Building a Self-Hosted Microblog
I've been struggling with Micro.blog's offering for a little while, so I decided to build my own microblog.
I've been struggling with Micro.blog's offering for a little while, so I decided to build my own microblog.
π 06 Apr 2023 | π Blog post
I have been thinking about having a backup account on the Fediverse, but Iβm struggling with which service to use.
π 21 Mar 2023 | π Blog post
I've managed to come up with a static site workflow that I think is as good as WordPress. Here's the details...
π 27 Feb 2023 | π Blog post
I wanted a way to automate the git add, commit & push commands. Here's how I did it...
π 19 Feb 2023 | π Blog post
I want to love Micro.Blog, I really do, but it's just so bloody confusing to use!
π 16 Feb 2023 | π Blog post
I'm going to be having some fun on the Fediverse over the next few days/weeks. If you're comfortable doing so, please join in, as the more people who take part, the better.
π 06 Feb 2023 | π Blog post
Twitter is on fire, but is an algorithm better than a chronological timeline?
π 30 Jan 2023 | π Blog post
Here's how to build a responsive navigation menu using absolutely no JavaScript.
π 11 Jan 2023 | π Blog post
So Elon is completely screwing Twitter, I get it. But for many, *many* people itβs not newsworthy. Can we move on now, please?
π 14 Nov 2022 | π Blog post
A few people have asked how I created my notice boxes, so I thought Iβd write about how I did it. Hint β itβs just a bit of CSS, folks.
π 21 Sep 2022 | π Blog post
While trying to setup a new Microsoft account for my son, I got stuck in a CAPTCHA loop. It's annoying AF.
π 20 Sep 2022 | π Blog post
I had a look around Twitter the other day. It really is a dumpster fire of people desperate for attention.
π 26 Aug 2022 | π Blog post
Iβve had this post in my drafts folder for *months* now Actually, itβs ever since I realised how hard it is to manage content with Static Site Generators, and flipped back to WordPress.
π 15 Aug 2022 | π Blog post
π 13 Aug 2022 | π Blog post
Nearly a year ago, I wrote about my hunt for better WordPress hosting and the results werenβt great. Hereβs an updateβ¦
π 01 Aug 2022 | π Blog post
A little over a year ago, I removed all analytics from this site because it was sending me down a rabbit hole that I didnβt like. Hereβs an update.
π 25 Jul 2022 | π Blog post
I teased last week that Iβve been working on a new brutalist design for this website. Well, this is the result.
π 19 May 2022 | π Blog post
Newsletters donβt have any right to be as complicated or as expensive to run as they are. So I quit mine.
π 25 Apr 2022 | π Blog post
I receive offers for sponsored content on a daily basis. I decided to reply to one of them to see what happened.
π 05 Mar 2022 | π Blog post
Firefox is great, but theyβre not doing themselves any favours recently. Does a viable alternative to Firefox exist?
π 18 Feb 2022 | π Blog post
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