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Coywolf
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Founded by Jon Henshaw, Coywolf focuses on modern web technologies and online marketing strategies to help technologists and entrepreneurs adapt and thrive in an ever-changing digital landscape.

Maker of minimalist notes app https://recollect.fyi
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The release of Mastodon 4.5 introduces a new "Quote post" feature designed to give users control over who can quote their posts.

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November 7, 2025 at 5:03 AM
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The new Alertmouse tool monitors people and brand mentions as simply as Google Alerts, but with better results and reporting that are similar to those from expensive, contract-based enterprise solutions, at a more affordable price.

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Alertmouse is a Google Alerts alternative with better monitoring, filtering, and insights
The new Alertmouse tool monitors people and brand mentions as simply as Google Alerts, but provides better results and reporting similar to those from expensive contract-based enterprise solutions.
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October 31, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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Helium provides an alternative to Google Chrome for Mac users who don't want AI Mode and Gemini forced into the browser and prefer privacy over Google's data collection.

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The best Chrome browser for Mac isn’t Chrome, it’s Helium
Helium provides an alternative to Google Chrome for Mac users who don't want AI Mode and Gemini forced into the browser and prefer privacy over Google's data collection.
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October 29, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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fixed that for you
CNBC headline: "Elon Musk’s AI-powered Wikipedia competitor goes live after a rocky launch". I've struck through "AI-powered" in red, and replaced it with "Wikipedia-powered" Grokipedia attribution text: "The content is adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License."
October 28, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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@meredithmeredith.bsky.social, @signal.org's President, published an open letter on social media addressing concerns over Signal's reliance on AWS.

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President of Signal responds to AWS outage and user concerns
Meredith Whittaker, Signal's President, published an open letter on Mastodon addressing concerns over Signal's reliance on AWS.
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October 27, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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The independent and privacy-focused email service Fastmail now has native desktop apps for accessing emails, calendars, contacts, and files.

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#macOS #Windows #Linux #Email
Fastmail launches native desktop apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux
The independent and privacy-focused email service Fastmail now has native desktop apps for accessing emails, calendars, contacts, and files.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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The newest version of Google Chrome displays AI features in the browser without any way to remove them. Fortunately, there's a workaround that will allow you to continue using Chrome without having to include the features imposed by Google.

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#Google #AI #NoAI
Google forced Gemini and AI Mode into Chrome; here's how to remove it from the browser
The newest version of Google Chrome displays AI features in the browser without any way to remove them. Fortunately, there's a workaround that will allow you to continue using Chrome without having to...
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October 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Until now, there hasn't been a Best Current Practice RFC IETF standard for how bots should crawl sites. The authors of a new Crawler Best Practices draft hope to fill that gap for bots and publishers.

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Crawler Best Practices draft seeks to standardize bot behavior for all bots on the web
Until now, there hasn't been a Best Current Practice RFC IETF standard for how bots should crawl sites. The authors of a new Crawler Best Practices draft hope to fill that gap for bots and publishers.
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October 3, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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A fool-proof method by @jon.henshaw.me for displaying geo-targeted content that is easy to implement and can be optimized for Google Search.

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#SEO #WebDev #WordPress
How to show and hide geo-targeted content by country, state, city, or zip code
My fool-proof method for displaying geo-targeted content that is easy to implement and can be optimized for Google Search.
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September 28, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Cloudflare introduced new rules for the Robots Exclusion Protocol to help publishers specify how AI bots can access their content.

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#AI #SEO
Publisher can now manage AI bot access with new 'Content Signals Policy' created by Cloudflare
Cloudflare introduced new rules for the Robots Exclusion Protocol to help publishers specify how AI bots can access their content.
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September 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
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The independent and privacy-focused email service @fastmail.com has updated its Progressive Web App to support offline access to emails, calendars, and contacts. 💪

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#Productivity #Email
Fastmail's webmail app now works offline, and it's glorious!
The independent and privacy-focused email service Fastmail has updated its Progressive Web App to support offline access to emails, calendars, and contacts.
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August 27, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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Google Search previously had a more user-friendly process for displaying coupon codes for online products. It has now become too obscure, removing a step that previously helped buyers complete purchases with the discount.

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#Google #Ecommerce
Google's clippable coupons in search results lack a crucial buying step it once had
Google Search previously had a more user-friendly process for displaying coupon codes for online products. It has now become too obscure, removing a step that previously helped buyers complete purchas...
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August 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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I don't have ads, and I use a single-column layout to help readers focus on my sites. Besides being a better user experience, it is paying off in other ways, too.

