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Should you adopt Tailwind 3? • January 12, 2022
Assessing all the changes
Tailwind is making too much progress to ignore. Is it time to check out the latest version?
Gems in the rough #13 • January 4, 2022
Different choices on CSS and AVIFs
Why I’ve recently backtracked on configurations for CSS and image-handling.
Retrospective: 2021 • December 29, 2021
The annual review
Reflections on some of the items discussed here in the outgoing year.
Gems in the rough #12 • December 26, 2021
Another swift dip into nerddom
Speedier CFP builds, HTML sitemaps.
Fetching remote stuff with Hugo 0.90+ • December 11, 2021
Fewer HTTP requests are better
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 • December 1, 2021
Gaining from Go
An example of how you could use Hugo’s phenomenally fast, built‑in bundling capabilities.
Mixed nuts #10 • November 26, 2021
Bouncin’ among my neurons
A few things currently on my so-called mind.
Go big or Go home? The sequel • November 23, 2021
A pie recipe rather than tangled spaghetti
After a “D’oh!” moment, I refine a bespoke Hugo shortcode.
Gems in the rough #11 • November 19, 2021
Dueling announcements, CSP-allowed CSS, fun with LQIPs
If you know what an “SSG” is, perhaps you’ll have interest in these items.
Curmudgeonish thoughts for 2021 • November 9, 2021
Another year, another grievances list
It’s November, so once more it’s time to air some gripes.
Making Tailwind JIT work with Hugo • November 1, 2021
Building on others’ superb workarounds
What to do until Tailwind CSS’s JIT mode works OoTB with Hugo.
My website and Cloudflare, a year later • October 22, 2021
Talking out, and about, my mixed feelings
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 • October 11, 2021
A cross-platform solution of sorts
For Mac users who must use Outlook, its Electron-based version brings some long-overdue feature parity.
Gems in the rough #10 • October 1, 2021
Items of possible interest for SSG users
A (perhaps) surprising requirement for native lazy-loading, the Slinkity project, problems with Cloudflare Pages.
Taming time-based one-time passwords (TOTPs) • September 20, 2021
It’s (mostly) all in the apps
A few tips on managing multi-factor authentication—specifically, TOTPs.
A zero-JavaScript navigation menu for Tailwind CSS • September 15, 2021
Adapting an old friend for new realities
Seeking a non-JS nav menu for use with Tailwind? So was I. Here’s the resulting code.
Beginner’s luck #5: suspended starters • September 11, 2021
Stepping away from several projects
That’s a wrap on further development of my SSG starter sets.
Reply-to links in site feeds • September 9, 2021
A follow-up to “Help your website get discovered”
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 • September 5, 2021
Better video embeds, CFP improvements, “passtro” on Astro
A few more nerdy thoughts for SSG fans.
Transition • September 3, 2021
Yep, forty-plus years will do
Offering up what social media calls “some personal news.”
Mixed nuts #9 • August 29, 2021
Takes that are neither hot nor cool—in multiple ways
Just tossing a few of these out there . . .
1Password hits the fan • August 14, 2021
An Electron-ic firestorm
A timely follow-up to my earlier article about password management.
Boy, oh, grandboy • August 11, 2021
Another addition to our family
A few words about the arrival of grandchild #2.
Down with flabby fonts • August 8, 2021
A trimmer website is a faster website
How to subset large web font files to improve your site’s performance.
Gems in the rough #8 • August 4, 2021
More bits, bytes, ’n’ bushwa ’bout static site builders
Checking out Astro; comparing vendors.
Beginner’s luck #4: the Vite edition • July 25, 2021
The stable of starter sets grows again
Now I have an Eleventy/Vite starter, and here’s some of the code that makes it go.
Eleventy plus Vite = elite • July 24, 2021
Re-bundling, but without the pain of webpack
Pairing Eleventy and Vite shows me how far bundlers have come in a short time.
Gems in the rough #7 • July 17, 2021
Eleventy Meetup #1, Firefox’s woes, and other website-related arcana
Static site generator fans, here’s another (sorta) brief set of goodies for your edification.
