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Eliminate autoplay of irrelevant YouTube videos embedded on your website

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It's important to keep your websites branded accordingly. Having irrelevant or competitors videos autoplay on your website can look bad on your brand. Remember, YouTube uses the user's search history to recommend videos.  Quick Answer   Add ?rel=0 to the end of your Youtube video link. So, https://www.youtube.com/embed/oHGe0sf-Qvo will now be https://www.youtube.com/embed/oHGe0sf-Qvo ? rel=0 Click play to see it in action! Need step-by-step instructions? STEP 1 Under the Youtube video you would like to share, click the SHARE button. STEP 2  In the window that pops up, click the Embed button. STEP 3 Another screen will pop up with your video and your embed code as an iframe. Click the COPY button. STEP 4 In your HTML editor, paste the content you copied. STEP 5 Locate "src" along with your videos url. STEP 6 At the end of the URL and before the closing quotation, add ?rel=0

How to look at the code of a website

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Image: Review the <code> on your website without logging in I have come across this need on many occasions: How do I look at the code on my website ? Why might you need to do this? There are a multitude of reasons you may need to review your code without editing it . A few scenarios I have come across are clients needing to review work a 3rd party has created. Maybe you had someone else create your website and you aren't sure what color they used to for a particular button. Or, maybe you finally are getting around to editing a website that has gone through so many revisions by a multitude of people and colors are seeming the slightest bit off. Get your branding back on track with this option. For these examples, I will be reviewing older pages of this blog. And for your viewing pleasure we will look over a vector illustration blog post. These 2 examples will be reviewed in Google Chrome. Let's get to reviewing the code of a particular element on you

Google Drive: Syncing multiple accounts on one computer

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Google Drive Syncing multiple accounts on one computer (mac) A problem I have come across, as a designer, is transferring files back and forth among clients and the multitude of options that exist out there to do so. This situation may also be relevant to students and their personal google accounts as it was with me (school, work, and personal account). Unfortunately, I could not find a solution to this issue until recently and was doing extra work to resolve this issue. The Solution Exists!  Google Backup and Sync icon The little cloud icon up in the status menu has all the answers. Clicking on it will reveal a drop down menu with three dots. This secret passage way is how you get to adding an additional drive on your computer. Clicking on those 3 dots reveals another menu with an option:  Add New Account. 3 dot drop-down menu Thankfully, this Backup and Sync supports 3 different accounts. A very simple setup menu pops up, prompting you through e

Google Sheets: Recovering past data

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I was recently working on invoices and manually transferring over hours-worked and realized I need to put some time into creating a better application that works for me—something I have been planning on and slowly creating for the past 3 year. I know there are many applications out there that help track time and invoice all in one. But I am the type of person that needs flexibility and options. Plus, I love creating all the things . Cut to—me working in Google Sheets and trying to figure out how to customize my current time tracking system. My goal was to create formulas that would simplify my process (but I'll spare you the tedious details for another post). In order to not mess with all of the hours tracked for multiple projects I created copies of my Google Sheets. Welp, I ended up messing up the originals (something that could have been prevented by closing a tab). Thankfully, invoices had been compiled previously to verify that this solution did indeed work. Steps for

Creating an android app - quick guide: Testing an app on your phone (Mac)

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Photo by  Farzad Nazifi  on  Unsplash The first time setting up your phone to view your app: On your phone Configure your phone to allow it to have your apps available. Select Settings Select About phone Find Build Number , tap 7 times Go Back Select Developer options Select USB debugging, select OK Connect your phone to computer Using a usb In Android Studio Click green play button on top menu Select Choose a Running Device (on pop-up) Select your device from the menu (on pop-up) Subsequently connecting your phone to view your app: Connect your phone to computer Using a usb In Android Studio Click  green play button  on top menu Select  Choose a Running Device  (on pop-up) Select your device from the menu (on pop-up)

Shop Small with Calyx Studio—2017

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Did you make it through the dreaded Black Friday  without a scratch? Now it's time to get out there and Shop Small! Hello, Small Business Saturday! Find all of Calyx Studio's deals below: Etsy Designed and shipped by Calyx Studio . Free shipping when you spend $15 Runs through December 19, 2017 10% off when you spend $15 Runs through November 27, 2017 Spoonflower Designed by Calyx Studio—processed and shipped by Spoonflower.  10% off sitewide through Cyber Monday see Spoonflower for details Society6 Designed by Calyx Studio—processed and shipped by Society6. 25% Off Everything + Free Shipping on Almost Everything with Promo Code BLACKFRIDAY through Sunday. see Society6 for details Threadless Designed by Calyx Studio—processed and shipped by Threadless. Free shipping through December 15, 2017 with Promo Code CHEER9c0d83 see Threadless for details Keep checking back for more!

Pacific Northwest Icon Collection

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During the month of November, 30 icons will be added to a collection on thenounproject.com that represent the best things about the Pacific Northwest . Keep checking back for more!       Do you have a something that should be added to the collection? Let us simplify it for you! Demetria Rose Founder | Designer Calyx Studio