Since I started blogging over at Beyond the Rhetoric, I’ve written and published nearly 4,000 blog posts. Right here on John Chow dot Com? That number is right around 1,000. That doesn’t include the mountain of other content I’ve written on a variety of other websites over the course of freelance writing career. Remember when […]
The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD) has announced a new set of control features for all TD Visa consumer credit cards in Canada, including the ability to temporarily block all access to the account and the ability to block in-person international charges. To block access to the account, users must be logged on to the TD mobile
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It’s going to happen. Writer’s block is inevitable. You might come bursting out of the gates with a flurry of activity when you first start your blog, but eventually you’ll start to feel like you’ve run out of ideas. That’s perfectly normal and we all go through it. Or maybe you have an inkling of
Today’s WordPress Watch has a strong focus on the Gutenberg block editor. Two different tweets prompted me to focus on what you can do with the editor a bit more. We’ll discuss improvements to the editor, as well as useful plugins that integrate with the block editor, so I hope you enjoy this edition. Don’t
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Rex! No, we talked about this… GOOD NEWS, UK GOV: somebody doesn’t hate your disastrous porn blocking proposals. Take a bow, Australia: the only thing worse than copying bad plans is copying bad plans that still haven’t even been implemented yet. The Guardian reports that the Coalition has arranged a parliamentary committee to look into why porn
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Google rolled out an update for the Gmail app on iOS this week that allows users to choose whether or not they want external images to load automatically when they open an email. This might not sound like a huge deal, but as former Twitter executive Mike Davidson revealed in a blog post back in
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Perhaps the best ad blocker for iPhone and iOS What is ad blocking? Although ad blocking technology has existed since the introduction of iOS 9 a few years ago, not many people have taken advantage of it. Many simply do not know that they can block ads in Safari, and most apps overcharge for what
(Reuters) — Australia will block access to internet domains hosting terrorist material during crisis events and will consider legislation to force digital platforms to improve the safety of their services, officials said on Sunday. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who is in France to take part in the G7 leaders’ forum, said the government intended
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Worldwide spillover from US-China trade wars, block by block road emissions in LA, and America’s history of wanting to nuke hurricanes. Here’s the news you need to know, in two minutes or less. Want to receive this two-minute roundup as an email every weekday? Sign up here! Today’s Headlines Trump’s trade war isn’t just a
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A new week, a new WordPress Watch. We saw work for WordPress 5.3 getting properly underway. There was also news about some exciting integrations built to for the Block Editor. And, of course, we have a few bonus links for you as well again today. Let’s see what happened this week in the world of
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