Better notifications in the Preside email app • July 3, 2021
Now hear and see this
How to use MailMate with Preside for quick and audible email notifications on your iOS devices.
Beginner’s luck #3: adding a Zola starter • June 25, 2021
And then there were seven
For those interested in a (somewhat) easy take on Hugo, here’s a starter set for you.
Gems in the rough #6 • June 21, 2021
Another set of SSG-centric suggestions
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 • June 15, 2021
Ways to practice superior cybersecurity
Some suggestions for wisely managing your passwords.
Mixed nuts • June, 2021 • June 11, 2021
More miscellany for your mental masochism
The latest set of “takes” that don’t all fit in any one category.
Gems in the rough #5 • May 30, 2021
The latest of my wide-ranging website whatchamacallits
More notes, notions, and nitpicks about managing one’s personal website.
Help your website get discovered • May 14, 2021
You built it, but will they come?
A few suggestions for getting your website the attention it deserves.
Trying Mark Text for website content • May 7, 2021
A FOSS option for Markdown-based writing
A free, cross-platform text editor for (maybe) managing your site’s content.
Headers up • May 1, 2021
Managing caching and FLOC
Here’s a Cloudflare Worker for handling headers with Cloudflare Pages.
Using Eleventy’s official image plugin • April 17, 2021
Save time and trouble with this intro and code
The what, why, and how of Eleventy Image.
Gems in the rough #4 • April 9, 2021
More assorted short takes about building websites
Here a drib, there a drab, everywhere a drib-drab of web dev miscellany.
Speaking up for Sass • April 3, 2021
Why rumors of its death are greatly exaggerated
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 • March 25, 2021
New and updated starter sets for Eleventy and Hugo
The inventory has grown, so here’s what I currently offer for those interested in the two best SSGs.
Tailwind-to-head with Eleventy • March 20, 2021
Using package.json as an asset pipeline
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 • March 19, 2021
Still experimental, but already impressive
Why Tailwind’s new capabilities will give it even more momentum among web developers.
Next steps? • March 11, 2021
Evaluating Next.js for the Day Job
Some things I’ve learned while tinkering with a major React framework.
Gems in the rough #3 • March 6, 2021
Tips ’n’ tricks, this ’n’ that
The latest installment of unrequested advice about tinkering with websites.
New in Hugo: easier writing • February 27, 2021
How Hugo 0.81.0 lets me do more in Markdown
The benefit of enhanced support for attributes.
Mixed nuts • February, 2021 • February 13, 2021
Free-association folderol for February
No brain cells were even used, much less harmed, in the production of this post.
Go big or Go home? • February 10, 2021
A short(code) trip from Eleventy to Hugo
How some image-handling code moved from JavaScript to Go.
Simplify, simplify • February 6, 2021
A Thoreau-ly fine website
The result of choosing between simplicity and FOMO.
Tailwind-to-head with Hugo Pipes • February 2, 2021
An easy way to get internal CSS
If your website draws that “render-blocking resource” gripe during tests, here’s one method for fighting it.
Leaner and cleaner • January 31, 2021
Simpler is (usually) better
After I remind myself of this site’s original, spartan appearance, changes result.
Beta-testing Cloudflare Pages • January 27, 2021
A possible game-changer emerges
I take a look at a new website-hosting platform and find some early glitchiness, but also plenty of potential.
Gems in the rough #2 • January 16, 2021
More geeky hints for SSG fans
Another collection of neat and/or nerdy items.
Easy-peasy • January 3, 2021
A theoretical conversation about building static websites
Simplicity is in the mind of the conveyor.
Through with 2020 • December 30, 2020
This site’s offerings in a rough year
What I talked about while the world burned.
Eleventy and Hugo: comparing and contrasting • December 28, 2020
You can’t always get what you want, but . . .
Trying to choose between the two best static site generators? See if these points address your personal hot buttons.
Gems in the rough • December 21, 2020
A few suggestions for your static website
I learned these the hard way; perhaps you won’t have to do the same.
Hashing out a cache-busting fix for Eleventy • December 15, 2020
Digging further under the hood
Some of the code behind my previous post.
Cache-busting in Eleventy, take two • December 11, 2020
This time, a solution that really (?) works
Sometimes, semi-bespoke is best.
