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• 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 Embedded 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 Embedded 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.