The Digital Notebook
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- Neuro-Inclusive Design: The “Nice-to-Have” That Became Essential in 2026
For a long time, “accessibility” in design meant checking color contrast ratios and adding alt text. Important? Absolutely. Sufficient? Not anymore. The defining trend of 2026 is Neuro-Inclusive Design—building digital spaces that respect how different brains work. I’ve seen too many flashy websites that are a sensory nightmare for users with ADHD, autism, or dyslexia.… Read more: Neuro-Inclusive Design: The “Nice-to-Have” That Became Essential in 2026 - Beyond the Screen: Why 2026 is the Year of “Invisible” UI
Remember when we thought “responsive design” just meant a website that worked on a phone? That feels like ancient history now. As we move into 2026, the biggest shift I’m seeing isn’t about better pixels—it’s about fewer of them. We are entering the era of the Invisible Interface. For years, we’ve forced users to tap,… Read more: Beyond the Screen: Why 2026 is the Year of “Invisible” UI - Battle of the Tablet Titans: Apple iPad Pro 2025 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra
The Clash of the Titans this Late 2025: Precision vs. Canvas As we close out 2025, the tablet market has solidified into a binary choice between two distinct philosophies. On one side, we have the freshly released iPad Pro 13-inch (M5), Apple’s latest silicon marvel released just last month. On the other, the Samsung Galaxy… Read more: Battle of the Tablet Titans: Apple iPad Pro 2025 vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab S11 Ultra - Apple Tablets vs Android Tablets for Drawing: My Honest Take as a Digital Artist
As someone who has spent way too many late nights sketching, painting, and even finishing commissions on both iPads and Android tablets, I figured it’s about time I share my personal experience. If you’re an artist trying to decide which tablet is worth it for drawing, I’ve been in your shoes — confused by specs, tempted by shiny screens, and wondering if I really need Procreate. - AI Essentials
The world of video creation is rapidly evolving, and artificial intelligence (AI) is at the forefront of this transformation. Creating videos used to require expensive equipment, specialized software, and significant technical expertise. Now, thanks to the emergence of free AI video creation tools, anyone can bring their ideas to life in video format. This guide will walk you through the essential fundamentals of creating free AI videos, empowering you to explore this exciting technology and start producing your own content. - How to Take Care of Your Kittens
As a responsible pet owner, it’s essential to provide your new feline friend with the best care possible. In this guide, we’ll cover everything you need to know about taking care of kittens, from the moment you bring them home to their early months of life. - What is Depression? Understanding and Overcoming the Condition…
Depression: Understanding and Overcoming the Condition Depression is a common but serious mental health disorder that affects millions of people around the world. It can cause feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and loss of interest in activities that were once enjoyable. Depression is more than just a temporary state of mind, and it can significantly impact… Read more: What is Depression? Understanding and Overcoming the Condition… - What We Know About the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra – Specs and Release Date
Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra The Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra is the latest addition to the company’s flagship smartphone line, and it boasts some of the most advanced technology and features currently available on the market. One of the most notable features of the Galaxy S23 Ultra is its camera system. The device has a quad-lens… Read more: What We Know About the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra – Specs and Release Date - Magic The Gathering’s Secret Lair Transformers Theme Cards are Coming!
