Category: Top Tips

Tools We Love: Save a Website to PDF 5 (1)

Posted on by Mandie Allietta
A visual representation of the PDF symbol, denoting its dominant position as the most favored file format for various types of documents.

Problem: You Need to Preserve Website Information

Website content and designs change over time and sites are never guaranteed to stay up forever. Depending on the reason, saving a website as a PDF may be a great option.

For instance, if you want to read an article or a blog post offline, you can save it as a PDF and read it later without an internet connection. You can also save a PDF of a website for archiving purposes or to share it with others who don’t have access to the internet.

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Tools We Love: Create the Perfect Color Palette 5 (1)

Posted on by Mandie Allietta
Vibrant, multicolored color palette representing the brand’s identity.

Problem: You’re Not a Designer

Finding the right color combination is not always about branding or website design. Sometimes you need to find colors for a social media post, advertisement, or other small project.

Creating a color palette can help you create an effective design that appeals to your target audience. By applying color theory principles in your designs, you can create a more cohesive design that appeals to your audience. You can use complementary colors to create contrast and draw attention to important elements.

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Tools We Love: One-Click Time Tracking 0 (0)

Posted on by Mandie Allietta
A stopwatch icon against a vibrant blue backdrop, symbolizing time measurement and precision.

Problem: Messy Time Tracking

Tracking work time, especially when working billable hours, can get complicated. Manual time tracking can be a tedious and error-prone process. According to a blog post by Timing Time Management, manual time tracking can lead to poor time tracking habits and untracked time, which can cost US companies $8.8 billion per day.

It also increases the workload and the scope of job-related activities is expanded by unnecessary manipulations with data. Manual calculation of time spent on projects and tasks increases the burden and overwhelms workers with extra repetitive activities.

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How to Make an Image File Smaller 5 (2)

Posted on by Mandie Allietta
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Have you ever tried to email a picture to someone, only to find out that the attachment is too large to be sent? Free email services like Gmail or Yahoo limit the size of files sent through messages to avoid stress on the server and long waiting times.

The same principle applies to image file sizes on websites. The larger the file size of an image on a site, the longer it takes to load. Since 40% of users abandon a website that takes longer than 3 seconds to load, small image files are important when building a site.

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Tools We Love: Copy and Paste Loads of Information 0 (0)

Posted on by Mandie Allietta
Two computer keyboards displaying the letters 'c' and 'v' prominently on their keys, representing copy and paste.

Problem: Not Enough Copy and Paste Functionality

Copy and paste (Ctrl + C and Ctrl + V) are two of the most popular hotkeys. They’re so often used that copy-paste has become its own compound verb.

But for something so popular, the act of copying and pasting is very simple. The user can copy one element at a time and then only paste the last thing it copied. What happens when you find yourself using the same text over and over or need to copy and paste several blocks of text? 

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