I have finally uninstalled Yoast SEO. Yup, my blog is free of WordPress’ quintessential SEO plugin. I haven’t gone mad I’m just trying to keep things simple. I’ve been planning to ditch it for some time now. It’s not an objectively bad plugin but it’s just not for me anymore. I only really needed two…← continue reading →
Find and Fix Battery Drain on Android Phone
My cheap Android phone, an Alcatel OneTouch Flash Plus (AOFP), has been a great phone for me except for one annoying problem. The battery lasts a long time when actually in use, but then out of the blue it would suddenly start draining even when the phone is supposed to be idle. This mysterious battery…← continue reading →
Add Icons on WordPress Menu Items
Adding images to your menu items is a good way to customize your menu. It helps a visitor to immediately identify what kind of page your menu item links to. For example, a menu item linking to your archive page might be better with a calendar icon before the label. Plus, it’s just visually appealing…← continue reading →
Bark Grafting Scion on Mango Branch
While I was out riding my bike I came upon this flowering mango tree growing along a stream bank. The mango tree is leaning a lot, almost falling into the water stream but it has a lot of flowers. I’m thinking I could graft a scion of this tree to the one we have at…← continue reading →
Grafting an Avocado – Success with Cleft Graft
I have always wanted an Avocado tree. Space is limited in our lot so growing fruit trees in containers would be my best option. I already bought a grafted avocado but I want more and of different varieties. I read that the trees would set more fruit when another of a different type is nearby…← continue reading →
Building A New Mountain Bike
My Big, Black Mountain Bike. Not actually a bike for “Mountain Biking”—which would require for more expensive parts—but more of an all-around bike for roads, muddy fields and river-crossings. The parts are also a combination of old and new. The old ones coming from my first one which is a heavy steel department store bike.…← continue reading →
Severe Pruning a Jackfruit Tree
We have this Jackfruit tree in the backyard that is around 5 years old and about 4 meters tall. It’s already bearing fruit and I was able to harvest twice. The first time (2016) I got 4 pieces of Jackfruit and the second time—this year (2017)—I got 11 pieces. All was going well but then…← continue reading →
How to Find or Contact a Website’s Owner
A lot of people contact me asking to add, change or remove certain aspects about certain websites. The problem is those websites aren’t mine and I have no control over them or their content. Since my WordPress Themes are used by a lot of people for their own WP Sites, their visitors end up following…← continue reading →