Fast but flawed • November 25, 2020
Two more static website hosts to consider (maybe)
These can give you great performance, but there’s a catch.
What Apple Silicon means for web developers • November 20, 2020
The Mac’s new world is amazing, but . . .
As Apple takes the Mac to the final frontier, here’s what web devs should consider.
Using PostCSS for cache-busting in Eleventy • November 10, 2020
Fun with—and without—asset pipelines
Optimizing how browsers handle your site’s CSS, and why you should care about that.
Mixed nuts • November, 2020 • November 7, 2020
Another set of odd-servations
Follow my erratic mind, if you dare, as it proves anew that it deserves that adjective.
Curmudgeonish thoughts for 2020 • November 1, 2020
The third annual rant
Pet peeves seem tiny at a time like this, but I have them nonetheless.
Conversation piece • October 13, 2020
Commenting options for your static website
Here are several ways you can hear from your visitors.
Forward PaaS • October 11, 2020
Trying Cloudflare Workers and KV storage
How I’m testing the waters on an up-and-coming platform-as-a-service (PaaS) offering.
Ignition sequence start • September 27, 2020
GitHub Actions to deploy to Firebase Hosting
Missing that easy workflow you get with other hosts? This script is for you.
A normal person’s guide to static website hosting • September 26, 2020
Where your site should “live”
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 • September 22, 2020
Advice from a semi-normal old web geek
Want to have a website of your own but having trouble figuring out how to proceed? Here’s some help.
Two, but not terrible • September 15, 2020
Dual candles on the site’s cake
“Reminiscin’” as this site celebrates its second birthday.
Goodbye and hello • Part 5 • September 9, 2020
Failing to plan
Two embarrassments: another site move and the reason behind it.
Goodbye and hello • Part 4 • September 5, 2020
The future is now, so to Render we go
My curiosity overcomes me and, yet again, I move the site.
Mixed nuts • September, 2020 • September 3, 2020
Oddities, observations, offal
Once more into the breach, dear friends, with assorted somethings-or-others.
Goodbye and hello • Part 3 • August 21, 2020
Performance is a heckuva drug
Earlier considerations aside, I move the site to Vercel for a second time.
Freeing your folders • August 16, 2020
A safe way to change your cloud sync setup
How Mac users can remove items from iCloud Drive without seemingly interminable downloads.
Good stuff without Google • August 9, 2020
Yes to variable typefaces, no to tracking
How your website can still have the coolness of variable typefaces, but without Google’s tracking.
Google Fonts and privacy • August 8, 2020
It’s about more than trust
Explaining changes I’ve made to this site because of its new privacy policy.
Posting with Ulysses • August 4, 2020
Trying the latest version
Still a nicer editor, but not truly SSG-friendly.
Goodbye and hello • Part 2 • July 31, 2020
Returning the site to Netlify
Why I decided to come back.
Transformed • July 31, 2020
The move to Cloudinary
Getting a big burden off my shoulders—and my site-build workflow.
Beginner’s luck • July 27, 2020
New Eleventy and Hugo starter sets
Helping more people get going with two great SSGs.
Chasing 100: tips for optimizing your website • July 16, 2020
Pointers about performance, and then some
It takes work, but making your website better is worth it.
Mixed nuts • July, 2020 • July 9, 2020
Random thoughts “R” us
Another successful lowering of the bar where observations’ cleverness is concerned.
Stacks and stacks • July 5, 2020
That was then, this is now
Comparing the site’s “tech stacks,” one year apart.
Goodbye and hello • July 2, 2020
Moving from Netlify to Vercel
How this site gained a new home.
O say can you CI/CD? • June 28, 2020
A way around the Netlify build limit
How you can stay within the free tier.
Fathom Analytics: count on it • June 19, 2020
A better way to analyze websites
How to count visitors while protecting them—and yourself.
Why I kept Ulysses • June 7, 2020
Wanting to write more than nerdy stuff
Renewing the subscription for another year.
A thousand words, indeed • May 22, 2020
Feelings about look-and-feel
How and why “hero images” have returned to this site.
