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New life for the old Mac with Linux: a follow-up 2023-09-19
Some things I’ve picked up while playing around with various aspects of Big L.
Installing Arch Linux? Use the SSH, Luke 2023-09-12
Spare yourself the swiveling and neck-straining. There’s a much less painful way to work through the Arch installation process.
Native CSS nesting support arrives in the Big Three browsers 2023-08-29
The release of Firefox 117.0 completes the trifecta.
Distro-dancing amid some Linux drama 2023-08-24
Due to the ongoing FOSSverse fuss over Red Hat’s recent moves, my Linux experimentation takes a different turn.
New life for the old Mac with Linux 2023-08-19
A combination of Fedora, Proton, and the inevitable tinkering process produces amazing results.
Why to style a link as a button 2023-08-16
Fixing a long-standing sin against accessibility — and, as it turns out, against correct HTML.
Cross-browser bookmarks sync with BookMacster 2023-08-14
Needing a reliable way to coordinate all my browsers’ bookmarks, I trial what I learn is a venerable option.
Making giscus less gabby 2023-08-07
The goal was to offer a comments section without forcing a massive JavaScript load on every visitor. Mission accomplished. Here’s how.
Mixed nuts #12 2023-08-05
A number of things that are bouncing around these days inside my somewhat reasonable facsimile of a brain.
From Raivo OTP to 2FAS 2023-07-31
My recommended TOTP app changes ownership under questionable circumstances — so I replace that recommendation.
Good news about CloudCannon and Eleventy 2023-07-25
Not long after receiving a short-sighted shafting, my favorite JavaScript-based SSG and its creator wind up in good and friendly hands.
Using Hugo Pipes with Cloudinary: a follow-up 2023-07-23
Here’s a more hosts-friendly way to take advantage of both the built-in Hugo asset pipeline and a digital assets management host.
Hoping for a new chance for JPEG XL 2023-07-22
A Cloudinary blog post makes a strong case for an image codec that deserves wider support — and soon will get it.
The big unbundle 2023-07-18
Comfort 1, “best practices” 0. Film at 11.
Using Hugo Pipes with Cloudinary 2023-07-16
Or, how I now can have my image-handling cake and eat it, too.
Making a good move 2023-07-10
Switching your ’puter setup to a new architecture? Better have a plan.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: a simpler way 2023-06-29
A shell script based on my GitHub Action suddenly makes it a breeze to install both Hugo and Dart Sass.
A great take on a toggle 2023-06-25
I happily borrow from one of my favorite coders to give this site a new capability.
The return of giscus 2023-06-21
The popular commenting platform is back on this site, with all its previous content intact.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: the saga continues 2023-06-20
How Hugo 0.114.0 ended the recent and unexpected period of uncertainty over styling one’s website.
Leaving Google Domains for Porkbun 2023-06-16
An unexpected move by Big G prompts me to speed up an exodus I’d already considered.
Asocial 2023-06-08
I lose interest, so multiple platforms lose me.
Hugo and Tailwind: peace at last (maybe) 2023-06-03
A new enhancement to the most powerful SSG enables it to work smoothly with the most popular CSS framework — at least, until the latter’s next major release.
More palatable palettes with OKLCH 2023-05-23
Although support is still limited, it’s not too early to begin using The Next Big Thing in CSS color.
Breaking changes for Embedded Dart Sass may affect Hugo users 2023-05-23
Assessing the impact of a surprise announcement by the Sass team.
Two big things this week 2023-05-18
I’ve been watching platform news from Cloudflare and browser news from Apple.
Cloudflare Pages becomes a more attractive home for Hugo sites 2023-05-09
Two newly revealed CFP capabilities, one current and one coming Real Soon Now, may combine to be a game‑changer.
Better code for image processing in Hugo: the render hook edition 2023-05-04
If you’re a fan of the standard Markdown syntax for including an image, this post is for you.
Organizing your Hugo configuration 2023-05-02
Config files tend to get nasty over time. Hugo’s configuration folder can help you clean up the mess.
Using conditionals in GitHub Actions 2023-04-28
It’s easier to change a parameter (or two) than to shuffle among multiple files.
A brief look at Calckey 2023-04-23
Here’s another way to participate in the Fediverse.
Better code for image processing in Hugo 2023-04-05
My earlier hack worked, but produced some nasty HTML. Fortunately, two other Hugo users had a better idea.
Sass and the coming of native CSS nesting 2023-03-30
As usual, the devil is in the details.
Styling your Hugo website 2023-03-27
If you’re just starting out and don’t know how to move toward The Final Design, give these ideas some consideration.
A reluctant return to Twitter 2023-03-22
This is not a proud day for me, but full disclosure demands that I tell you about it.
Here, not there — or, making styling behave 2023-03-19
While making boldfaced and slanted text a little easier to detect, I end up with (S)CSS that looks nasty but gets the job done.
Time to move on from Nunjucks? 2023-03-18
Here are some points to consider about how you should build and maintain Eleventy sites going forward.
