Rick's Daily Tips

Q&A: Can you recommend a managed WordPress hosting plan for a high-traffic blog?

Posted on March 13, 2023

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Question from Kendell: Hi, Rick. I’m hoping you can recommend a good web hosting plan for my blog.

I’ve had my blog for almost four years and it’s grown to the point where I’m having trouble keeping up with all the maintenance (updates, backups, etc.).

It seems like I’m spending so much time keeping the blog running that I don’t have time to write my posts anymore.

I’ve heard about the Managed WordPress hosting providers that take care of all the updates and other maintenance tasks for you and I’d really love to move my blog to one of them. [Read more…]

The main features of IT recruitment

Posted on March 13, 2023

In our modern world it is essential to recruit the best developers in your team because the skills of talented people can radiate your project far beyond your current expectations.

In addition, in an area as complex and fast as IT, the importance of differentiating your company from the competition is still to have the best assets in your team. That’s why the recruiting process of developers in Poland is constant.

Thanks to new technologies, there are a lot of services and collaboration tools available today. It’s becoming easier to find the right person for any position in IT. This market is currently very competitive, with demand far superior to supply. [Read more…]

Q&A: What’s the difference between a ‘Post’ and a ‘Page’ in WordPress?

Posted on March 12, 2023

Question from Kathleen: I was recently tasked to take over for the lady who had been writing our company’s blog and I’m trying to learn all I can about how WordPress works.

Although I’ve never blogged before I believe I’m beginning to get a handle on things. But one thing is very confusing to me.

I keep seeing references to “posts” and “pages” like they are different things. I always thought they were the same thing.

Am I missing something?

Rick’s answer: I can certainly understand your confusion, Kathleen. Most of us think of anything that’s found on the Internet at a specific URL as a web page, and on the most basic level that’s correct. But in WordPress things are a little different. [Read more…]

Q&A: How do I delete a lost iPhone’s backup from iCloud?

Posted on March 11, 2023

Question from Claire: I recently lost the iPhone I’d had for several years so I bought a new one to replace it.

That’s not really a bad thing because I’d been looking for an excuse to buy a new one (smile).

The thing is I still have the backup from the old iPhone stored in my iCloud account. How can I get rid of it?

Rick’s answer: [Read more…]

Here’s a fantastic (and free) online HTML to PDF Converter

Posted on March 10, 2023

There are many ways to convert HTML files to PDF files, and some of them are free while others cost a small fortune.

If you’re a regular reader of this site you know that I’m all about free, so as you can guess my preferred HTML to PDF Converter is indeed a freebie. It’s called ExpertPDF.

While some of the commercial solutions available come with tons of extra useful features, this one is extremely easy to use and it does an excellent job at creating basic PDF files. [Read more…]