Hi, I’m Kev and this is my corner of the web — part blog, part soapbox. You’ll find tech experiments, the occasional rant, and more than a few opinions that are probably wrong (but fun to argue about). Have a wander, you might find something interesting.
I've re-designed this site in a way that nods back to the 90s web. Think Geocities, AOL, scrolling marquees and animated GIFs. The 90s web was a cool place to be, and now I've brought some of it back with this website.
📅 05 November 2020
I've made some changes to the font stack on this website. This site now uses local fonts and this post explains why.
📅 23 October 2020
FreshRSS is a good RSS reader, but I recently decided to switch to Miniflux. This post talks about why I decided to switch.
📅 18 October 2020
Fish are such easy pets to look after, right? You just pop them in a tank, feed them once a day and change the water now and then. Easy. This post explores how much work is involved in looking after an aquarium.
📅 04 October 2020
I recently posted about my new Apple Watch on Fosstodon. I assumed I'd get some feedback about the Apple walled garden, so I wanted to take some time to elaborate on my thoughts about the walled garden.
📅 30 September 2020
I'm thinking about replacing my desktop and laptop, but I'm not sure which way to go. In this post I want to explain my needs and hopefully get some help from you.
📅 26 September 2020
📅 20 September 2020
So My Light Website is looking pretty good at this point, but we can still improve things. In this post we will look at replacing the banner images with some CSS to make the site quicker and lighter.
📅 19 September 2020
I've been a WordPress advocate for a while now, but I decided to use a static site generator for a new project. So, has my opinion on SSGs changed?
📅 11 September 2020
I wanted to register quirk.uk, but arsehole domain squatters are getting in the way and making that almost impossible.
📅 31 August 2020
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