Headers up: the Vercel edition 2023-03-14
After a wait of nearly eighteen months, I finally have a Vercel Edge Function running on my non‑Next.js project.
No AI here, thanks very much 2023-03-04
The web may keep adding artificially generated content, but this site won’t be part of it.
“Publish or perish” in 2023 2023-03-01
Where the deployment of one’s static website is concerned, there’s a lot more to consider than in 2019.
Get good Git info even with a host’s GUI 2023-02-27
Got those “shallow clone blues”? If you have the time, we may have the fix.
Still another move on Mastodon 2023-02-25
Coming in for a landing on the biggest instance of all.
Hugo via npm? 2023-02-20
Using a Node.js package to install and run Hugo may sound strange at first, but it has clear merits.
Some of the future is now for CSS: a postscript 2023-02-15
While there certainly are many use cases for CSS variables, my simple little site turns out (initially) not to be one of them.
Some of the future is now for CSS 2023-02-13
Intrigued by news from the WebKit team, I adopt styling that could work natively in your browser in the near future.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: taking it easy 2023-02-10
Thanks to the speed and power of Hugo, I lose little or nothing in opting for the Node.js version of Sass.
Code for copying code: the Eleventy edition 2023-02-04
Here’s a workaround for including “copy” buttons in code blocks built by Prism-based syntax highlighting in Eleventy.
Which SSGs I recommend 2023-02-03
Here’s a recap of my thoughts about the best tools for building and maintaining personal websites.
Twitter kills free access to its APIs 2023-02-02
Make others pay for giving you free advertising. Yeah, that’s the ticket.
Netlify gets Gatsby 2023-02-01
The company behind a once-popular SSG becomes part of a competitor’s arsenal.
Code, meet mode 2023-01-23
As part of a site touchup, I bow to popular wishes and make code blocks look friendlier.
Sorta scoped styling in Hugo, take two 2023-01-19
I had the right idea but not the right approach. Here’s a better one.
Static Mastodon toots in Eleventy: the Tailwind CSS edition 2023-01-17
For users of my favorite JS-based SSG, here’s an Eleventy version of the Tailwind-based toots-embedding shortcode I offered yesterday.
Static Mastodon toots in Hugo: the Tailwind CSS edition 2023-01-16
Mastodon is becoming more popular, and Tailwind CSS already is immensely popular, so let’s make them work together in your SSG-based website.
Another move on Mastodon 2023-01-07
After considering another user’s thoughtful observations, I’ve changed instances again.
Finding and fixing an SMTP oddity on my iDevices 2023-01-06
How I climbed out of an unexpected rabbit hole after returning to Fastmail.
Back to Fastmail, redux 2023-01-04
“Glitchy, slow, and inefficient is no way to go through life, son.”
One last look at 2022 2022-12-27
As another year sinks slowly in the west, I recall how it went on this site.
Drafts and timestamp-based publishing in Eleventy 2022-12-21
Exercise more control over when, and if, your posts appear.
Things worth watching in the Astro and Eleventy pipelines 2022-12-20
Keep an eye out, as developers for two major JS-based SSGs work actively to resolve shortcomings.
Sass security alert 2022-12-16
If your website uses Sass, take note of this advisory.
Hugo-like archetypes in other SSGs, take two 2022-12-12
A little JavaScript can give JS-based website builders a more automated file-creation process.
Not so fast, there, fella 2022-12-10
Survey says: I jumped the gun on that two-feeds strategy I mentioned in the previous post.
Why have both RSS and JSON feeds? 2022-12-09
Because providing choices is wise, I now have another reason to double up on this site’s content feeds.
Sweeter searches with Pagefind 2022-12-08
A few minutes spent editing a config file can make your site’s search results much more useful for your visitors.
Minimal is okay 2022-12-06
Don’t let tools intimidate you with their many options. Use what you need and, if and when you want, learn the rest.
Get help on the Hugo Community Discord server 2022-11-30
It’s not an official help source, but it’s often friendlier than the one that is.
Own your stuff 2022-11-22
Because the only constant is change, you shouldn’t depend on others to keep your content online.
I abandon the sinking ship 2022-11-12
With Twitter descending into more chaos by the day, I leave the platform after eleven years.
Static tweets: the deprecation 2022-11-07
Why this site no longer features articles and code about embedding fully static tweets.
Using iCloud Mail with a custom domain: it’s the fifty bucks 2022-11-01
I usually opt for superior technology, but this is one of those times when I submit to practicality.
Added support for AVIFs 2022-10-28
Thanks to recent updates to several Apple operating systems, the AVIF format is once again a reasonable choice for providing images on your website.
Letting go of giscus 2022-10-25
Although giscus can be an excellent commenting system for many static websites, it no longer serves that purpose for this one.
Tailwind CSS v3.2: revisiting my “feature creep” warning 2022-10-22
Only nine months after I suggested Tailwind might someday hit an unpleasant inflection point, that may now be happening.
Automated social media images with Cloudinary and Hugo 2022-10-15
A little time spent wrangling with an API saves you plenty of time down the line.
Blasts from the past 2022-10-14
To save you the trouble, I revisit previous posts in search of useful info.
