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Flashcard Technique – Uninterrupted Visual Engagement

Last updated on January 7, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

Recently, I had the opportunity to work with some elementary students on their math fast facts (i.e. single-digit addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division). I noticed that I was able to keep the students much more engaged with one simple change.

Warning! This is a draft, not a finalized post. See full draft disclosure.

Filed Under: Draft, Recommendations Tagged With: lifehack

Git Commit Message Editor

Last updated on January 14, 2020 by Sal Ferrarello

By default Vim is the editor used when writing a Git commit message. While I love Vim, it does work very differently than most other editors. A good option for those who are not comfortable with Vim, is to use a different editor. This is how to setup Git to use a different editor.

Warning! This is a draft, not a finalized post. See full draft disclosure.

Filed Under: Computing, Dev Tips, Draft, Programming, Recommendations, Solution Tagged With: Git, gitconfig, nano, Visual Studio Code

Screenshot of Git Log and Git Rebase Interactive showing in one case the newest commit is at the top and in the other case the newest commit is at the bottom.

Git Interactive Rebase Order is Wrong

Last updated on January 14, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

The interactive rebase feature of Git is one of my favorites. I love being able to squash multiple commits into one commit or re-order my commits for clarity. My one complaint is the Git interactive rebase commit order is wrong (at least for the way my brain works).

Filed Under: Computing, Dev Tips, Recommendations, Solution Tagged With: Git, rebase

Creating Slide Decks with Reveal.js

Last updated on November 5, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello

When creating slides for my talks I use Reveal.js, which allows me to create slides using HTML. These are my general notes about creating presentations this way.

Warning! This is a draft, not a finalized post. See full draft disclosure.

Filed Under: Draft, Presentation, Recommendations Tagged With: reveal.js

Breakfast Food: Toast with Jelly and Eggs

Unofficial WordCamp Breakfast

Last updated on January 20, 2020 by Sal Ferrarello

When I started attending WordPress conferences, I found it challenging to connect with people. Unofficial WordCamp Breakfasts have been a great way to start my day and meet people in small groups.

Filed Under: Happy, Recommendations Tagged With: community, WordCamp

Is an extended warranty worth it?

Last updated on September 17, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello

Is an extended warranty worth it? An extended warranty is a form of insurance, and those who sell insurance make their money on the fact they collect more money than they pay out in claims. Therefore at face value, purchasing an extended warranty (or any form of insurance) is statistically not profitable. However, I have my own guidelines on when to purchase it or not.

Warning! This is a draft, not a finalized post. See full draft disclosure.

Filed Under: Draft, Recommendations Tagged With: insurance, warranty

Speed Up WordPress Website

Last updated on August 23, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello

Slow websites are painful. An important value to look at when optimizing your website is the TTFB (Time Til First Bye), which is the delay between when the request is sent to the server and server actually responds. These are some of my notes on improving (e.g. reducing) the TTFB of a WordPress website.

Warning! This is a draft, not a finalized post. See full draft disclosure.

Filed Under: Dev Tips, Draft, Recommendations Tagged With: troubleshoot, website, WordPress

French Fries.

Diminishing Returns and French Fries

Last updated on July 16, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello

When I’m ordering food (e.g. french fries), I often find myself doing the math. For 30% more money, I can double the amount of fries I get (i.e. 100% more fries). Clearly, this significantly reduces my cost per fry, which results in me buying the larger fry. However the problem is the cost per fry […]

Filed Under: Recommendations Tagged With: happy, lifehack

License for my Open Source Software

Last updated on August 27, 2019 by Sal Ferrarello

These are my reminder notes on how to quickly populate the LICENSE information for one of my projects from the command line.

Warning! This is a draft, not a finalized post. See full draft disclosure.

Filed Under: Draft, Programming, Recommendations Tagged With: command line

Picture of Right Turn Lane Labeled "Turn Left".

Gutenberg and the Classic Editor Plugin

Last updated on December 6, 2018 by Sal Ferrarello

With the newly released WordPress 5.0, which includes the new block-based Gutenberg editing experience, many people are installing the Classic Editor plugin to retain the previous behavior. The Classic Editor plugin is the official solution being prescribed for these situations. No problem, install the Classic Editor plugin and 5.0 will be indistinguishable from 4.9.8 for […]

Filed Under: Dev Tips, Recommendations, Solution Tagged With: Gutenberg, WordPress

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