Markdown Cheat Sheet
I really like the Markdown Syntax. More and more platforms and web editors embrace it – but sadly I can never remember how to do the simplest things with it. Thankfully, the wonderful Adam Pritchard has compiled a handy cheat sheet on how to use it. Check it out on GitHub: https://github.com/adam-p/markdown-here/wiki/Markdown-Cheatsheet
read morePlans for 2019 (and a Happy New Year)
I’ve been thinking about this for a while, and in 2019 I want to make it a reality: Regular Live Streams! My idea is to do two types of streams: Creative live streams, much like what I’ve been doing as fully proudced videos on a regular schedule. I’m thinking perhaps FRIDAYS at 10AM EST (that’s 4PM in the UK, 5PM in Europe and 2AM in Sydney) – let me know what you think. These will cover creative softwares like DAZ Studio, Photoshop, Marvelous Designer, Blender, Carrara, along those lines. Those solitary computer...
read moreCreating a Podcast Feed with WordPress and PowerPress – Part 2
In this episode I’ll show you how to configure our Podcast Category with the relevant settings that are necessary for the feed to have meaningful content. I’ll talk about every single tab, including the Feed Description, specific Apple iTunes and Google Settings, how to add artwork and how to preview the feed. Catch this episode on my WP Guru Podcast:
read moreHow to split a ZIP file into multiple parts on macOS and Linux
ZIP files can get quite large, depending on the amount of data we’re ZIPping up there. Having one huge file may not always be desirable, for example when making hard copies onto disk or tape media, or when upload limitations force the use of smaller files. Thankfully, the clever little ZIP utility has a handy function that can split our archive into smaller chunks for later re-assembly. Here’s how it works: zip -r -s 200M archive.zip myfiles/* This will create an archive of all files and subfolders in myfiles, creating a new file...
read moreHow to remove files from ZIP Archives in macOS and Linux
When ZIP up directories, particularly on macOS, some files may find their way into our ZIP archives that were never meant to be there. I’m thinking of those pesky .DS_Store and __MACOSX files, maybe even .htaccess files. For *nix based systems, * really means “everything”. The ZIP command line tool let us remove such unwanted files from an existing archive. Here’s how: zip -d your-archive.zip file1 file2 The -d switch tells ZIP to hunt for and delete the unwanted files. Files whose names contain spaces can be defined...
read moreHow to add files to an existing ZIP Archive on macOS and Linux
Sometimes it’s easy to delete a ZIP file and create a new one – say you’ve forgotten to include a file. Just drag it into the folder to be ZIPped up and start again. However, the clever little ZIP command line tool has a built-in ability to simply add a file to an existing archive without us having to do any manual grunt work. That can come in handy when we no longer have access to existing unZIPped content. Here’s how it works: zip /path/to/archive.zip addfile1 addfile2 addfile2 We can even add entire directories this...
read moreHow to use the GoPro Microphone Adapter for HERO 5/6/7 Black
Audio is one of the most aspects of the videos I record with my GoPro. I wanted to get this because I record videos when I’m riding my bike and tell stories while I do. You can check them out on my other YouTube channel, and on the Super Survivor Podcast. Before buying this adapter, I recorded a separate audio feed on my iPhone, which was additional faff I could do without. When I received a spontaneous 30% discount for accessories on the GoPro website, I bought this adapter – and was pleasantly surprised. I too had read the many...
read moreHow to use the GoPro Microphone Adapter for HERO 5/6/7 Black
Audio is one of the most aspects of the videos I record with my GoPro. I wanted to get this because I record videos when I’m riding my bike and tell stories while I do. You can check them out on my other YouTube channel, and on the Super Survivor Podcast. Before buying this adapter, I recorded a separate audio feed on my iPhone, which was additional faff I could do without. When I received a spontaneous 30% discount for accessories on the GoPro website, I bought this adapter – and was pleasantly surprised. I too had read the many...
read moreHow to make turn URLs into clickable links in the_content()
The P2 theme has a nice feature built-in: the ability to turn URLs into clickable links on the fly. It does this by using a WordPress built-in function called make_clickable(). Here’s how we can use this function to make this feature available to any theme. function clickable_content ($content){ $content = make_clickable($content); return $content; } add_filter ('the_content', 'clickable_content'); The above code, once inserted into your child theme’s functions.php file, will take the_content(), pass it to the make_clickable()...
read moreCreating a Podcast Feed with WordPress and PowerPress – Part 1
In this episode I’ll show you how to add podcasting capabilities to your WordPress website, using the Blubrry PowerPress plugin. I’ll explain the concepts and inner workings of a Podcast Feed, how it can be read by podcast directors and readers alike, and talk you through the installation of the plugin. For this example, I will setup Category Podcasting on my website https://supersurvivor.tv, which will allow me to host more than one Podcast Feed from the site. Catch this episode on my WP Guru Podcast:
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