[Faking Hover Intent] #css #javascript

Faking Hover Intent

Created: 2017.06.17

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