Flexibility in the work space

One of the hardest lessons to learn as a freelancer is how to juggle the ebb and flow of available work. This dynamic sometimes pushes freelancers to seek more work during a quiet time than they can handle during the busy times.

It is also hard to tell when a freelance gig has reached its end-of-life. Sometimes I've pulled the plug and other times the client pulled the plug, but the nature of contract work is that it will end. And no matter how much you like the work, the project is over. 

This is why continuously updating your skills and staying connected helps you in the marketplace. How do you keep expanding your freelance circle? 

More Adobe Acrobat fun

 Working on remediating some PDF files and have been frustrated by random elements that the accessibility checker finds in the final review.

I know that these elements are not in the visible file, but they are often artifacts from the production process.

I found a shortcut today on the Adobe help site. Sharing for my own notes and to help this pop up for more people. 

Here is the key part:

"To try this out, do this:

• launch the Preflight tool (cmd-shift-X, or go to Edit->Preflight, or search for it in the Tools view
• switch to the "PDF Standards" library (pull-down menu in the middle at the top of the Preflight window)
• again, in the Preflight window, switch to the "Fixups" list (click on the wrench icon)
• in the search field in the Preflight window, enter 'artifact'
• an item with the name "Mark all non-structure elements as artifact" will be shown
• click on the "Fix" button in the lower right to execute the fixup (again: make sure to work on a copy of your precious original PDF, or during execution of the fixup, save to a different file name and/or different folder)

Once completed, all elements should either be part of the tagging structure, or be marked as artifact (background element)

Alignable

 It's a new year and there is a new app for businesses.  I was recently invited to Alignable (see my profile) and I've spent a few hours looking around.  It seems to be a more personal LinkedIn experience geared to smaller businesses.

Have you joined it? What are your thoughts?