My Thoughts On Richard Stallman's Return To the FSF Board
If you haven't heard, Richard Stallman recently announced that he will be returning to the board of directors of the Free Software Foundation (FSF).
How To Speed Up WordPress
WordPress has a reputation of being really slow, but that isn't true. Here's how I speed up my WordPress site to get 100 on Lighthouse.
Getting started With Git - A Simple Beginner's Guide
Getting started with Git is difficult, so I decided to write a simple getting started with Git guide. Hopefully it will help you get started.
The Wonderful World Of WordPress Wizardry For Working With Websites
A month ago I flipped back from Jekyll to WordPress and nobody noticed. That, my friends, is how performant WordPress can be.
How To Remove The HTML Extension From A URL
I was recently asked how to remove the HTML extension from a URL on a webpage. I provided some quick advice on how to do this, but thought it would be good to write a post on how to do it.
Is JavaScript Bad? Well, Only If You Are Using It Wrong
Many people think that JavaScript is bad, and using it on a website means you're somehow bad. Personally, I don't think that's often the case.
Upgrading My Desktop PC
A few month ago I wrote about how I was thinking about upgrading my desktop to something a little more modern. Well, I've finally got around to doing that, and what a saga it was!
My Thoughts On Micro.Blog
I recently signed up for a Micro.Blog trial, so wanted to talk about my thoughts on the service and whether I will continue to use it.
Evolving My Newsletter
I decided to start my newsletter around 8 months ago. To be honest, I didn't think it through properly and the whole thing was somewhat of an aimless exercise.
Life After WhatsApp; Becoming A Messenger Nomad
To say that I'm not a fan of Facebook would be an understatement. In my opinion, Facebook is a cancer on the internet and since Facebook bought WhatsApp a few years ago, I really haven't been comforta...
The Case Against Signal
There have been a lot of naysayers recently around Signal, it's use of cloud providers, as well as a number of other ‘issues' with their service. In this post, Guillaume articulates the argument...
How To Install Nextcloud On A Synology NAS
This post should tell you everything you need to know to install Nextcloud instance on your Synology NAS without using Docker.
Trying Out Forestry.io
I recently spoke about my writing workflow, which is working really well. But I've heard a lot of good things about Forestry.io, so thought I'd try it out.
Pull & Backup Multiple GitHub Repositories With This Script
This is a simple script I created to pull multiple GitHub repositories and back them up so that they're protected.
My Typical Day
I've seen posts from a number of people describing what a typical day looks like for them. Before reading the posts, I thought a post about _My Typical Day_ would be mundane and uninteresting. But having a glimpse into how people work and stay productive is really interesting to me.
Is There A Better Term Than “Google It”?
Is there a better term than \"Google it\" when talking about online searches?
How To Build A Jekyll Site Using Simple.css
A complete and verbose guide on how to build a Jekyll site using Simple.css. Building a site with Jekyll can be difficult, this guide...
Simple.css - A Classless CSS Framework For Everyone
Announcing a new CSS framework that I've built, Simple.css
I Messed Up
Picture the scene - I’m at my computer, working away and having fun messing around with some web dev stuff. I do this kind of thing all the time; it’s fun and web design is a hobby of mine. This time...
My Writing Workflow
I recently flipped from WordPress to Jekyll, which had an impact on my writing workflow. This post talks about how that workflow has changed.