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A Memorable “Welcome” Note for a New Employee
Just a nice feel good note left for a new employee reminding him/her that it’s ok to be a human instead of a productivity robot. I think everyone needs to…
Just a nice feel good note left for a new employee reminding him/her that it’s ok to be a human instead of a productivity robot. I think everyone needs to take a break from reading their “10 Ways to be More Productive” articles in the morning, and read this instead.
It’s ok too..
- Say “I Don’t Know”
- Ask for more clarity
- Stay at home when you feel ill
- Say you don’t understand
- Ask what acronyms stand for
- Forget things
- Introduce yourself
- Depend on the team
- Ask for help
- Not know everything
- Have quiet days
- Have loud days, to talk, joke, and laugh
- Put your headphones on
- Say “No” when you’re too busy
- Make mistakes
- Sing
- Sigh
- Not check your email out of hours
- Not check your email constantly during hours
- Just Slack it
- Walk over and ask someone face-to-face
- Go somewhere else to concentrate
- Offer feedback on other people’s work
- Challenge things you’re not comfortable with
- Say yes when anyone does a coffee run
- Prefer tea
- Snack
- Have a messy desk
- Have a tidy desk
- Work how you like to work
- Ask the management to fix it
- Have off-days
- Have days off
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How to Create Popups with Fancybox, jQuery Cookie, and Twitter Bootstrap
In this short little tutorial I’m going to show you how to easily create and implement popups that will help you drive awareness, gather emails, and all kinds of other…
In this short little tutorial I’m going to show you how to easily create and implement popups that will help you drive awareness, gather emails, and all kinds of other things that popups are used for without having to purchase something like OptInMonster.
Download and Include
Directions
Take a Look at the gist below. We have the popup HTML swiftly followed by the popup JS. You can cut and paste this code into you template once you’ve implemented the required scripts, but it won’t work until you replace the values in the double brackets -> {{ }}.
Line 1:
On the first line we have a hidden link that links to “#popup” which will be used later in a script to open the fancybox. You can ignore this for now…
Lines 3-22:
This is our popup with a picture on the left and a title / from on the right. Here is an example of what it looks like when implemented and opened in the fancybox. The id of this div is #popup which is the anchor used in the link on line 1. Notice that this div uses Twitter Bootstrap for the grid, and is hidden initially.
Line 24-53:
This is our script for opening the fancybox. What happens here is that:
- Line 29: We check to see the width of the screen. If it’s under 992px we don’t implement the popup (personal preference). You can take this out if you want, but popups are really annoying on mobile.
- Line 32: Next we have an if statement to see if the the popup we have implemented has already been opened. We achieve this by checking a cookie value “popup1”. If it is “viewed” we don’t open the popup.
- Line 34: If the “popup1” cookie is empty we then initiate a js timeout function to fire after 30 seconds.
- Line 35: After 30 seconds we use the FancyBox api open method to target the “#popup-up” link that we have on line one. That opens the popup div. After that we use the afterClose parameter to set the “popup1” cookie value to “viewed”.
- Lines 40 -46: These lines repeat the process in the lines above, but for a popup that is supposed to open after 10 minutes!
- That’s it!
Conclusion
That’s pretty much it. If you want to add other popups, or popups that open after various amounts of time it’s pretty easy to hack the code! Enjoy.
Questions below!
Glow Worms
This piece is based off of a Winston Churchill quote which I found really funny. you can find the quote below. We are all worms. But I believe that I…
This piece is based off of a Winston Churchill quote which I found really funny. you can find the quote below.
We are all worms. But I believe that I am a glow-worm.
-Winston Churchill
Watercolor Practice
This card was actually an accident. I was practicing some stipling, and other techniques, and I just happened to like what it looked like when I came back to my…
This card was actually an accident. I was practicing some stipling, and other techniques, and I just happened to like what it looked like when I came back to my desk the next day.
This just goes to show you that sometimes you don’t recognize the beauty or value something has until you view it in a different perspective.
How to Build a Mailbox Snowman
To build a mailbox snowman follow these 3 simple steps: Find a mailbox. Build a snowman around it. Put a funny hat and scarf on it.
To build a mailbox snowman follow these 3 simple steps:
- Find a mailbox.
- Build a snowman around it.
- Put a funny hat and scarf on it.
Event
Bricco and La Panetteria for Lunch
This weekend I stopped by Bricco, an Italian sub / specialty foods store in the North End, and ordered the Panino. After visiting Bricco, which is hidden down an alleyway…
This weekend I stopped by Bricco, an Italian sub / specialty foods store in the North End, and ordered the Panino. After visiting Bricco, which is hidden down an alleyway almost out of site, we stepped next door to the equally hidden La Panetteria where I picked up an olive baguette. Regan and I ate in the park where it was absolutely beautiful out, and enjoyed some gelato after the fact!
I can’t believe more people don’t know about this diamond in the ruff. Both La Panetteria and Bricco were fairly busy, but it all seemed to be native Italian speakers. I found it added to the authenticity of the stores, and I really hope it stays that way!
Cider Rum Punch Recipe for Fall 2013
This recipe is from Versus from My Kitchen Ingredients: 8 ounces dark rum 3 ounces lemon juice 4 ounces thyme simple syrup 12 ounces apple cider 4 ounces water 4 ounces club…
This recipe is from Versus from My Kitchen
Ingredients:
- 8 ounces dark rum
- 3 ounces lemon juice
- 4 ounces thyme simple syrup
- 12 ounces apple cider
- 4 ounces water
- 4 ounces club soda
- 8 dashed of Angostura Bitters
- sprigs of thyme, garnish
- apple wheels, garnish
Directions:
- To make thyme simple syrup, combine 2 cups sugar, 1 1/2 cups of water and 6 thyme sprigs in a saucepan over medium heat. Bring up to a boil and reduce to simmer, until the sugar has fully dissolved, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and place the syrup in the fridge to cool.
- Place all the ingredients in a large picture or carafe with ice and stir.
- Fill your glasses with crushed ice and fill. Place a sprig of thyme inside and put an apple wheel on the rim.
- Serves 6.
A Sangria Recipe for Fall 2013
This recipe is from Pretty Plain Janes Ingredients: 2 honeycrisp apples One 750-milliliter bottle unoaked Chardonnay 1/2 cup peach brandy 1/4 cup raw honey 2 oranges- 1 quartered 1 lemon…
This recipe is from Pretty Plain Janes
Ingredients:
- 2 honeycrisp apples
- One 750-milliliter bottle unoaked Chardonnay
- 1/2 cup peach brandy
- 1/4 cup raw honey
- 2 oranges- 1 quartered
- 1 lemon – quartered
- 1 lime – quartered
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 quarter-size slices of fresh ginger
- 3 whole cloves
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- Ice
- Club soda
Directions:
- Peel, core and chop one of the apples. In a pitcher, combine the Chardonnay, brandy and honey. Add the quartered orange, lemon, lime, cinnamon sticks, chopped apple, ginger and cloves and refrigerate overnight.
- Strain the sangria into a pitcher. Peel, core and chop the remaining apple. Peel, section and chop the remaining orange. Mix the apple and orange in a bowl.
- On a small plate, blend the sugar and cinnamon. Moisten the rims of wine glasses with water (or simple syrup) and dip in the cinnamon sugar to coat. Fill the glasses with ice. Pour in the sangria until three-quarters full. Top with a splash of club soda. Garnish with a spoonful of the chopped apple and orange.
