More Warm Light In There :) .
First impressions are that it looks supposedly dark, gloomy… This was the last straw ;) I don’t want my site to be vampire-like :) . At least this has not been my intention.
Therefore I’ve decided to bring in more light… change the climate a little bit ;) :) . Enjoy :)
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Cynthia Sue Larson’s Golden Thoughts.
I’ve just added over thirty quotes by Cynthia Sue Larson, an exciting author I discovered during recent months (quantum mechanics in respect of personal development/spiritual growth). The quotes are from both “Reality Shifts” the book, and Cynhtia’s blog. There will be definitely another quotes down the road, but currently this is my carefully chosen set :) . You’ll find those quotes among others randomly displayed on the bottom of this website.
A Brilliant Simple Idea for Contemporary Learning a Language - Live.
An interesting and creative idea for learning a foreign language has been recently shared on Vivaldi blog. It incorporates one of the browser’s feature called “Notes”, which allows to write down notes alongside websites You’re browsing. Then, notes are both automatically saved (i.e., no need to click “Save” anywhere) and synchronized throughout Your devices (e.g., between a PC and a smartphone).
This feature has inspired one language teacher to use it as the common ground between him and his student, for interactive learning (read more here » ), which, I guess, therefore becomes much closer to the real-life applications and examples of the language You learn.
I much like creativity and brilliant simplicity of this idea :) .
Dark Mode Still as a Premium Feature, Google-wise.
Google introduced dark mode for its ‘Google’ Android app, but only for Android 10. Why it has been so difficult to apply a single feature such as dark mode for previous Android as well - while it has not been a problem to recently (April 2020) release the whole sophisticated app in a form of the Google’s braille keyboard available for Android 6 or higher (!)?
Re-Design ver.2020.
I’ve began the process of moving the site into new location, alongside with a completely new design.
‘Memories Midnight’.
A glimpse into the past.
One of my fondest memories from this lifetime are years when I’ve been conducting my own e-zine. At the beginning it had been distributed in an off-line form - a few issues later it reaches the Net.
Long story short, the whole thing was an incredibly pleasant, exciting and satisfactory experience. To this day I remember how I forced myself to keep going late into the night to meet the upcoming deadline :) . It was fantastic to create and coordinate various things which altogether make up the final magazine (I was a chief editor, a writer, a web and graphics designer, and a manager).
Among things I liked the most was to write a preface. Each time it was like celebrating a new birth, recognizing and emphasizing its leading traits (each issue had been different, each deserved its own ‘theme’ or tone).
Now, when that time had passed long ago, I am at the beginning of another vision of my website. Wondering about its character I’ve reminded myself of those good times of the past and decided to reflect them at least to some degree, today. I thought: “Why not to apply a magazine-like form to it?” With its own occasional preface, highlights, and maybe even “issues” - although I’d like to treat them more metaphorically than formally, with more flexibility (meaning: no specific boundaries between one and another).
I find it a brilliant and brisk idea which inspires me much. Therefore I’ve decided to take that path and re-design Trail of the Light in this mold.
In the meantime, graphics-wise, it turned out to be nightly... mysterious... and, perhaps, a little bit nostalgic. I came back to my original logotype from That Time - although I’ve been experimenting with other ones down the road, this one (and my very first one, in fact) always managed to show up one way or another, throughout my design. Therefore, I thought, the time is right for it to take the main place again. Back to the beginning, back to things I still highly value - although reborn through all the new experience I’ve gained. Even technically-wise it’s a kind of a come-back: switching from Blogspot to TextPattern, years after I’ve done the opposite.
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Wanna Use Git? Here Are Further Improvements.
So now You know how You may benefit from Git, as far as Your creative work is concerned. Whenever You are a writer, a blogger, a webdesigner, or even a computer graphic artist (You name it) - You could take advantage out of this interesting invention.
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Life Can Be Much Easier Thanks to This Windows tool.
Most likely You’ll appreciate this especially in the long run, when You can really feel how much time and hassle it saves.
Here are a few examples of how You could benefit from AutoHotkey:
Quick survey on what's coming:
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Freshly Into Git.
It all began with Handy News Reader - an Android app which development I am involved since late 2017. The developer highly recommended GitHub as the destination place for sharing new ideas, reporting bugs, etc. Besides, it was also the right place to grab any new release of the app - even before it landed on Google Play/F-Droid.
But I myself am not a developer, I rarely consider myself a programmer even - so the whole GitHub thing (first impression) seemed to me pretty... weird and alien. I was intrigued, however, why it gained so much praise and interest, and how does it really work, what so special about it?
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Smart Backup: GoodSync.
Backup is definitely a crucial thing - and a tricky one in the same time, because if You are not so convinced that You need it - it’s usually a matter of time when You come to the point of “ultimate awareness”, so to speak ;) - in which, sadly, Your motivation may be some data or settings being already lost because of not doing this. Fortunately, once You get this extremely good habit, You may once more forget about it - but this time in a completely safe manner, provided that You’ve set everything the right way to work for You behind the scenes.
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The Abundant Toolbox.
Recently I’ve described two small useful tools: FileTypesMan and ShellMenuNew. It inspired me to take a closer look on their author’s website - and I’d like to tell You that I’m very surprised, amazed and impressed.
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Wanna Use Git? Here Are Further Improvements.