With the newest set of Magic the Gathering Cards called Brother’s War out, Hasbro has incorporated the “Transfomers” in some of the cards with Shape Changing Robots. They are planning on releasing a Transformer-themed series for the upcoming Secret Lair edition. WIth the exclusive first look with Polygon, they will be on sale this coming… Read more: Magic The Gathering’s Secret Lair Transformers Theme Cards are Coming! - The Upcoming iPhone 15 Ultra 2023 – The Rumors
The Upcoming iPhone 15 Ultra – The Rumors We just had the taste of the best and the latest from the iPhone 14 series and yet tell tales of the upcoming iPhone 15 Ultra kept coming. Are these rumors so enticing that they will make you take a pause on getting the iPhone 14? Let’s… Read more: The Upcoming iPhone 15 Ultra 2023 – The Rumors - The New 2022 Apple IPAD 10th Generation is now in the Philippines
The New 2022 Apple IPAD 10th Generation The IPAD family is known to showcase the most powerful tablets in their genre, period! Let’s face it, IPADs’ are easy to use, fast and contains apple’s powerful chips. The New 2022 IPAD 10th generation is Apple’s entry level IPAD and is now available here in our country… Read more: The New 2022 Apple IPAD 10th Generation is now in the Philippines - Inktober 2022 Challenge – Dark Arts by Poetic Dustbin
Inktober 2022 Challenge – Dark Arts by Poetic Dustbin Inktober 2022 is over and as Poetic Dustbin, I only managed to create 15 Dark Art Ink works… Been a busy month with work and family… Priorities had to be sorted out… I had to draw within the free time I have… It was a fun… Read more: Inktober 2022 Challenge – Dark Arts by Poetic Dustbin - Filipino Food – Pork Binagoongan with French Beans
Pork Binagoongan with French Beans Get your rice ready! Saktong anghang at nagmamantika. Ansabi ng no rice diet dito? - This is The Nothing Phone
Nothing Nothing is a new tech company founded by Carl Pei. Name sounds familiar? He was a co-founder of the famous OnePlus. The company who introduced the term “Flagship Killer” mobile devices that went head to head with the likes of Apple and Samsung that cost more than half of the high-end phones out there.… Read more: This is The Nothing Phone - Kawan Fun Snacks – Spinach and Cheese Croquettes – Review
Kawan Fun Snacks – Spinach and Cheese Croquettes – Review I rarely do reviews on food but this deserves one. My kids and I were scouring for a good hash potato pack when we came across this croquette quick cook snack. I can say that the packaging is good and convinced me to try it… Read more: Kawan Fun Snacks – Spinach and Cheese Croquettes – Review - I Summon Thee – A Dark Poetry
I Summon Thee I lit the candledrew the pentagramlaid down a lifeslit her throatand blood drip downpainting the circlein ominous red inkthen i spoke Latinknelt and screamedI summoned all of youto make them sufferto make them bleedto maim their soulsuntil all is nothingthe hate, the blamewill all be undone. - Resident Evil : Welcome to Raccoon City – No Spoiler Movie Review
Resident Evil : Welcome to Raccoon City It’s been a while since I did a review on a movie or series I’ve watched. I’ve been busy creating content for my MTG Arena Gameplay channel in Youtube. This movie that I watched just couple of hours ago is a mixed bag of good and bad. Resident… Read more: Resident Evil : Welcome to Raccoon City – No Spoiler Movie Review - Poetic Dustbin – Inktober 2021 Artworks
Inktober 2021 It’s that time of the year again! Nope it ain’t about Christmas… It’s INKTOBER time! And like the previous year, I am participating! Inktober is not about who has the best ink arts but it’s about pushing your passion to create art concepts for 31 days. The rule is just follow the inktober… Read more: Poetic Dustbin – Inktober 2021 Artworks - mysque.com … what to expect
mysque.com … what to expect? My daughter Xylestine.Com, who’s currently taking up Media Arts in UST, asked me if I can put up a site focusing on her art works. While I currently created her personal website at https://xylestine.com, I think it’s more appropriate to have a site focused on her creations. mysque.com is currently… Read more: mysque.com … what to expect - A Poem About Depression
Unmask Demons crawl in my veinsI hear their screamsinside my dreamsI hear their laughtersinside my brainI need to unmask myselfBefore I go insane… Demons talk to meI listen to the murmursWhen i’m sillThey play in my headThey moan, they groanI have to unmask nowAnd claim my throne… Poetic Dustbin - Microsoft Windows 11 is here!
