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Sometimes text can be for effective if we use image words.

 

 

Start with Classic Editor

Make sure you have the WordPress plugin called Classic Editor. If you don’t have it, install it now.

Order of operations

1. Install & activate Classic Editor.
2. Log into rumble.com.
3. Click on your username in the upper right-hand corner and click on My Content.
4. Click on the video you wish to embed.
5. Click on the word Embed below the lower right-hand corner of the video.
6. Copy the address under Embed iFrame URL into your clipboard (Cmd C).
7. Cmd V to paste the URL into your page in text view.

 

 

Save the page and view it. The Rumble video will show up where you embedded it.

What is malware?

Malware is a contraction of malicious software. It is designed to damage devices, steal data and/or cause chaos. Examples are ransomware, Trojans, viruses & spyware.

How to remove the malware

Go to malwarebytes.com/mac.  Click on the FreeDownload button. (It’s free for 14 days.) After opening the program, click on the Malwarebytes icon at the top of your screen. Then click  Start Scan.

After I clicked on Start Scan, I got rid of 26 different threats to my computer. I had no idea that any of them were there.

 

How to protect your device against malware

1. Double-check any downloads. Before downloading, read comments and reviews to decide if you should trust the site.
2. Be alert when clicking on emails from unknown sources or suspicious profiles and outrageous offers on social media.

Related pages

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Version of Keynote obsolete

I upgraded from El Capitan to High Sierra on my old (2011) iMac desktop. Now my Keynote program will not work. What can I do?

Friend with Mojave or Catalina?

If you have a trustworthy friend or family member with either the Mojave or the Catalina operating system on their iMac, your problem can quite easily be solved.

Keynote 08 4.0.4 will work on a 2011 iMac that uses the High Sierra operating system. It is available at no charge from the App Store. However, you cannot download Keynote from the App Store without doing a little bit of weird account activation.

Your friend creates a new account

The information below is from an Apple Support article about creating a temporary user account. Your friend begins the process by going to the Apple menu and logging out of their Apple account. Then they follow the 6 steps below.

1. They choose Apple menu () > System Preferences, then click Users & Groups.
2. They click  , then enter an administrator name and password. This will be your Apple ID and password.
3. However, before entering your information, they will have to give their computer password for security reasons.
4. Click the Add button (+) below the list of users.
5. Complete the fields shown for a Standard or Administrator account, then click Create Account (or OK).
6. Then they click on the App Store icon. They download a copy of Keynote (it’s free) for the new user.

Now the App Store with “know” that you have purchased Keynote. Now you will be able to do it again in your old iMac.

You open the App Store and search for “keynote”. The first app in the upper left-hand corner will be the one you see in the image.

You order Keynote and your computer will automatically download the version that is compatible with your computer and operating system combination.

 

 

Enfold header with pictures fading in and out

This post will show you how to make an Enfold header similar to the one in the animated GIF here. It will have 3 pictures. Every few seconds the pictures will fade out and change places.

Step by step instructions

1. Click on blue Advanced Layout Editor button.
2. From Layout Builder, drag a single column layout element to the location of your header. (Note: The background will be light green as you drag your mouse over it.)
3. From Media Elements, drag the Fullwidth Easy Slider into the light green space above the single column layout element.
4. Click within the Fullwidth Easy Slider element.
5. Click on the Add Multiple Images button.
   1. Your images should fit into an Enfold header 1310 px wide & 300 px high.
6. Drag and drop your images into the library if they are not already there.
7. One at a time, click on your desired image and then click on the blue Insert Images button in the order you would like them displayed.
8. You can experiment with the various options. If you want your pictures to display like the sample at the How to Serve Customers with Disabilities website, the dropdown boxes will be displayed as follows:
   1. No scaling
   2. Yes, stretch the image
   3. Fade
   4. Always load videos
   5. Yes
   6. Do NOT check the Stop Autorotation box
   7. 3
   8. Hidden.
   9. Do NOT check line beginning with “Use first slides”.
9. Click the blue Save button.

 

Related page

How to add content to an Enfold theme page

 

A serious bug

Enfold is by far my favourite WordPress theme. However, I have found one serious bug. It’s in the Enfold contact page. When people try to contact us, they get a message saying the email was sent. However, it does not come to us.

I went online and many other people are saying the same thing.

The problem most likely stems from the fact that mail service providers apply stricter rules year by year. This is to protect users from mail abuses like spam and spoofing.

The Enfold contact page solution

I found the solution to be Contact Form 7.  This WordPress form can manage multiple forms and allow you to customize your forms.

The steps below tell you how to get a Contact Form 7 onto your page.