How I install Hugo 2022-10-12
Here’s how to bypass package managers and “go direct” when it’s time to install or upgrade Hugo.
Hello again, Fathom Analytics 2022-10-11
It turns out one set of numbers justifies my getting, once more, to see another set thereof.
Tying up some recent loose ends 2022-10-11
Because it’s reasonable to assume you might have missed some or all of these updates, I’ve gathered them into a pile for your inspection.
A move on Mastodon 2022-10-07
Until yesterday, my presence in the Fediverse was on mastodon.technology. Here’s why that ceased to be.
Accepting reality about Astro 2022-10-05
It comes down to understanding that not every SSG, no matter how otherwise attractive, is a good fit for this site.
Adding the Libre Franklin variable web font 2022-10-04
For once, Google Fonts is the place to get the needed files — if you do it the right way, that is.
Using iCloud Mail with a custom domain: the retreat 2022-09-27
Why I’ve decided, perhaps finally this time, to eschew Apple’s offering.
Shorter shortcuts through Nunjucks macros in Eleventy 2022-09-24
While seeking a way to cut a three-line call down to one line, I found some great advice on using a sometimes-overlooked aspect of a popular templating language.
A new way to generate LQIPs in Hugo 0.104.0 2022-09-23
An interesting addition to this SSG’s image-processing arsenal helps you accommodate users viewing your site under suboptimal conditions.
Simplifying switcheroos 2022-09-23
Although I’m unsure of its value beyond my own brain, here’s a tale of how I made it easier to continue as a migratory nerd.
Word count and reading time in Eleventy 2022-09-20
Want to give your readers an idea of what’s ahead? Here’s some code to make that no biggie.
Cache-busting in Eleventy: a simpler way with Sass 2022-09-19
Nearly two years after I thrashed around with code to accomplish this, two relatively new plugins make it a breeze — and with automatic Sass compilation, to boot.
The “crossorigin” conundrum 2022-09-17
After days of getting results that I shouldn’t be getting, I’m sending up an SOS to anyone who can set me straight.
A few words about Hugo 0.103.0 2022-09-15
Here’s some info that’s worth knowing — especially if you use CI/CD to deploy your website.
Using iCloud Mail with a custom domain: the return 2022-09-15
The moral of this story is that one shouldn’t make a decision based on a faulty diagnosis of a problem.
Keep it canonical for SEO 2022-09-07
Use canonical URLs to keep search engines straight on which content they should index.
Hugo-like archetypes in other SSGs 2022-09-06
A short shell script extends to the competition an obscure but cool feature in Hugo.
Get good Git info from Eleventy, too 2022-09-05
While per-page Git data is built into Hugo, a little code can bring it to Eleventy, as well.
Take a load off 2022-09-04
Repeated grabs from remote APIs can stress some SSGs (and CPUs), so here’s a simple way to avoid that during development.
A truly fetching utility for Eleventy 2022-09-01
While trying to make things work equally well in multiple repos, I discover the value of an Eleventy plugin I’d previously ignored.
Back to Fastmail 2022-08-30
For a variety of reasons, I revert to the email provider I’ve trusted for nearly five years — and an email client I’ve loved for over three years.
Static Mastodon toots in Astro 2022-08-29
Got an Astro site and want to embed completely static versions of posts from the Fediverse? Check out this component.
Using Cloudinary with Astro and Eleventy 2022-08-27
If Cloudinary’s free tier will serve your website’s needs, my code can make it easier to use.
Static embeds in Eleventy 2022-08-27
In what could and perhaps should be the end of this saga, here’s code to provide static tweets and static Mastodon toots in Eleventy.
Static tweets in Astro: the two-sources edition 2022-08-26
After I learned that it takes two separate Twitter APIs to produce decent static embeds of tweets, I knew that meant more code changes.
Static tweets: Twitter’s v2 API and video 2022-08-21
Twitter has eliminated one major shortcoming in its preferred API.
Fireship covers Astro (again) 2022-08-19
Last week, it was Hugo; this week, it’s Astro — as perhaps the “ultimate web framework.”
Fireship’s “100 Seconds” video about Hugo 2022-08-12
The latest entry in Jeff Delaney’s popular YouTube series spotlights an SSG worthy of the “blazing fast” descriptor he gives it.
Mixed nuts #11 2022-08-12
The first entry in my catch-all series since the site went into CTCAJW Mode, this offers the same — um — quality as its predecessors.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: the GitLab edition 2022-08-05
For those who prefer GitLab to GitHub where CI/CD is concerned, here’s a GitLab-friendly way to install Hugo and Dart Sass.
Static tweets in Hugo: a tale of two sources 2022-08-02
It turns out that I must access multiple Twitter APIs to get everything needed for an embedded tweet whose appearance won’t annoy me too badly.
Astro and the move to MDX 2022-07-30
After running into performance problems with basic Markdown, the Astro dev team opts for a more component-oriented flavor — and reaps benefits.
Pagefind is quite a find for site search 2022-07-28
It used to be that having search on a static site was a hassle — and perhaps an expensive one — but Pagefind has changed all that.
