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Why You Should Keep Your Domain, DNS, and Hosting with Different Providers (And How to Do It)
Technology

Why You Should Keep Your Domain, DNS, and Hosting with Different Providers (And How to Do It)

Splitting your domain, DNS, and hosting across different providers can boost performance, security, and flexibility. Learn why this setup is smart—and exactly how to do it using Porkbun, Cloudflare, and Hostinger.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
How to Create a Mega Menu in WordPress (Without Breaking Stuff)
Technology

How to Create a Mega Menu in WordPress (Without Breaking Stuff)

Learn how to create a mega menu in WordPress using beginner-friendly themes and plugins.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
How to Create a New Header and Use It Site-Wide in WordPress
Technology

How to Create a New Header and Use It Site-Wide in WordPress

Learn how to create a custom WordPress header and apply it site-wide using the Site Editor. This guide explains templates, template parts, and how to ensure your new header shows up on every page.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Checkerboard Karel Solution
Technology

Checkerboard Karel Solution

Stanford offers this really cool free learning platform called Code in Place.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Baby Vocab Solution - Stanford Code in Place
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Baby Vocab Solution - Stanford Code in Place

The Baby Vocab Problem is optional after you've taken all lessons and learnings in Week 6 of Stanford Code in Place. In Week 6 you should have learned about List and Dictionary, both extremely useful.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Fill Karel Solution
Technology

Fill Karel Solution

Fill Karel is a Python problem in the Stanford Code in Place Online course. Read more on how to solve this problem with a universal solution by decomposition.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Spread Beepers Solution
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Spread Beepers Solution

Spread Beepers is a problem in the Stanford Code in Place course. Learn how to use decomposition to solve the problem.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Ghost email configuration: how to send newsletters from your own email address with Ghost (Pro)
Technology

Ghost email configuration: how to send newsletters from your own email address with Ghost (Pro)

Ever wonder how to use Ghost to set up email configuration like your favorite email newsletter does with a custom email domain? This article shares information on how to do it with Ghost (Pro).
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Piles Karel and the Art and Skill of Universal Solution
Technology

Piles Karel and the Art and Skill of Universal Solution

Piles Karel is part of the Stanford Code in Place curriculum and by solving this problem in a strategic way, we learn the art and skill of universal solution.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Jigsaw Karel and the Art (and Skill) of Decomposition
Technology

Jigsaw Karel and the Art (and Skill) of Decomposition

Jigsaw Karel is part of the Stanford Code in Place curriculum and by solving this problem in a strategic way, we learn the art and skill of decomposition.
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
The Harvard Business School Corporation: A Billion-Dollar Education Powerhouse
Business School

The Harvard Business School Corporation: A Billion-Dollar Education Powerhouse

The Harvard Business School Corporation: A Billion-Dollar Education Powerhouse
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Michael "Shoe" Xu
Every Story Takes Only 5 Seconds to Tell: Examples of Matthew Dicks's 5-second Moments in Stories
Storytelling

Every Story Takes Only 5 Seconds to Tell: Examples of Matthew Dicks's 5-second Moments in Stories

Every Story Takes Only 5 Seconds to Tell: Examples of Matthew Dicks's 5-second Moments in Stories
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