Every day finds you juggling between the tasks you need to accomplish and the things that other people want you to get done for them. When everything starts to feel like a fire, focusing on what’s essential for your success can feel impossible, but it’s not. It’s actually easier to get things done than you think.
In this presentation you’ll learn:
- How to remove one of the prime causes of procrastination
- A never-fail tool you can use to plan for obstacles that show up in your life
- Two ways to control the distractions that hijack your time
- The easiest way to eliminate multi-tasking
Making websites accessible to people with disabilities has become increasingly important as legal complications from non-accessible sites grow. Despite the rise in lawsuits and in available resources to learn about accessibility, it’s still a topic unfamiliar to many who craft websites. To many unfamiliar with the concept, a dismissive attitude can exist, seeing it as a lawsuit-driven phenomenon. This talk will look at the human side of web accessibility and demonstrate why these often simple changes can make a significant difference in the lives of almost 20% of the population.
Updating WordPress, plugins, and themes keeps your website safe from hackers and bad bots. The latest version of WordPress includes features that allow you to enable automatic updates for plugins and themes. You will learn the factors to consider when deciding whether to enable automatic updates.
In addition, this talk will demystify how hackers exploit websites that have out-of-date versions of WordPress, plugins, themes, and PHP (the scripting language used to run WordPress). You will be empowered to make your website safer with strategies for managing updates.
Estimating can be daunting, especially when you’re asked to estimate a task with lots of risk. This formula can be used by project managers, developers, designers, and yes, even basic humans! Learn to give “ballpark ranges” you are confident in, and a “best guess” that’s statistically realistic.