Static tweets in Hugo: using resources.GetRemote 2022-07-25
A recommendation in the Hugo Discourse leads me to alter my shortcodes for embedding static tweets.
Bundling up: rebuilding my Hugo site 2022-07-23
O ye new users, run as fast as you can — away from the way I was managing my content, and toward using page bundles, as I’m doing now.
Really getting started with Hugo: four simple steps 2022-07-20
Here is just the actual procedure from yesterday’s post about making things easier for new Hugo users.
Really getting started with Hugo 2022-07-19
Since the officially recommended approach tends to frustrate new users, let’s see whether we can do something about that.
Wildness with wildcards, or why DuckDuckGo wouldn’t go 2022-07-15
A quick tip about Content Security Policy prissiness where URLs’ wildcards are concerned.
The “staying with Hugo” post, three years later 2022-07-14
Revisiting one of this website’s most frequently accessed posts.
Blankety-blank _blanks 2022-07-13
Once again, concerns over accessibility cause me to reverse one of this website’s oldest defaults.
Impressions from HugoConf 2022 2022-07-11
Takeaways from two great days that focused on the Hugo static site generator.
More tips for using giscus 2022-07-07
How to lessen the load or, at least, make it easier to bear.
Economy of words 2022-07-05
Whatever else happens, you’ll always have this site’s feeds — and I encourage you to use them.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: some data on using GitHub Actions 2022-07-05
After encountering some surprising results with my GHA-based method, I decided to do the math.
The site this week: 2022-07-02
Hugo image processing; a reminder about HugoConf; changing sides in a Holy War.
The accessibility argument for tabs over spaces 2022-06-30
I changed my position on a developers’ Holy War — because it was the right thing to do.
HugoConf: a reminder 2022-06-29
The time is nearing for this free event, but you can still get in on the fun.
Responsive and optimized images with Hugo 2022-06-29
How to take advantage of the amazingly capable image processing built into this SSG.
The site this week: 2022-06-25
More about iCloud Mail and custom domains; no more numbers; updated writing apps.
Ulysses 27: a correction 2022-06-22
Haste makes waste, and it also makes for a bad summary, so here are some corrections to what I wrote yesterday about Ulysses 27.
Major updates to my favorite writing apps 2022-06-21
iA Writer 6 and Ulysses 27 arrive, bearing features their adherents had long requested.
A goodbye to analytics 2022-06-20
As an unintended side effect of CTCAJW Mode, this site bids a fond farewell to The Numbers.
Using iCloud Mail with a custom domain: following up 2022-06-19
What happened when I moved my main email address to iCloud Mail.
The site this week: 2022-06-18
Styling in Hugo; iCloud Mail and custom domains; R.I.P, IE.
IE’s dead, Jim 2022-06-15
Years after Microsoft told people to stop using Internet Explorer, the hoary browser at last is (mostly) no more.
Using iCloud Mail with a custom domain 2022-06-13
It took Apple a while to get it (maybe) right — but, it’s “so far, so good” on something announced at last year’s WWDC.
Sorta scoped styling in Hugo 2022-06-12
Interested in more efficient CSS for your site? Hugo doesn’t make it easy, but here’s a suggested way you might get there.
The site this week: 2022-06-11
WWDC 2022, Hugo 0.100.x, better static tweets.
Static tweets in Hugo: an update 2022-06-07
Now!! With new features!! This Hugo shortcode allows you to embed tweets with link “cards.”
Hugo hits The Hundy 2022-06-07
As Hugo reaches version 0.100.x, the venerable SSG improves upon its handling of shortcodes.
WWDC 2022 thoughts 2022-06-06
Cheers, “mehs,” and jeers from today’s Keynote at Apple’s latest Worldwide Developers Conference.
The site this week: 2022-06-04
Saying “Goodbye, IndieWeb” once again, the joy of feeds, and getting Hugo to show Git info and Mastodon content.
Static Mastodon toots in Hugo 2022-06-03
Just like tweet embeds, toot embeds are best when they’re purely static.
Get good Git info from Hugo 2022-06-01
It’s easy to fetch and display your Hugo repo’s Git data.
Fun with feeds 2022-05-30
Cut through the clutter by following various feeds.
The IndieWeb experiment ends 2022-05-29
My timing wasn’t the greatest.
The site this week: 2022-05-28
A “just write” commitment, the IndieWeb, some code explainers, and Cloudflare Pages glitches.
Cloudflare dev docs and the switch from Gatsby back to Hugo 2022-05-27
A few choice paragraphs from a blog post I saw today.
GHAs on CFP glitch 2022-05-26
What I found out about my deploy-to-site GitHub Action and Cloudflare Pages.
Webmentions yes, JavaScript no: the code 2022-05-25
A walkthrough of this site’s all-Hugo, no-JS implementation of webmentions.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: back to Node 2022-05-24
The GitHub Actions approach falls short, at least with our chosen host, so the site is now using the Node Sass package.
