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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...

29 Jun 2025 | 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. 🤷🏻‍♂️

27 Jun 2025 | 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.

21 Jun 2025 | 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...

20 Jun 2025 | 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.

14 Jun 2025 | 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 help—sometimes less really is more.

01 Jun 2025 | 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.

24 May 2025 | 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.

08 May 2025 | 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.

28 Apr 2025 | 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.

26 Apr 2025 | Blog post

The Wild Robot Protects

The 3rd book in The Wild Robot series. My wife said it was rubbish when she read it, but me and the kids enjoyed it.

20 Apr 2025 | Book 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.

04 Apr 2025 | Blog post

Improving My Journal

Back in August I created a very simple Journal for my own use. I've been updating it lately and I think it's a lot better now.

21 Mar 2025 | Blog post

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