What’s In A Font? Website Typography Best Practices
I love web design and website typography is a huge part of that. It turns out that I'm somewhat of a typography nerd, so I wanted to share some of what I've learned in this regard here.
Killing The Meta Letter
So I've been thinking about killing my newsletter, The Meta Letter, recently. Today I decided to take the plunge and kill it off.
Migrating From Yoast To RankMath Broke My Site
I've been a Yoast Premium user for a few years now, but decided to switch to RankMath recently. It didn't go well.
How To Restore The Default PiHole Block List
PiHole is awesome. I use it on my Synology via Docker and it's been working great for years. But what if you get a little too trigger happy with the block list and end up with too many? In this post I'll show you how to restore the default PiHole block list.
The New Mycroft Mark II
I just read a post by my good mate Mike Stone. In the post he talks about the redesign of the Mycroft Mark II that was announced.
A Sombre Goodbye To Linux
I became sick of the many little issues with Linux. I just want my OS to get out of the way so I can crack on and get shit done.
Online Conversations & Website Engagement
I was reading a post on online conversations by Manu last night, and the whole thing resonated with me. So I wanted to jot down my thoughts about online conversations and why I think it's broken.
Chasing Visitors - The Web Analytics Rabbit Hole
When I check my web analytics the response is often frustration, or even mild anxiety. I'm in a perpetual cycle of thinking <it's not enough! This obsession isn't healthy, so what's the point?
Building A Self-Hosted Journal
My wife keeps a journal, and I've been thinking about doing the same. Being the nerd that I am, I wanted something techie, so I built a self-hosted journal.
Internet Cold Callers & Their Link Sharing Emails
I regularly get emails from site owners asking me to link share with a post on their site. But one link sharing request I got recently was a doozey…
Why I Delete Old Content
Yesterday, I asked Fosstodon if anyone knows of a tool that can automatically delete content from Mastodon.
[Response] Why Do People Use Medium Blogs?
I was reading a post by MasterWP's Ben Gillbanks today, where he was wondering why people bother using Medium for a blog.
Are WordPress Plugin Acquisitions Too Much?
Nathan Wrigley asked a question on Twitter, but the 240 characters Twitter provides wasn’t enough, so I thought I’d post a note here instead.
Chrome’s Follow Button
I just read Scott Nesbitt’s latest weekly musing on Chrome’s new follow button. Here's my thoughts...
Why I Hate The Tux Linux Mascot
I’m sure most of you know what Tux is, but for the uninitiated, Tux is the unofficial Linux mascot and I HATE him.
Is Windows Unstable? Here Are My Thoughts
I hear lots of people in the Linux community say that Windows is really unstable, but how unstable is it really? Here's my opinion on the matter...
Wanna Help With The 512KB Club?
I'm super busy at the moment. So I've been thinking about how I can reduce my workload when I'm outside of work so I can focus on producing content.
The Back-end of Beyond
Things have been pretty quiet around here recently. This is actually the first time I've published something in over a month, so I wanted to give you fine folks a quick update on what's been going on.
What's The Difference Between Padding And Margin?
The difference between padding and margin is a bit of a quandary for CSS newcomers. This post explains the difference between them.
Adding Some Whimsy & Character
I decided that I was sick of my site having no character, so I've made some changes to make it a bit more interesting.