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Video “background-size: cover” with CSS in 2020

July 8, 2020 by Kevin Leave a Comment

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How to get a video element to act like background-size: cover scoped within a parent element.

Filed Under: Web

HTML Close Button The Right Way

May 26, 2020 by Kevin Leave a Comment

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Coding an HTML close button seems simple. But, the only thing simple about coding a close button is getting it wrong.

Filed Under: Web

April Has Come and Gone

April 30, 2020 by Kevin Leave a Comment

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When April started I decided it was time to blog again. So, how is it going?

Filed Under: Story

Lost Time

April 29, 2020 by Kevin Leave a Comment

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Lost time is a tribulation to us all. But, there is hope if we make better choices. Choose the better over the good, and joy will come for a little while. Then choose again. And again, joy may find you.

Filed Under: Story, Thought

Going Mechanical, One Day

April 28, 2020 by Kevin Leave a Comment

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Mechanical keyboard research completed. Research says It’s best I don’t get a clickety-clacker. Why not? Emotionally I’m unprepared. Plus, I don’t have the time to travel down the rabbit hole of keyboard customizations. The hole is infinitely deep. In the future, I’ll pull the trigger though. And, I’ll use this video to get started.

Filed Under: Tech, Video

Scheduling Meeting Times

April 27, 2020 by Kevin Leave a Comment

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Dropping poor meeting invites will end your freelancing days fast. Sending exceptional meeting invites can land a lifelong client. If you are sending 4, or even 20, messages to schedule a meeting you are stressing your clients. Meeting invites shouldn’t take more than two communications via emails. Your job as a freelance professional is to […]

Filed Under: Freelancing, Tips, Web

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