Deleyna’s Drift
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Writers: Surviving Technological Revolution
I admit it: I dearly want to climb under my desk, put my hands over my ears, and chant “la la la” until I can ignore the changes in my digital world. I want to go back to the glory days of the internet when everything was shiny and new and I felt like I…
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Navigating the GDPR
*Note: I am not an attorney. This is intended to be an encouragement, but should not take the place of sound legal advice. You are responsible to research the GDPR for yourself! Let’s start with what the GDPR is. GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. It is a set of laws and guidelines that…
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Joomla 3 Helper File Instructions
For my friends who don’t care about tech, just ignore this post. If you are a Joomla developer, maybe you’ll find these notes helpful. I’m writing them down at the end of another week of circling through Joomla tutorials trying to get something to work the way I want. As is all too common, the…
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Deleyna’s Dynamic Designs is Back!
With the internet shift to SSL, I’ve been helping folks get their sites updated and encrypted. The problem with me and web design is that I enjoy it too much. With returning health and a taste of my addiction of choice, I’ve decided to resurrect Deleyna’s Dynamic Designs, my web design business. But what about…
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Why I Changed Hosting Companies
Note: I’m now an affiliate for SiteGround. I’d been with my hosting company for over 10 years. I’d recommended them more times than I could count, and for most of those years I was happy. My friends and clients were happy. Life was good and my internet presence was stable. I knew I could count…
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Politics #PoweredByIndie
Happy Indie Author Day! While thinking about this “why I love being an indie author” post, I made the horrific mistake of glancing at my social media feed. For posterity or anyone who lives under a SEP (somebody else’s problem) field, the short version is that the US elections are fast approaching and we are…
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Creative Spammer Harassment
Time for another technology related post. More of a rant, really. Spammers Are Creative Anti-spam technology has improved greatly over the last few years. I’m as pleased as the next technophile to find less spam in my inbox. Sadly, lately I’ve been getting less email overall. And that my be a problem. You see, I’m…
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The Optimism of 9/11
Anyone who lived through 9/11 remembers where they were when they heard the news. I’m no exception. I was sleeping in after a fun weekend with my kids + 1. (Raised as an only child, I love it when there are extras.) The phone rang. My husband an I ran an aircraft maintenance shop. The…
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Bunny Poop
I love roses. It’s a bit early, but this morning I realized that it was time to fertilize. Thus began my annual stress of getting enough of just the right kinds of fertilizer for my roses. It’s an investment, but I hate wasting money on the wrong stuff. I got out my notes and reviewed…