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The rewards of respecting the reader's experience
Presenting content ad-free and in a single column helps readers focus and provides a better reading experience, resulting in higher quality conversions at the end of an article.
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August 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
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Searchers can now add sites as a preferred source to Google Search, which will display them more prominently in Top Stories when they publish fresh and relevant content related to the search query.

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#SEO #Google
Google now lets you pick your favorite news sites for Top Stories
Searchers can now add sites as a preferred source to Google Search, which will display them more prominently in Top Stories when they publish fresh and relevant content related to the search query.
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August 14, 2025 at 3:56 AM
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In this guide, I outline the WordPress settings and essential plugins used to make all of my sites performant and optimized for Google.

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#WordPress
Configuring WordPress: The settings and plugins I use for optimal performance
In this guide, I outline the WordPress settings and essential plugins used to make all of my sites performant and optimized for Google.
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August 4, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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MacPaw updated its popular CleanMyMac app with a new tool called Cloud Cleanup. The tool extends the app's file management and cleaning capabilities to cloud drives, with initial support for Google Drive, Microsoft's OneDrive, and Apple's iCloud Drive.

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#Apple #Utilities
Cloud Cleanup removes unnecessary files and improves sync times on cloud drives
MacPaw updated its popular CleanMyMac app with a new tool called Cloud Cleanup. The tool extends the app's file management and cleaning capabilities to cloud drives, with initial support for Google Dr...
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July 30, 2025 at 4:21 AM
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@jon.henshaw.me got tired of his coffee and tea getting cold, so he tested using a self-heated mug and a mug warmer. He found that one of them was superior, and it's now what he uses every day to keep his hot drinks hot.

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#Review
Self-heating mugs versus mug warmers: which one is best?
I got tired of my coffee and tea getting cold, so I tested using a self-heated mug and a mug warmer. I found that one of them was superior, and it's now what I use every day to keep my hot drinks hot.
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July 20, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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In the book Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, Cal Newport explains why we feel like slaves to technology and how we can take control to live more intentional and meaningful lives.

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#Book #Review #Technology #Productivity
'Digital Minimalism' will change your relationship with technology
In the book Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World, Cal Newport explains why we feel like slaves to technology and how we can take control to live more intentional and meaningful...
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July 14, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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After two decades of stagnation with the PNG image standard, it's back with a new version to rival the innovations made by WebP and AVIF.

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#WebDevelopment
New version of PNG to challenge AVIF and WebP for image dominance on the web
After two decades of stagnation with the PNG image standard, it's back with a new version to rival the innovations made by WebP and AVIF.
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June 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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🚨 Loop WP, Issue 163 is out now! This week in my newsletter about WordPress - WordPress has a rare chance to reform Five for the Future. All contributions matter, "code" or not. The next six months are critical for real change. 👇
Issue #163 Loop WP
WordPress has a rare chance to reform Five for the Future. All contributions matter, "code" or not. The next six months are critical for real change.
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June 25, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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I've used @yoast.com for well over a decade, and it continues to play a critical role in how I technically optimize my sites for search engines. While I don't use or need all of its features, it still provides the ones I need most.

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#SEO #WordPress
Yoast SEO is a crucial plugin for WordPress: here's how I utilize it
I've used Yoast SEO for well over a decade, and it continues to play a critical role in how I technically optimize my sites for search engines. While I don't use or need all of its features, it still ...
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June 22, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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A pleasant surprise that came with the FAIR initiative is the ability to bypass Gravatar and upload and serve profile images directly from your WordPress site. 🙌

I was told that @floridanorcross.bsky.social is to thank for that. 💪

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You no longer have to use Gravatar on WordPress for avatars, thanks to FAIR
The new FAIR plugin allows uploading avatars to user accounts in WordPress and serving them locally, bypassing the requirement to host them on Gravatar.
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June 8, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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WordPress admins will no longer be dependent on getting version, plugin, and theme updates from the centrally controlled WordPress dot org.

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#Federated #Decentralized #WordPress
FAIR initiative decentralizes WordPress updates
WordPress admins will no longer be dependent on getting version, plugin, and theme updates from the centrally controlled WordPress.org.
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June 7, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Shopify notified customers using Linkpop that it was discontinuing its 'link in bio' service on July 7, 2025.

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Shopify is shutting down Linkpop
Shopify notified customers using Linkpop that it was discontinuing its 'link in bio' service on July 7, 2025
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June 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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A new WordPress AI Team has been created to explore and coordinate AI projects across the WordPress ecosystem.

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#AI #WordPress
WordPress creates an AI Team to accelerate development
A new WordPress AI Team has been created to explore and coordinate AI projects across the WordPress ecosystem.
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June 1, 2025 at 12:07 AM