Random and Opinionated Thoughts

by: Jennifer Zelazny

Hints HOWTOs

How to Empty Trash with Google Drive

Over the last week – I have been trying to clean up my files and delete any non-essential email in order to tidy everything up. After deleting a number of files – I noticed my quota within Google Drive was still showing the same percent full before and after I deleted the files.

Software

Google Attachment Warnings

While composing an email this AM – I dragged in a screenshot of a page and mentioned in the email text to “…the screenshot attached.” When I tried to send the message – I got this alert:

Videos

My Video Picks for the Week

There are a handful of people I follow on YouTube and this week – there were a few videos that stood out and were interesting. If you have a few minutes – check them out. You know I love mason jars – so this was a no brainer as one of my favorites: Who doesn’t […]

Apple Hints

Mac OS X 10.10.x Issues with Bluetooth/WiFi

It has been at least three months and two point releases with Mac OS X 10.10 that I have been stuck using my old iMac/G3 mouse (because I was the strange one that loved my hockey puck mouse) instead of my beloved Apple Magic Mouse.

Business Hints

Management Tip: The 3 Ds

Running a business can be both rewarding and stressful. Over the years – my biggest stress is that I could (and still can) be the bottleneck with projects which then causes even more stress. Wildly enough – I learned one of the most important lessons that has helped me run a business from PTA training.

Music

Best Workout Podcasts/Mixes

Looking for some good music to listen to while working out? Here are my top 5: Dan Morrell September 28, 2007 DJ Derrick E. Cast – September 2014 DJ Derrick E. Cast – October 2014 Josh R Mixcast #37 (you will need to subscribe to get it – it is older) Dan Morrell May 13, […]

jappler.com Web Development

Embrace the New , Remember the Old

Four years ago I put together a base theme/framework called “Lucidity” that served me well. I even created a mobile version which also worked great. As the years went on – and I started using Bootstrap for responsive designs, I realized it was time to update my personal site and here it is.