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The whole world has been talking about ChatGPT. You can’t visit YouTube or social media without seeing someone talking about what they asked the AI chatbot today. So here at InMotion Hosting, we’ve been putting this handy little bot through its paces, and the results have been interesting. Continue reading –>

If you attended our live site speed presentation on YouTube, then you’ve probably heard of the Autoptimize plugin. It’s earned over 1 million active installs. And for good reason–it can help speed up your website significantly. But there are some things to be aware of before using it. In this post, I’ll explain what Autoptimize does, and why it’s a good idea to try it out on your website. I’ll also cover some reasons why you might not want to use it, and how to work around those issues.

Are you multi-variable or single-variable thinker? If you believe that the best analysis of a situation or result requires multiple variables instead of one isolated cause, then you’re a multi-variable or “multivariate” thinker. Multiple variables are always at play when analyzing a complicated system, and your business is no exception. Why do some marketing campaigns fail while others succeed?

While Discord remains a popular platform for online gaming communities, there are a variety of other uses for Discord servers. Team communication, project collaboration, and remote learning are all examples of ways you can use Discord in your personal or professional life. In this article we will explore these uses and discuss what they mean for your online presence.  

Getting caught up in an open source weekend project can teach you a lot, without even tipping you off to the fact that you’re learning something. That’s because the projects listed in this article are first and foremost fun. Whether it’s designing a WordPress theme, doing a hackathon, cooking some delicious recipes, or searching around for user-replaceable parts for your Raspberry Pi garage door opener, taking on an open source project can be a rewarding activity.

Much of the work you will accomplish in the course of updating and maintaining websites can be made significantly easier through the use of a good text editor or integrated development environment (IDE). Who doesn’t want to work smarter instead of harder? If you are using some default text editor or web interface for editing system files, it’s like digging a hole with a spoon instead of a hydraulic-powered backhoe. It makes that much difference.

Google Chrome Canary is an experimental version of the world’s most popular web browser: Google Chrome. 

If you are someone who likes experimenting with the latest and greatest in the world of web browsers, Google Chrome Canary may be worth checking out. 

You know you wrote it down somewhere, but you’re not sure where, and now you need it but don’t have it.

Whether keeping track of assignments and tasks at work, listening to a presentation for a class, a training course or simply managing your daily to-dos, you’re probably someone who takes notes.

Creating, managing, and overseeing projects can be a daunting task. And whether you’re a team leader, a content producer, or just someone looking to get organized with a gameplan, you can probably benefit from a project management tool.

Business relationships need to be cultivated. You wouldn’t leave a friend stranded without any contact. Why treat your business contacts with any less respect?

There’s a plethora of tools designed specifically for customer relationship management (CRM). This is how important contacts are for businesses. A monomaniacal interest in crafting perfect customer communications is not a bad habit to develop, and the antecedent is good contacts.

The power of a reference file system often goes unappreciated. As any knowledge worker worth his salt will tell you, you can’t hold every bit of information you receive in your head. No matter how spacious your mind is, you will eventually forget something important or let a good idea slip away. This is where having a more rigorous file program can ease the load.

If you’re in the market for a fast and dangerous text editor with all the bells and whistles you’ve probably looked at Vim and Emacs and, maybe, shook your head and gave up. They’re too old, too difficult, yet somehow intriguing. But which one to choose? They both have their pros and cons.