Author Archive | steedancrowe

CSS button hover with border, change the border colour

By steedancrowe on July 5, 2016 in css, Troubleshooting, Web 0

How to add a border to a button with CSS on hover. I see some people using padding to compensate for not having a border, there’s a better, simpler way.

Afloat Mac on El Capitan, how I made it work

By steedancrowe on February 12, 2016 in Blogging, Software, Troubleshooting, Tutorials 0

I love the Afloat Mac app, it’s a simple little app that does one thing well. Until the last couple of updates to Mac OSX that is. With the most recent update, it seems to not work at all, but that’s not the case if you know the right tweaks to make to your system. […]

How to backup WordPress

By steedancrowe on November 11, 2015 in Plugins, Security, Wordpress 0

In this video I talk about how to backup WordPress. Backing up your post content without added plugins, and a more in-depth way to backup your entire site.

Problems with os x Yosemite Mail forgetting settings

By steedancrowe on August 17, 2015 in Apple, Blogging, eMail, Mac, Software, Troubleshooting 0

I’ve often had problems with os x Yosemite Mail forgetting settings I’ve set in the Accounts window. The most common being whether secure authentication is on or off. Caution: Before making these changes be aware of the possible consequences of sending your password insecurely. You might do alright at home, but anyone sniffing packets (and I don’t […]

Mac mail not working, mac Yosemite problems

By steedancrowe on August 9, 2015 in Apple, Mac, Software, Troubleshooting 0

Sometimes Mail gets stuck in the outbox, restarting the computer can often reset it, but isn’t always convenient and doesn’t always work. Try this instead:

Newish project, I’ve been working on this for a while

By steedancrowe on March 21, 2015 in Blogging, marketing, My Thoughts, Software 0

I haven’t posted anything here for some time. I’ve been really busy working on a new project, ei•ei•eat. ei•ei•eat is a social, mobile platform that connects people and places to local food. I’ve put a lot of work into this project over the past year with my business partner Marcia. We’re just finishing up our […]