Webmentions yes, JavaScript no 2022-05-23
I wondered why a Hugo site needed JavaScript to go IndieWebbin’. I decided it didn’t.
Checking out the IndieWeb again 2022-05-22
While not entirely sure I’m holding my mouth right, I’m giving webmentions another try.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: the nitty-gritty 2022-05-22
We go under the hood with the installation process for the Dart Sass binary.
Simplify, simplify, maybe for real this time 2022-05-21
The site enters CTCAJW Mode.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: the GitHub Actions edition 2022-05-17
Still more ways to make Hugo and Dart Sass work together.
Gems in the rough #18 2022-05-14
Code for copying code, HugoConf, loose ends.
Tips for using giscus 2022-05-10
Some advice about a commenting system for static websites.
Mulling over migration? 2022-05-07
Some tips about moving your website to Astro.
Gems in the rough #17 2022-04-28
A GitHub Discussions oddity, Netlify Edge Functions, feed readers with built-in browsers.
The winds of change 2022-04-26
Switching to Astro, or tales of a migratory nerd.
Is Astro ready for your blog? 2022-04-24
Some points to consider if you’re thinking about switching your site to the Astro platform.
Static tweets in Astro 2022-04-06
A component which properly embeds tweets when you’re using today’s hottest SSG.
Let all your devices see your site 2022-04-02
How to make “localhost” slightly less local.
Simplify, simplify (again) 2022-03-22
As I was saying over a year ago before I was so rudely interrupted by life . . .
Gems in the rough #16 2022-03-11
Eleventy 2.x (yes, already), trying giscus, another shameless plug.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo: the sequel 2022-03-09
Hugo’s chief developer comes up with a way to get Embedded Dart Sass on the host, after all.
Using Dart Sass with Hugo 2022-03-08
Until hosts allow Embedded Dart Sass in their build processes, here’s a not-too-hacky workaround for Sass-on-Hugo fans.
Making Tailwind JIT work with Hugo, the Version 3 edition 2022-03-06
A Hugo fix for Tailwind CSS v.3 — with a surprise bonus.
Gems in the rough #15 2022-03-03
CFP Fast Builds update, Hugo/goldmark typography, another Tailwind-on-Hugo solution.
Shameless plug time 2022-02-24
A few words about my new Hugo-related article for the CloudCannon blog.
Gems in the rough #14 2022-02-18
Full-time Eleventy, variables in Hugo, learning from a nice tweet, using web fonts with internal CSS.
Static tweets in Eleventy and Hugo: Part 2 2022-02-11
Using Twitter’s preferred API to embed static tweets.
Static tweets in Eleventy and Hugo 2022-02-07
How to embed tweets while still protecting your visitors’ privacy.
Thinking about syncing 2022-02-04
Some opinions I’ve formed while doing a semi-deep dive into cloud sync on macOS.
Fetching remote images with Eleventy 2022-01-25
Following up on last month’s article about doing this in Hugo, we explain how to get there in a JavaScript-based SSG.
Should you adopt Tailwind 3? 2022-01-12
Tailwind is making too much progress to ignore. Is it time to check out the latest version?
Gems in the rough #13 2022-01-04
Why I’ve recently backtracked on configurations for CSS and image-handling.
Retrospective: 2021 2021-12-29
Reflections on some of the items discussed here in the outgoing year.
Gems in the rough #12 2021-12-26
Speedier CFP builds, HTML sitemaps.
Fetching remote stuff with Hugo 0.90+ 2021-12-11
It’s a marriage made in heaven: the Cloudinary free tier and Hugo Pipes’ new ability to grab remote items.
Bundling JavaScript with Hugo and esbuild 2021-12-01
An example of how you could use Hugo’s phenomenally fast, built-in bundling capabilities.
Mixed nuts #10 2021-11-26
A few things currently on my so-called mind.
Go big or Go home? The sequel 2021-11-23
After a “D’oh!” moment, I refine a bespoke Hugo shortcode.
Gems in the rough #11 2021-11-19
Dueling announcements, CSP-allowed CSS, fun with LQIPs.
Curmudgeonish thoughts for 2021 2021-11-09
Another year, another grievances list.
Making Tailwind JIT work with Hugo 2021-11-01
What to do until Tailwind CSS’s JIT mode works OoTB with Hugo.
My website and Cloudflare, a year later 2021-10-22
It’s perhaps not so much “love/hate” as it is geeky curiosity combined with an old guy’s impatience.
“New Outlook” ends an old aggravation for Mac users 2021-10-11
For Mac users who must use Outlook, its Electron-based version brings some long-overdue feature parity.
Gems in the rough #10 2021-10-01
A (perhaps) surprising requirement for native lazy-loading, the Slinkity project, problems with Cloudflare Pages.
Taming time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) 2021-09-20
A few tips on managing multi-factor authentication — specifically, TOTPs.
A zero-JavaScript navigation menu for Tailwind CSS 2021-09-15
Seeking a non-JS nav menu for use with Tailwind? So was I. Here’s the resulting code.
Beginner’s luck #5: suspended starters 2021-09-11
That’s a wrap on further development of my SSG starter sets.