A Subtle Design Upgrade Windows 11 showcases a simpler and subtle look and feel with bright but calm colors. I really like the default wallpaper. The aim of the design is for easy accessibility and to be more user-friendly . It will also feature a translucent window design with rounded border and sets of new… Read more: Microsoft Windows 11 is here! - Poem. I Love You. from Poetic Dustbin
A Poem. I love you. Time will walk away from youfrom a distance you may not reachMoments will happen then ceaseand leave you with mere memoriesPromises will be said and donewith broken syllables soon gone Have you spoken to your heart,Without the stitches in your lips?Are you a slave to a mindless reason,of truths killed… Read more: Poem. I Love You. from Poetic Dustbin - Spiral from the Book of Saw 2021 – Spoiler Free Movie Review
The concept of the movie is nothing new if you will base it on other Saw movies. The inclusion of big actors like Chris and Samuel and the add-on subtitle of “From the book of Saw” made this flick an easy market. I just think that this one is well written with moderate phasing. The… Read more: Spiral from the Book of Saw 2021 – Spoiler Free Movie Review - A Food Review on Johnsonville Smoked Sausages
My Honey told me this sausage really tastes good. I said: “I really hope so, considering the price with only 6 dog sticks in the package. hehehe†I got this pack in Trinoma Landmark Supermarket, sitting at the freezer where hams, hotdogs and sausages were placed… Johnsonville items were at the edge just before the… Read more: A Food Review on Johnsonville Smoked Sausages - Quondam Asinine – The MIRC Days – #Dalnet
Quondam Asinine was an alias I used long time ago when I was still chatting on MIRC- leading the pack in #QC Dalnet as the SuperAdmin. Those were simple days where you just type and press enter. The nick as it was called before was titled by my wife “Tender_Lilac”. Social Media is not a… Read more: Quondam Asinine – The MIRC Days – #Dalnet - How to Prevent Mobile Phone Addiction in Kids
Children these days know the world inside the digital box they are holding everyday. This situation worsened when COVID 19 hit the world. Kids can’t go out, travel and play. Well of course, we do value their health but allowing them to sit for hours in front of their mobile devices is totally unhealthy too.… Read more: How to Prevent Mobile Phone Addiction in Kids - MTG Arena – Standard Dimir Control Deck with Professor Onyx, Ashiok, Ugin and Tibalt Cosmic Impostor
MTG Arena Strixhaven Original Dimir Standard Deck – Not Net Deck – Own-Brewed. Your win condition varies from Professor Onyx, Ashiok, Ugin or Tibal, hey it can also be the Crawling Barrens or a huge Shark! This is an unexpected control deck, It doesn’t fit the Meta, so in a certain level, your opponent may… Read more: MTG Arena – Standard Dimir Control Deck with Professor Onyx, Ashiok, Ugin and Tibalt Cosmic Impostor - Nobody 2021 Movie Review with Bob Odenkirk – Spoiler Free
If you love John Wick, You’ll definitely love “Nobody”… pun intended! This is a story of a seemingly average family man, Hutch Mansell, who lives his life in a normal cycle. Wake up, breakfast, work, go home, dinner, sleep. Everything works like clock work until the night burglars broke into their home. He had a… Read more: Nobody 2021 Movie Review with Bob Odenkirk – Spoiler Free - Relaxing and Escaping the City Chaos
There are the days when I miss you and travelling with you in places where we could be alone together. Let’s plan another escape, Honey! Boracay is one of those places where you can just relax and never think about work and urban commotion even for a couple of days With the chaos happening outside… Read more: Relaxing and Escaping the City Chaos - poeticdustbin.com – Poetic Dustbin Blog Site Redesigned! Check it out!
PoeticDustbin.com is up and running with a new look ! Still designed in wordpress but now customized with Elementor and its essential add-ons. Elementor is the ultimate & free WordPress page builder, that lets you create beautiful WordPress websites in the easiest and quickest way possible. What is so unique about Elementor? The key difference… Read more: poeticdustbin.com – Poetic Dustbin Blog Site Redesigned! Check it out! - MTG Arena – Strixhaven Standard Rakdos Discard Deck with Valki of Lies, Kroxa & Immerstrum Predator
Disrupt the opponent’s plan by discarding his hand bit by bit until it’s empty. The combo of Elderfang and Acquisitions Expert in the early game helps you get a good head start. Valki has a dual purpose: As a creature you get to view your opponent’s hand, steal a creature and as planeswalker you get… Read more: MTG Arena – Strixhaven Standard Rakdos Discard Deck with Valki of Lies, Kroxa & Immerstrum Predator - I Hate Politics!
First and foremost… I am apolitical… I fuckin’ hate politics! Google defines Politics as: Politics is the way that people living in groups make decisions. Politics is about making agreements between people so that they can live together in groups such as tribes, cities, or countries. In large groups, such as countries, some people may… Read more: I Hate Politics! - Amazon Prime’s The Invincible 2021 – Animated TV Series Review – Spoiler Free
If you loved “The Boys” satirical superhero drama series and a fan of DC cartoon characters, then you’ll surely get hooked into this one. It’s about a story of a young boy (Mark aka Invincible, played by Steven Yeun – Glen from Walking Dead) who’s the son of Omniman (a powerful superhero much like Superman)… Read more: Amazon Prime’s The Invincible 2021 – Animated TV Series Review – Spoiler Free - Don’t break the cycle. Get out of it.
