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A New Lick of Paint

So I've been playing around with a new design for this site for a couple of weeks now, and it's finally to the point where I think it's good to go live.

πŸ“… 16 Jul 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Out With Old Tech, In With the New

Swapped my MacBook for a Framework 13, iPhone for Pixel, left Fosstodon, joined Micro.blog, and canned Kagi & YouTube. Less noise, more life. Here's how it's going...

πŸ“… 29 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

My Morning Walk

This post started life as a simple photo of a bridge for the Micro.blog photo challenge, but I ended up documenting the whole walk. Because, why not. πŸ€·πŸ»β€β™‚οΈ

πŸ“… 27 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

A Moment of Reflection

A moment of reflection during my early morning outage with the dogs (and cat) this morning. I'm so fortunate.

πŸ“… 21 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Doing a Jack Baty...?

I've been thinking about a changing some stuff up around here lately, but I'm on the fence as to what to do. You could say I'm doing a Jack Baty...

πŸ“… 20 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

More Journal App Updates

I've been getting more into journaling lately, and as a result, I've continued to improve my little Journal app.

πŸ“… 14 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

What Kinda Blogs Do You Read?

I was wondering what kinda things you, dear reader, like to read online?

πŸ“… 07 Jun 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

What We Lost with PHP and jQuery

A look back at the simpler days of PHP and jQuery, when building websites was fast and easy. Now, modern tools often add more hassle than helpβ€”sometimes less really is more.

πŸ“… 01 Jun 2025 | πŸ”— Link post

Putting Your Eggs in One Basket

I was reading a post the other day about how someone would struggle to move away from Apple as they're all in with them. I can understand this, as it nearly happened to me too.

πŸ“… 24 May 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Goodbye Fosstodon

Last night I demoted my Fosstodon admin account, then flipped the switch and migrated to Micro.blog. Here's some thoughts on why I did that.

πŸ“… 08 May 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

My Thoughts on the Fosstodon Drama

Lots of people have been asking myself and Mike for a statement on the recent drama surrounding Fosstodon. This is **MY** statement.

πŸ“… 28 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

My First Week With the Framework 13

I've had my Framework 13 for a week now. There have been some challenges along the way, but for the most part, I'm happy with my purchase.

πŸ“… 26 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Initial Thoughts of the Framework 13

I received my shiny new Framework 13 today, so I wanted to share some of my initial thoughts on the device.

πŸ“… 19 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

Why I Decided on the Framework 13 for My Next Laptop

I've mentioned the Framework 13 a few times recently, and I ended up buying one. But a few people have messaged me wanting to know why I chose it. So, here's why...

πŸ“… 12 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

YouTube Shorts Are Like Crack

Back in February I decided to admit defeat in the battle against YouTube ads, and I signed up for Premium. Since then, I've become utterly addicted to shorts. It's very, very sad.

πŸ“… 04 Apr 2025 | πŸ“ Blog post

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