Reply-to links in site feeds 2021-09-09
Thanks to a reader’s helpful advice, here’s how to enhance the code for your site’s RSS and JSON feeds.
Gems in the rough #9 2021-09-05
Better video embeds, CFP improvements, “passtro” on Astro.
Transition 2021-09-03
Yep, forty-plus years will do.
Mixed nuts #9 2021-08-29
Takes that are neither hot nor cool — in multiple ways.
1Password hits the fan 2021-08-14
An Electron-ic firestorm: a follow-up to my earlier article about password management.
Boy, oh, grandboy 2021-08-11
A few words about the arrival of grandchild #2.
Down with flabby fonts 2021-08-08
How to subset large web font files to improve your site’s performance.
Gems in the rough #8 2021-08-04
Checking out Astro; comparing vendors.
Beginner’s luck #4: the Vite edition 2021-07-25
Now I have an Eleventy/Vite starter, and here’s some of the code that makes it go.
Eleventy plus Vite = elite 2021-07-24
Re-bundling, but without the pain of webpack.
Gems in the rough #7 2021-07-17
Static site generator fans, here’s another (sorta) brief set of goodies for your edification.
Better notifications in the Preside email app 2021-07-03
How to use MailMate with Preside for quick and audible email notifications on your iOS devices.
Beginner’s luck #3: adding a Zola starter 2021-06-25
For those interested in a (somewhat) easy take on Hugo, here’s a starter set for you.
Gems in the rough #6 2021-06-21
Hiding “future” posts in Eleventy, life with Vercel (nearly) a year later, and other items that may interest static site generator users.
Two paths to password management 2021-06-15
Ways to practice superior cybersecurity.
Mixed nuts • June, 2021 2021-06-11
The latest set of “takes” that don’t all fit in any one category.
Gems in the rough #5 2021-05-30
More notes, notions, and nitpicks about managing one’s personal website.
Help your website get discovered 2021-05-14
A few suggestions for getting your website the attention it deserves.
Trying Mark Text for website content 2021-05-07
A free, cross-platform text editor for (maybe) managing your site’s content.
Headers up 2021-05-01
Here’s a Cloudflare Worker for handling headers with Cloudflare Pages.
Using Eleventy’s official image plugin 2021-04-17
The what, why, and how of Eleventy Image.
Gems in the rough #4 2021-04-09
Here a drib, there a drab, everywhere a drib-drab of web dev miscellany.
Speaking up for Sass 2021-04-03
It may not be This Week’s Kewl Thing, but Sass/SCSS is still an invaluable part of web development.
Beginner’s luck: an update 2021-03-25
The inventory has grown, so here’s what I currently offer for those interested in Eleventy and Hugo.
Tailwind-to-head with Eleventy 2021-03-20
This follow-up to an earlier article about Hugo Pipes shows how to get internal CSS in an Eleventy site — and with no build tools required.
JIT is a game-changer for Tailwind CSS 2021-03-19
Why Tailwind’s new capabilities will give it even more momentum among web developers.
Next steps? 2021-03-11
Some things I’ve learned while tinkering with Next.js.
Gems in the rough #3 2021-03-06
The latest installment of unrequested advice about tinkering with websites.
New in Hugo: easier writing 2021-02-27
How Hugo 0.81.0 lets me do more in Markdown.
Mixed nuts • February, 2021 2021-02-13
No brain cells were even used, much less harmed, in the production of this post.
Go big or Go home? 2021-02-10
How some image-handling code moved from Eleventy to Hugo.
Simplify, simplify 2021-02-06
A Thoreau-ly fine website, or the result of choosing between simplicity and FOMO.
Tailwind-to-head with Hugo Pipes 2021-02-02
If your website draws that “render-blocking resource” gripe during tests, here’s one method for fighting it.
Leaner and cleaner 2021-01-31
After I remind myself of this site’s original, spartan appearance, changes result.
Beta-testing Cloudflare Pages 2021-01-27
I take a look at a new, possibly game-changing website-hosting platform and find some early glitchiness, but also plenty of potential.
Gems in the rough #2 2021-01-16
More geeky hints for SSG fans.
Easy-peasy 2021-01-03
A theoretical conversation about building static websites.
Through with 2020 2020-12-30
What I talked about while the world burned.
Eleventy and Hugo: comparing and contrasting 2020-12-28
Trying to choose between the two best static site generators? See if these points address your personal hot buttons.
Gems in the rough 2020-12-21
I learned these the hard way; perhaps you won’t have to do the same.
Hashing out a cache-busting fix for Eleventy 2020-12-15
Some of the code behind my previous post.
Cache-busting in Eleventy, take two 2020-12-11
This time, a solution that really (?) works.
Fast but flawed 2020-11-25
Two more static website hosts to consider (maybe).
What Apple Silicon means for web developers 2020-11-20
As Apple takes the Mac to the final frontier, here’s what web devs should consider.
Using PostCSS for cache-busting in Eleventy 2020-11-10
Optimizing how browsers handle your site’s CSS, and why you should care about that.