1. Add new WordPress plugin

Go into your website in edit view. In the black column on the left-hand side, go down to Plugins and click Add New.

In the search box enter Contact Form 7. When it shows up, click on Install Now and the Activate.

This plugin will now be activated for any of the web pages in your website. You will need to add a shortcode on any page that requires a contact form.

2. Add Contact Form 1 shortcode to page

Look at that black column on the left-hand side again. There is a new word, Contact. Click it and then click on Contact Forms. Click on Contact Form 1.

At the top of your new page you will find a shortcode. Click within the blue bar and then Cmd C to copy it into your clipboard.

3. Paste code into website

Decide precisely where you want the Enfold contact form to display. Go to that page in edit view.

a. Drag a 1/1 layout element to the place on the form where you want the form to go.

b. Drag a Code Block content element into the 1/1 layout element.

 

c. Click on the code block. Cmd V to paste the code into the first block. Click Save.

 

4. Add your email address

a. Click Contact in the black left-hand column again.

b. Click the Mail tab.

c. In the To box, add the email address to which the form should be sent. That will likely be your own email address.

d. Click the blue Save button.

e. I had to do lots of troubleshooting to get my forms to send. Eventually, I found out that the email address in the From section under the Mail tab had to have form’s website domain name in it.

My form was in howtoservecustomerswithdisabilities.com. I solved my problem by having this email address in the From box: peter@howtoservecustomerswithdisabilities.com.

With my web host, I had set up an email forwarding from that address to my regular email address.

5. Set up Contact Received messages

When you click on the Messages tab, you see a list of messages you will see in various situations. The default messages are things such as

• Thank you for your message. It has been sent.
• One or more fields have an error. Please check and try again.
• This field is required.
• This telephone number is invalid.

If you want any of these changed, do so and click the blue Save button.

Test your form

Test your form immediately. If you do not get a test email, go to the troubleshooting section at the bottom of the page and get a solution.

YouTube Video

Related page

How to Set Up Contact Form 7 (for Beginners)

 

WordPress Login

Suppose you have a web page entitled mypage.com. To login for editing purposes, go to mypage.com/wp-login.php. That’s all you need to do for a regular WordPress login.

Click here to learn more.

 

Technology

In this day and age technology can be a great help when you train your staff. For instance, you can give them a manual to read and then give them an online quiz. In our example, we will discuss training a restaurant staff how to serve customers with disabilities.

Readable manual to train your staff

The training manual, How to Serve Customers with Disabilities, is a 39-page ebook that should be mandatory reading for restaurant servers. The copyright allows you to print out a copy for each of your staff. They read it and then do each of the 3 quizzes. (See Quizzes in the horizontal menu of the page that “3 Quizzes” links to.)

Read the testimonial below from a restaurant general manager.

Click here to learn more.

 

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Testimonial letter

To whom it may concern

I am writing you regarding a remarkable citizen who needs to be recognized for the challenges he has faced and the difference he has made to lives of many in our community and his accomplishments.

Mike Haines has been a citizen of Kelowna since 1981. Mike has cerebral palsy and has never let it stop him from living his life to the fullest.

Mike has always worked hard since coming to town, starting a delivery service on his three wheeled bicycle.  He learned how hard it as to navigate the streets with improper curbing. That led him to run for city counci.

Fast forward to the present. He is now in an electric wheel chair and still making the rounds and advocating for people with disabilities as he has learned from personal experience.

Mike has had a tough time making ends meet over the years. But he always sees a shining star. He has recently published an ebook for the service industry on how to serve persons with disabilities. A couple of years ago Mike spoke to my staff about how it feels to be treated and how uninformed and uncomfortable people are on how to serve people with disabilities. It was a great presentation by him and it brought my staff to tears. Anyway, I really think Mike deserves a look for a story and anything we can to do to help bring the tools to the people.

For more information and history on him go to  www.michaeldhaines.com . His ebook went live June 14^th and it can be found at https://howtoincreaseyourrestaurantsales.com/.  (That web address has been made into a short form. You can also go to bit.ly/disabledpatron.)

I am strong believer in Mike and I want him to have some success and recognition which he deserves for all he has done over the years. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to call me at 250-215-1495. Thank you for your consideration

 

Andrew Neville

General Manager

Rose’s Waterfront Pub

1352 Water Street

Kelowna BC, V1Y 9P4

Work:250-860-1141

Cell:250-215-1495

Email: rosespub@telus.net

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Final word on Mike

Mike Haines is a fascinating person. Learn a bit more about what he did before he wrote this ebook on how to train your staff.