Al and Ben discuss ad blocking in Safari, anchor tags, image resizing and the music we listen to at work.
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Show notes
- Apple World Wide Development Conference
- Apple podcast Connected hosted by Myke, Federico and Stephen
- The Mac & Forth Show (great name) hosted by Karl
- Apple’s Safari now blocks browser tracking using machine learning
- How To Link to a Specific Spot on a Page
- Mac image editor Pixelmator
- Canva simple online image designer
- Landscape, social media resizing tool
- Free image editor GIMP
- Powerhouse image processing Adobe Photoshop CC
- Adobe Experience Design (Beta)
- Imagify WordPress image optimiser
- Mac image compressor ImageOptim
- #Podvert: @WordbirdyLou – Need help writing blog posts? Visit Wordbirdy.com to find out more
- Twitter poll on ‘What do you listen to when working?’
- 6 Music
- Music recommendations from social media: Anjunadeep (Ben’s, great music for when you are in ‘the zone’), little tropical house chill out to Fleetwood Mac to Puccini (Kate, “an eclectic mix and something for every occasion!”), Banging house (Simon, “it gets me focused”), Bullet for my valentine/Slipknot through to Ludovico Einaudi (Annette,”Nothing like a banging beat to get work moving”)
The Hosts
Al Osmond (@inventiveal) – An unusual mix of logical thinker with a creative eye
Ben Kinnaird (@benkinnaird) – Knower of Social Media, SEO and ‘the Web’
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Audio edited by Donalize – ‘Goofy Vocal Groove‘ intro music by Dave Girtsman – Photo: Francesca Romana Correale – Portamonete trapuntato. Calf napa leather
