Welcome to the Yaadev Blog
Pull up a chair and have a browse! This is where I share ideas, tips, and stories about whatever’s caught my interest lately — an eclectic mix of technology, marketing, sustainability, solar power, and more. You’ll also find posts geared toward artists and realtors, drawn from my work helping clients in those fields.
Most of the articles here are original to the blog, though some later appear in Island Arts Magazine under my “Tech Talk” column. Topics range from hands-on how-tos to reflections on trends shaping how we live, work, and create.
I run a small web development shop on Vancouver Island and enjoy exploring new tools and ideas — and sharing what I learn along the way. Whether you’re a fellow tech enthusiast, an artist building an online presence, a realtor marketing listings, a small business owner, or just someone curious about the world, you’re in the right place.
The tone is casual, the topics are varied, and the goal is simple: to make tech and big ideas approachable for everyone. Enjoy — and feel free to reach out with ideas or questions!
Tech Talk is featured in Island Arts Magazine.
Tech Talk
2022-10-22 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
In the last issue I wrote about having solar panels installed on our garage roof. They have now been on for 23 days at the time of this article and what a difference in our grid consumption. The
...2022-08-22 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
We are having solar panels install at our home/office. The system we are installing will generate approximately 60% of our yearly consumption. It is the equivalent of taking 1 car off the road
...2022-06-09 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
In computer science it is a common axiom that the hardest thing to do is name things. I think that holds true in other aspects of life. Naming a child or even a painting or book can be
...2022-04-18 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
Are you thinking you need a website? Where do you start? What are your options?
All are good questions. If you want to get yourself known and possibly sell your services or product or even just
...2021-11-25 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
Are you lazy? Or are you truly lazy?
I once had a boss who called me the Laziest Son of a … who ever worked for him. It was a job where you only worked about 10 minutes every 2 hours. I was
...2021-08-16 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
How many of you use a computer to support your art work? Whether it is to just store and search reference photos or digitally change an image for whatever reason, computers are being used to
...2021-06-18 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
Do you own a website? Do you own your domain name? There are numerous scams out there that target website and domain name owners.
SEO: Emails that suggest that your site can rank 1st
...2021-04-06 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
Are you with an organization with an upcoming event? Are you an individual planning an event on you own? There are many elements to successful event planning and in the time of a pandemic, it
...2021-02-15 Last Updated on: 2024-06-04
Galleries closed. Studio tours cancelled. How can I sell my artwork?
One thing this pandemic has shown us is that there are many other ways to sell your work. Facebook and Instagram has been
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