The way we live our lives can define our future. Nowadays, most of us just travel around a loop… doing things over and over again… without even knowing… We wake up, take a bath, eat breakfast, go to work ( which is just right around the corner of our room, remember? Work-From-Home Setup) then lunch… Read more: Don’t break the cycle. Get out of it. - Madness, as you know is like gravity. All it takes is a little push
Madness, as you know is like gravity. All it takes is a little push… A quote from Heath Ledger’s Joker portrayal: “It screams in my head like a broken record” It’s my lullaby! Once in a while, we should play along with our insanity… It reveals our true nature as a human being. What is… Read more: Madness, as you know is like gravity. All it takes is a little push - Healthy Pasta – Truffle Oil Pasta with Spanish Sardines
Truffle Oil Pasta with Spanish Sardines Give your past a unique taste by adding in a few drizzles of truffle oil and you’ll be amazed how lovely is the aroma. Ingredients: 450 g Linguine pasta 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 120 g Spanish sardines ( remove fishbone) 4 cloves finely chopped garlic 1/2 cup… Read more: Healthy Pasta – Truffle Oil Pasta with Spanish Sardines - The Agony Inside Never Leaves and I Get to Live with It Everyday
They say that it gets easier as days pass by. But guess what? 24 hours seem like a lifetime for me. The agony inside never leaves and I get to live with it everyday. There are times I feel alone. I go down to where they sleep and imagine them resting, trying to feel comfortable on their… Read more: The Agony Inside Never Leaves and I Get to Live with It Everyday - Nothing is fouler than the Devil and The Irregulars
And I get to draw a Plague Doctor, using my Faber Castell and Artline Pens. Shaded with Koi brush pens. i am always intrigued by the image of Plague Doctors. They were always a symbol of horror instead of healers. I always see them in scary flicks. My latest encounter with this is in The… Read more: Nothing is fouler than the Devil and The Irregulars - Netflix – Mirage 2018 – Movie Review (No Spoilers)
It’s a Mystery flick with a minimal touch of Science Fiction available in Netflix now. And it’s in Spanish. It’s a story about a space-time continuum glitch brought about by a 72-hour-long electrical storm that occurred in 1989. A similar storm is happening in 2014 in the same area. To solve a murder case, to… Read more: Netflix – Mirage 2018 – Movie Review (No Spoilers) - New Site: xdcspace portal
Just created a simple portal landing page that links to other Social Media Sites such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and others. It also has quick access to all our websites namely poeticdustbin.com, xylestine.com, houseofhazelknots.com, hazelknots.com and xdcweb.com This is my first dive into using Elementor in site building. I can say that this is a… Read more: New Site: xdcspace portal - Easter Sunday Aftermath
We all celebrate Easter Sunday in different ways… Some more cultural, some more traditional. And some usually in the western part, they have associated this holiday with Easter bunnies and Easter eggs… But for Catholics, Easter Sunday is the celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. It symbolizes a new dawn of hope and change. I do… Read more: Easter Sunday Aftermath - Parokya ng Pantalon : Church Policies, What?
Because I’m wearing shorts. Technically it’s shorts but It’s not a short shorts. It’s one of those casual walking shorts with buttons and side pockets that you wear when you go out to the mall. Please see pic below. Apparently, I didn’t know there was a policy in Resurrection of Our Lord Parish Church in our Barangay… Read more: Parokya ng Pantalon : Church Policies, What? - My Familiars… My Guides to the Supernatural
They said cats are windows to another dimension. They can be used as bridges to parallel universes, gateways to hell, purgatory of heaven… - Pls don’t tire out like Amber Heard did with Johnny Depp
Happy Anniversary, Honey! We are always H&M and you will always be my Alter Ego.. Pls don’t tire out like Amber Heard did with JD! I love you more than you’ll know! - Start your Day Right with a Healthy Breakfast
Live well and extend your youthful bravado. Eat some Organic Pea Sprouts and Avocado. Be healthy at House of Hazelknots… I think this is the best way to start your day. - Dream Journal : The Lost Phone – 12 Feb 2021
We all have dreams… Some people think of it as a doorway to another world… Others say they are premonitions or a reminder of the past. It’s just a dream… but it’s also an unknown dimension created by our minds.. - Best Budget Gaming Laptop – Bang for the Buck for Gamers
Gaming laptops nowadays are the in-thing for power users. They aren’t only good for running modern games but can also be used for graphics/video editing and for some; software development. Here’s a list of gaming machines that are wallet friendly and still performs like champs - Welcome to xdcweb solutions
xdcweb solutions is a place of arts and design. It’s not entirely a business hub. It’s more about passion. I’ve been designing, drawing and creating artworks for decades now and I never grow tired of it. I put this website up for my family. The name xdc was derived from Xylestine.Com, our daughter’s name. Take… Read more: Welcome to xdcweb solutions