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Quilts, Tech Talks

{Tech Talk} Embedding Spreadsheets

With a background as an engineer, I have to admit that one of my default computer tools is a spreadsheet. I have a spreadsheet for my family budget, a spreadsheet tracking how many miles I have walked this year (I have walked over 1,500 and am aiming for 5 miles a day or 1,825 miles in 2015), and I...

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Tech Talks

Reverse Image Search {Tech Talk}

Every now and then I come across a fabric in my stash or on another person's blog, and I wonder to myself, "What is this fabric?" If you have ever had this thought and struggled with how to figure it out, I want to introduce you today to the concept of a reverse image search. Directly from Google, reverse...

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Discussion, Tech Talks

{Tech Talk Tutorial} Blogging Tips

Blogging Tips: What I Learned in My First Year of Blogging My goal with this post is to put together my thoughts about what I have learned in my first year of blogging, and to ask you for any other tips or tricks that you have regarding blogging that you wish your former self had known about! The major topics I...

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Google SEO Starter Guide
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QuiltCon 2015, Tech Talks

{Tech Talk} Increasing Site Traffic: Search Engine Optimization

It is possible to organically increase the traffic to your website by taking the time to consider how to apply some fundamental search engine optimization tips. This tech talk tutorial is going to focus on how to apply some of these techniques to craft blogs. My top 5 recommendations are below, and if technical background is boring, you can...

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Military Spec Dumb Phone
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Tech Talks

{Tech Talk} Website Design for Mobile Devices

If you have a smart phone or iPad or easy access to these devices, you might want to skip ahead in the post. However, if you are like me and still sporting a "dumb phone", then this first section might be eye opening. I consider myself pretty tech savvy, but for numerous reasons (the battery lasts a week on a single charge,...

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