Mixed nuts • November, 2020 2020-11-07
Follow my erratic mind, if you dare, as it proves anew that it deserves that adjective.
Curmudgeonish thoughts for 2020 2020-11-01
Pet peeves seem tiny at a time like this, but I have them nonetheless.
Conversation piece 2020-10-13
Commenting options for your static website.
Forward PaaS 2020-10-11
Testing the waters on Cloudflare Workers and KV storage — an up-and-coming platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering.
Ignition sequence start 2020-09-27
GitHub Actions to deploy to Firebase Hosting.
A normal person’s guide to static website hosting 2020-09-26
After suggesting how a non-geek could most easily have a website, I now offer thoughts on the site’s hosting.
A normal person’s guide to static websites 2020-09-22
Want to have a website of your own but having trouble figuring out how to proceed? Here’s some help.
Two, but not terrible 2020-09-15
“Reminiscin’” as this site celebrates its second birthday.
Goodbye and hello • Part 5 2020-09-09
Two embarrassments: another site move and the reason behind it.
Goodbye and hello • Part 4 2020-09-05
My curiosity overcomes me and, yet again, I move the site.
Mixed nuts • September, 2020 2020-09-03
Once more into the breach, dear friends, with assorted somethings-or-others.
Goodbye and hello • Part 3 2020-08-21
Performance is a heckuva drug: earlier considerations aside, I move the site to Vercel for a second time.
Freeing your folders 2020-08-16
How Mac users can remove items from iCloud Drive without seemingly interminable downloads.
Good stuff without Google 2020-08-09
How your website can still have the coolness of variable typefaces, but without Google’s tracking.
Google Fonts and privacy 2020-08-08
Explaining changes I’ve made to this site because of its new privacy policy.
Posting with Ulysses 2020-08-04
Still a nicer editor, but not truly SSG-friendly.
Goodbye and hello • Part 2 2020-07-31
Why I decided to come back to Netlify.
Transformed 2020-07-31
The move to Cloudinary.
Beginner’s luck 2020-07-27
Helping more people get going with Eleventy and Hugo.
Chasing 100: tips for optimizing your website 2020-07-16
It takes work, but making your website better is worth it.
Mixed nuts • July, 2020 2020-07-09
Another successful lowering of the bar where observations’ cleverness is concerned.
Stacks and stacks 2020-07-05
Comparing the site’s “tech stacks,” one year apart.
Goodbye and hello 2020-07-02
Moving from Netlify to Vercel: how this site gained a new home.
O say can you CI/CD? 2020-06-28
A way around the Netlify free-tier build limit.
Fathom Analytics: count on it 2020-06-19
How to count visitors while protecting them — and yourself.
Why I kept Ulysses 2020-06-07
Renewing the subscription for another year.
A thousand words, indeed 2020-05-22
Feelings about look-and-feel: how and why “hero images” have returned to this site.
Mixed nuts • May, 2020 2020-05-16
Updates, uptakes, follow-ups, and foul-ups — not necessarily in that order.
Battle of the iOS email heavyweights 2020-05-14
AltaMail vs. Preside: there’s no MailMate for iOS, but these try to play in the same ballpark.
Going solo with Eleventy 2020-05-09
Losing webpack, regaining Tailwind CSS.
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 5 2020-04-28
Conclusion of a five-part series about incorporating the IndieWeb into three different static site generators (SSGs).
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 4 2020-04-28
Part 4 of a five-part series about incorporating the IndieWeb into three different static site generators (SSGs) — in this case, Gatsby.
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 3 2020-04-28
Part 3 of a five-part series about incorporating the IndieWeb into three different static site generators (SSGs) — in this case, Hugo.
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 2 2020-04-28
Part 2 of a five-part series about incorporating the IndieWeb into three different static site generators (SSGs) — in this case, Eleventy.
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 1 2020-04-28
The intro to a five-part series about incorporating webmentions into three different static site generators (SSGs).
Murdered darlings 2020-04-22
R.I.P., WIP: a farewell to this site’s original purpose.
The full .11ty.js monty 2020-04-15
Going all-JavaScript with my Eleventy site.
Different modes for different code 2020-04-05
I tread familiar ground as I provide versions of this site in its two previous SSGs.
Back to Nunjucks for my Eleventy site 2020-03-22
Why I’ve decided for now to backtrack from JavaScript-only templating in Eleventy.
Coherence and COVID-19 2020-03-21
What one thinks when “Well, that escalated quickly” becomes a gross understatement.
Some Sirius(XM) thoughts 2020-03-15
Radio, and more, from on high.
Welcome, sweet little early bird 2020-03-10
The new grandchild arrives, and on her own timeline.
YouTube TV and the RSNs flap 2020-02-28
A tale of shrinking options for cord-cutters who love TV sports.
Mixed nuts • February, 2020 2020-02-09
Another sampling of my random thoughts — lucky you.
So much for heroes 2020-02-01
A few days of dithering over images leads to a clean break.
Streamers’ party 2020-01-18
I finally jump off the sinking ship that is cable television — while also regaling you with tales of yesteryear.
