May News & Notes from PennyWise Consulting

Technology News and Notes of interest for your small business.

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May 2018

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Welcome to another edition of News and Notes! Oh Spring! It's one of my favourite times of year even if the first beautiful week I spend a grumpy and itchy mess thanks to allergies. It's also when client inquiries increase. Do you think your technology needs assistance with a refresh or are looking to try something new and don't know where or how to begin? Contact me to get started.

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Technology moves rapidly so without further ado, let's jump in!

In this edition you'll find:

Recent Blog Posts

net neutrality, may 2018 — red alert
Net Neutrality is still under threat. Some of you may have experienced the very annoying popup to this post urging you to take action. It was incredibly annoying. Believe me, it's no where near as annoying and frustrating your life will be if the FCC destroys net neutrality.

What's GDPR?
What is GDPR and why should you care? It’s an EU Regulation (the General Data Protection Regulation) going live on 25 May 2018 with the goal of protecting the processing of personal data for socio-cultural or financial activities (source). You’ve likely been hearing about it a lot recently as the 25th is rapidly approaching and social media privacy has been in the news a lot lately thanks to Facebook.

What's 1.1.1.1?
What is this new 1.1.1.1 thing that was announced on April first? Was it a joke? Is it something that you as a small business owner need to think about, and if so what do you need to do? According to Cloudflare, it is the fastest privacy-first consumer DNS service. Should you use it? Are there disadvantages?

evaluating software and services with a planning grid
Clients often approach me asking for assistance in choosing new technology. After they answer the first three critical questions, it’s time to get into the grit of researching options and evaluating them in light of my client’s needs. This is where my planning grid provides assistance.

Three Tips When Modifying your WordPress Theme
While I urge clients to focus on content before looks, questions about WordPress themes are those I hear most often. The methods for how to interact with them has evolved over the years. Today I’ll discuss three ways you can work with your theme to tweak or completely change how your site looks. These advancements make me happy, they provide clients control over their website technology and free me to focus on more challenging (and exciting) issues.

New Project: pen at work!

Last summer, my world was turned upside down. It was then that I made unexpected discoveries of strength and resilience.

This new project, pen at work was born of those experiences. I will teach and share the methodology I use to find order in that chaos known as life. There will be worksheets, tutorials, tools, and eventually workshops. Want personalized attention? Yes, I will continue to offer one-on-one consulting.

Purchase my first worksheet a planning grid.

pen at work: prioritize · evaluate · negotiate, a PEN is all you need.

WordPress updates of interest

As always, there are updates!

If you are concerned about GDPR it's very important that you keep your plugins up-to-date in the coming weeks.

Is it important that you read the change logs? No. However, even when we're not fretting about compliance it is important to keep your WordPress system up-to-date. In addition to fixing bugs and continuing to make sure your site works optimally, often new features that slip-in which can improve how you work. If you have questions or are worried about updating, please contact me!

Wordpress is at 4.9.5, this is a security and maintenance release was updated on April 3, 2018. This update addresses three security issues, and fixes 25 bugs. Read the Wordpress GDPR Compliance Roadmap
WooCommerce is at 3.3.5 and was updated on April 10, 2018. Version 3.4, reached release candidate stage on May 9th. This release will bring GDPR features among many other updates.
Yoast SEO is at 7.4.2 and was released on May 3, 2018. This release brings improvements to images.
Jetpack is at 6.1 and was released on May 1, 2018. This update enhances WordAds and prepares for GDPR in addition to multiple enhancements and bug fixes.
There are multiple ways to integrate Mailchimp with your website. They are providing multiple FAQs and info guides:
- General Data Protection Regulation FAQs: http://eepurl.com/dufEZb
- Collect Consent with GDPR Forms: http://eepurl.com/dqP8Bb
- About the General Data Protection Regulation: http://eepurl.com/c97Tcr
- About MailChimp, the EU/Swiss Privacy Shield, and the GDPR: http://eepurl.com/c567FL

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I'm best known for my work in helping clients create and maintain their WordPress websites. However, there is much more I can do to help your small business technology! Are you looking for technology that works together and with you? I can help you sort through and figure out what works for you and your specific business. Would you like a better understanding of the technology you use so that you can make changes or hire an assistant? Together we can work through your current systems and write up a guidebook. Are you still using technology you don't like because the thought of migrating is just too much? I can help you evaluate new systems and figure out a migration plan and process. Contact me to get started.

There's also my new project, pen at work, which provides thoughtful ways to manage the chaos of your daily life. I hope you'll enjoy my first worksheet, a versatile planning grid. This project has its own a monthly newsletter which lands in your inbox on the last Tuesday of each month, please subscribe if you're interested!

I hope you find this newsletter interesting and helpful for you and your small business. Please reply and let me know what you think. Thank you.

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