Mixed nuts • May, 2020 • May 16, 2020
Month-of-May meanderings through my, um, mind
Updates, uptakes, follow-ups, and foul-ups—not necessarily in that order.
Battle of the iOS email heavyweights • May 14, 2020
AltaMail vs. Preside: Two apps for power users
There’s no MailMate for iOS, but these try to play in the same ballpark.
Going solo with Eleventy • May 9, 2020
Losing webpack, regaining Tailwind CSS
As the saying goes, less is more.
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 5 • April 28, 2020
Thanking our sources for this series about IndieWebbin’
Conclusion of a five-part series about incorporating the IndieWeb into three different static site generators (SSGs).
Webmentions in three SSGs: Part 4 • April 28, 2020
IndieWebbin’ in Gatsby
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 • April 28, 2020
IndieWebbin’ in Hugo
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 • April 28, 2020
IndieWebbin’ in Eleventy
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 • April 28, 2020
Getting started with IndieWebbin’ in general
The intro to a five-part series about incorporating webmentions into three different static site generators (SSGs).
Murdered darlings • April 22, 2020
R.I.P., WIP
A farewell to this site’s original purpose.
The full .11ty.js monty • April 15, 2020
Going all-JavaScript with my Eleventy site
Once again, I can’t resist a nerdy challenge.
Different modes for different code • April 5, 2020
Filling it out in triplicate
I tread familiar ground as I provide versions of this site in its two previous SSGs.
Back to Nunjucks for my Eleventy site • March 22, 2020
Taking a course of lesser resistance
Why I’ve decided for now to backtrack from JavaScript-only templating in Eleventy.
Coherence and COVID–19 • March 21, 2020
Trying to grasp the new reality
What one thinks when “Well, that escalated quickly” becomes a gross understatement.
Some Sirius(XM) thoughts • March 15, 2020
Radio, and more, from on high
Some pros and cons of having SiriusXM.
Welcome, sweet little early bird • March 10, 2020
Plans, schmans
The new grandchild arrives, and on her own timeline.
YouTube TV and the RSNs flap • February 28, 2020
Is the pyramid near collapse?
A tale of shrinking options for cord-cutters who love TV sports.
Mixed nuts • February, 2020 • February 9, 2020
Here and there, frick and frack, yadda and yadda
Another sampling of my random thoughts—lucky you.
So much for heroes • February 1, 2020
The Big Picture regarding big pictures
A few days of dithering over images leads to a clean break.
Streamers’ party • January 18, 2020
Getting with the (TV) program
I finally jump off the sinking ship that is cable television—while also regaling you with tales of yesteryear.
Two cheers for Tailwind • January 12, 2020
Staying current can bite
Trying to decide what I think about utility-first CSS.
Sorta StranGe (SSG) trip • December 27, 2019
Recapping “the dance” and what it taught me
The changes I made to brycewray.com this past year, and what I learned along the way.
“Previous” and “next” in Eleventy • December 23, 2019
The answer to an authentic FAQ
A brief description of code that easily enables this oft-requested feature.
Code comfort: Eleventy and webpack • December 14, 2019
Peeking inside this site
Some words about my Eleventy/webpack configuration.
Packing up • December 8, 2019
Eleventy and webpack are a powerful pair
How using a bundler makes the coolest SSG even better.
Mixed nuts • November, 2019 • November 24, 2019
In a nutshell, odds and ends
Observations worth exactly what you’re paying for them.
Some curmudgeonish thoughts, 2019 edition • November 3, 2019
A few more things that irk me
Here’s a follow-up on last year’s list of items that stick in my craw.
Now I’m a Gatsby geezer • October 27, 2019
Gatsby Experiment III proves the winner
Project Purple isn’t over, but today is worth celebrating.
Picture perfect? • October 20, 2019
With SSGs and images, it’s “location, location, location”
Image-related items to consider when structuring your SSG-powered site.
OTOH • October 11, 2019
Retracting my retractions
One shouldn’t make decisions out of spite. I’m living proof.
It’s about the food, not the decor • October 2, 2019
The delivery method matters far less than what’s being delivered
Thoughts about my recent emphasis on switching between SSGs.