Two cheers for Tailwind 2020-01-12
Trying to decide what I think about utility-first CSS.
Sorta StranGe (SSG) trip 2019-12-27
Recapping “the dance” and what it taught me.
“Previous” and “next” in Eleventy 2019-12-23
A brief description of code that easily enables this oft-requested feature.
Code comfort: Eleventy and webpack 2019-12-14
Some words about my Eleventy/webpack configuration.
Packing up 2019-12-08
Eleventy and webpack are a powerful pair.
Mixed nuts • November, 2019 2019-11-24
Observations worth exactly what you’re paying for them.
Some curmudgeonish thoughts, 2019 edition 2019-11-03
Here’s a follow-up on last year’s list of items that stick in my craw.
Now I’m a Gatsby geezer 2019-10-27
Project Purple isn’t over, but today is worth celebrating.
Picture perfect? 2019-10-20
With SSGs and images, it’s “location, location, location.”
OTOH 2019-10-11
One shouldn’t make decisions out of spite. I’m living proof.
It’s about the food, not the decor 2019-10-02
Thoughts about my recent emphasis on switching between SSGs.
Thinking dark thoughts 2019-09-29
As Dark Mode grows in use, it’s easy to make your site dark-friendly.
Back with Hugo 2019-09-20
Even for me, this switcheroo was quick, as the prodigal comes crawling back to Hugo.
Why I left Hugo for Eleventy 2019-09-08
Only weeks after telling you I was sticking with Hugo, I switch to Eleventy: the whys and wherefores.
Now I’m sixty-four 2019-09-06
Having reached this milestone-of-sorts, I offer some different wording for a Lennon/McCartney classic that suits me today.
Backtracking to Big G 2019-08-25
I admit it: I get too much utility from the myriad of Google services to pass them up, my privacy be damned.
Scrivener and The Cloud 2019-08-18
When even Ars Technica’s forum users can’t keep this straight, intervention is necessary.
Make games, not war 2019-08-03
I take a break from my “techy” stuff to opine on more logical layouts for Major League Baseball and the National Football League.
Roger, Copy 2019-07-27
How I now keep my site files “synced” across my devices — via Git and Working Copy.
Lessons learned 2019-07-21
During my ill-fated (and ultimately wrong-headed) attempt to convert this site from Hugo to Gatsby, I learned a few interesting things.
Why I’m staying with Hugo 2019-07-14
After experimenting for a few weeks with Gatsby and a few other trendy SSGs, I realize just how good I have it with Hugo.
Independence 2019-07-06
Thirty-five years ago this week, I encountered a Mac for the first time, and it literally changed my life.
Ahoy, ’Mate 2019-06-08
My last post notwithstanding, “the geek’s prerogative” makes it okay to try other email apps — like MailMate.
The Holy Mail 2019-05-10
The way I sort-of cured the email client dance.
Boxed in? 2019-05-04
A revisiting of the whole Ulysses matter — after I learned some more about “shoebox” apps in general.
Why I left Ulysses 2019-04-20
Just months after proclaiming my allegiance to the Ulysses writing app, I’ve chosen to abandon it in favor of iA Writer.
Publish or perish 2019-04-11
In a previous post, I told you how to create a Hugo-based site; now, here’s how to publish it — for free.
Ec-static 2019-04-07
Some tips for ordinary non-geeks on using the Hugo static site generator to create and maintain their own websites.
Mark it down 2019-03-08
Markdown: how to have that plain-text cake and still eat it with formatting intact.
Plain truth 2019-03-02
Prose needn’t be deathless to survive.
Back up, Jack 2019-02-23
Some observations on good backup practices, notably the 4-2-2 approach I’m now using.
Old dog learns old trick 2019-02-16
A major “Do’h” moment in the never-ending battle against Internet Explorer.
iA for IO? 2019-02-03
A re-consideration of using iA Writer in making Markdown files for this site’s posts.
Blox sux 2019-01-19
Some highly uncomplimentary words about WordPress page builders.
On Edge 2018-12-07
Microsoft’s decision about Edge is important on many levels.
Grid-locked no more 2018-11-28
While I still think using frameworks is OK, I decided the best way to learn CSS Grid was to use it.
Getting framed 2018-11-14
Reasons why one might still want to use a CSS framework.
Some curmudgeonish thoughts 2018-11-01
“Didja ever notice…?” Yes, I did. And here’s the result.
A stacked deck 2018-10-25
Part 2 of a two-part series on web typography.
Readable web text, pretty please 2018-10-17
Part 1 of a two-part series on web typography.
The client is too smart for you 2018-10-11
Pretty emails don’t work so well in an Outlook-centric business world.
The version-control follies 2018-10-06
Why you should go GUI with version control.
Why I finally settled on Ulysses 2018-09-22
How I came to realize why one particular creative writing app was a better fit for me as compared to its chief rival.
HardyPress: WP + SSG with a twist 2018-09-15
Here’s a brief look at an interesting way to have your WordPress cake and eat your SSG site, too — or something like that.