Posts in “Technology”

Reviewing My Password Manager Database To Make Me More Secure

I did a review of my password manager entries to see if there were any issues. As a result, I've been able to make myself more secure.

📅 18 May 2020

Is Dark Mode Good For Your Eyes?

I've decided to stop using dark mode across all of my devices, because research suggests that going to the dark side ain't all that.

📅 28 April 2020

My Thoughts On Ubuntu 20.04

I've been running Ubuntu 20.04 on my Thinkpad for a day or so. It's now setup to my workflow, so read on to hear some of my thoughts.

📅 26 April 2020

How To Add An Old Post Notice To WordPress

I like to let people know when they're reading an old post of mine, as it may contain out of date info. This post will show you how to easily add an old post notice to your WordPress site.

📅 21 April 2020

Rewriting My WordPress Site In HTML/CSS & Comparing Performance

I recently wrote a post about why I don't use a static site generator. After that post, I decided to fork my site to HTML/CSS to see how quicker it would be.

📅 12 April 2020

Implementing The IndieWeb Into My Website

I wanted to utilise the IndieWeb to take ownership of my data and to make may site more connected. This post talks about how I've managed to do that.

📅 11 April 2020

How Websites Check Your Password

Ever wondered how websites check your password? I mean, how can they check your password without being able to read it? It's a catch 22, surely?

📅 31 March 2020

How I Optimise My Website Performance

WordPress is not slow. This website uses WordPress and is pretty darn quick, I think you will agree? In this post I want to talk a little bit about how I've optimised the performance of this website so that it loads in less than 2 seconds.

📅 18 March 2020

How to backup a Synology to Backblaze B2

I recently wrote a post about moving from Nextcloud to Synology, in that post I mention how I'm backing up to Backblaze B2. This post explains how I configured that.

📅 11 March 2020

Moving from Nextcloud to Synology

Following a hardware failure in Feb 2019, I moved away from my old Synology to a home built server running Nextcloud. I've now moved back to Synology. This post explains why.

📅 10 March 2020