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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Five Essential and Powerful Habits I Find Crucial.
- Habitual Backup at Every Change I Would Miss.
- Give It a Chance Regardless of Likelihood or Mood.
- Underestimated Power of Small Systematic Steps.
- Patience May Turn Out Invaluable.
- A Few-Moments Action Always Taken Right Off The Bat.
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The Update on Watch 4 Idle (Working or Not?).
As I mentioned in one of the previous posts, recently I discovered a fantastic tool - Watch 4 Idle - to perform actions both (separately) for computer idle time and its end. I harnessed it to terminate my global backup app - and to re-launch it when I’m back at the desk. The only issue I’ve experienced was that there were times when the app did not detect the idle time - therefore it hadn’t performed any related action.
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Smart Backup: Schedule Any Windows App Launch for Its Backup Purpose.
Many Windows apps have already backup feature built-in. There is one catch, however: an app has to be up and running in terms for its backup to be initiated. Sounds obvious; probably this has been the very reason for such a feature to exist: the assumption that an app will be indeed active all the time. But what if it’s not gonna always be that way - but You’re still in the need of being equipped with the up-to-date backup?
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Smart Backup: Secure Any Android App.
When it comes to backup Android apps, it’s good to know that some of them are already equipped with a backup feature. Unfortunately not every app informs You about that crucial thing, so it’s good to do some research: first, take a closer look on the app’s menus and settings - maybe You’ll find a backup-dedicated section - second, open Your file manager and look for any folder or file which name might suggest that this is in fact the app’s backup.
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Smart Backup: Notepad++.
Notepad++ is definitely one of my favorite piece of software, which makes a significant difference in my everyday work, making things easier and more user-friendly. On the other hand, it’s a feature-rich program in which You can adjust a great many things to Your Own liking. But what would You do in case of any failure, which could result in all those carefully tailored settings’ loss? It may be much time-consuming to restore all of those, especially given that it often hard to remember each and every detail presents somewhere within the pretty entangled configuration tabs :) .
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Smart Backup: Improved Schedule.
Although I’ve set my “global” (PC) backup to be performed every 50 minutes and, on the other hand, my computer is up usually all the time - a 24h/7 backup is not necessarily an optimal choice, mainly because 1) it could be a waste of resources since there is no need to backup anything during my absence at the desk - and 2) as You may remember I’ve set sound notifications both on backup initiation and finish - I don’t want to hear those notifications while I’m sleeping :) .
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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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Five Essential and Powerful Habits I Find Crucial.