Thinking dark thoughts • September 29, 2019
How to keep up with a growing trend
As Dark Mode grows in use, it’s easy to make your site dark-friendly.
Back with Hugo • September 20, 2019
Well, that didn’t last long
Even for me, this switcheroo was quick, as the prodigal comes crawling back to Hugo.
Why I left Hugo for Eleventy • September 8, 2019
The quest to learn more
Only weeks after telling you I was sticking with Hugo, I switch to Eleventy: the whys and wherefores.
Now I’m sixty-four • September 6, 2019
Amending my obligatory earworm
Having reached this milestone-of-sorts, I offer some different wording for a Lennon/McCartney classic that suits me today.
Backtracking to Big G • August 25, 2019
A noble experiment ends
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 • August 18, 2019
Cutting through the fog (maybe)
When even Ars Technica’s forum users can’t keep this straight, intervention is necessary.
Make games, not war • August 3, 2019
Hey, MLB and NFL: time to unify
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 • July 27, 2019
Keeping my .git together with Working Copy
How I now keep my site files “synced” across my devices—via Git and Working Copy.
Lessons learned • July 21, 2019
What I found while trying other SSGs
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 • July 14, 2019
An “interesting” learning experience
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 • July 6, 2019
Thirty-five years a Mac lover
Thirty-five years ago this week, I encountered a Mac for the first time, and it literally changed my life.
Ahoy, ’Mate • June 8, 2019
Considering MailMate
My last post notwithstanding, “the geek’s prerogative” makes it okay to try other email apps—like MailMate.
The Holy Mail • May 10, 2019
Stopping the e-madness
The way I sort-of cured the email client dance.
Boxed in? • May 4, 2019
“Shoebox” apps (including Ulysses) and iCloud sync
A revisiting of the whole Ulysses matter—after I learned some more about “shoebox” apps in general.
Why I left Ulysses • April 20, 2019
iA Writer wins—for now
Why, 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 • April 11, 2019
Going live with your Hugo site
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 • April 7, 2019
How to go Hugo
Some tips for ordinary non-geeks on using the Hugo static site generator to create and maintain their own websites.
Mark it down • March 8, 2019
Plain but pretty
Markdown: how to have that plain-text cake and still eat it with formatting intact.
Plain truth • March 2, 2019
On permanence
Prose needn’t be deathless to survive.
Back up, Jack • February 23, 2019
From 3-2-1 to 4-2-2
Some observations on good backup practices, notably the 4-2-2 approach I’m now using.
Old dog learns old trick • February 16, 2019
How’d I miss this way to fool IE?
A major “Do’h” moment in the never-ending battle against Internet Explorer.
iA for IO? • February 3, 2019
Evaluating iA Writer for use with an SSG
A re-consideration of using iA Writer in making Markdown files for this site’s posts.
Blox sux • January 19, 2019
Page builders are a pain, but . . .
Some highly uncomplimentary words about WordPress page builders.
On Edge • December 7, 2018
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Chromium
Microsoft’s decision about Edge is important on many levels.
Grid-locked no more • November 28, 2018
Doing a 180 on CSS Grid
While I still think using frameworks is OK, I decided the best way to learn CSS Grid was to use it.
Getting framed • November 14, 2018
Why I still use Bootstrap
Reasons why one might still want to use a CSS framework.
Some curmudgeonish thoughts • November 1, 2018
(with apologies to the late Andy Rooney)
“Didja ever notice…?” Yes, I did. And here’s the result.
A stacked deck • October 25, 2018
Part 2 of a two-part series on web typography
Making the case for a system fonts approach to the typography on websites.
Readable web text, pretty please • October 17, 2018
Part 1 of a two-part series on web typography
Can we just agree that type on the web should be, y’know, readable?
The client is too smart for you • October 11, 2018
The email client, that is
Pretty emails don’t work so well in an Outlook-centric business world.
The version-control follies • October 6, 2018
Life’s too short for CLI
Why you should go GUI with version control.
Why I finally settled on Ulysses • September 22, 2018
The write stuff (sorry)
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 • September 15, 2018
Trying to have the best of two worlds
Here’s a brief look at an interesting way to have your WordPress cake and eat your SSG site, too—or something like that.