Housekeeping and Renovation
It goes without saying that my writing over the years has trailed off significantly. I used to post daily, then weekly, then monthly, then never. I want to change that.
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Configure a Raspberry Pi as a print server for Dymo label printers
This seemed like an odd article to post after nearly 11 months of blog inactivity, but it’s a problem I had to solve on my own today and felt it necessary to write this. Other Internet-based sources I consulted ended up only being partially correct so this is ultimately
Some of the Best Independent WordPress Theme Shops
For 2019, one of my “goals” if you will is to spend more time noting more of the resources and tools I find valuable. The first category I’m targeting has to do with WordPress. Over the last 10 years of using WordPress in various capacities, I’ve seen, tested,
Cloudflare Argo: 228 Days Later
It seems like such a random amount of time to review (and it kind of is) but I wanted to start of 2019 right and review a topic I touched on in 2018: Cloudflare‘s smart-routing product, Argo. In my previous post about Argo, I covered the vast improvements to
SpinupWP: The Best Service for Deploying Self-Hosted WordPress
Over the last 10-ish years, I’ve deployed more WordPress sites than I can count. If there’s one service I could have used to make my life easier, it would have been an all-inclusive deployment tool that makes not only servers appear, but a complete and secure WordPress installation,
2018 Year in Review
It’s about that time of year when I look back on the posts that attracted the most eyeballs. Some of the most popular pieces of content this year were also the most popular last year, too. Admittedly, not much of this was actually from this year. By my count,
Remastered film of Paris in the 1890s
Shot by The Lumière brothers from 1896 to 1900 and remastered by Guy Jones. (h/t Kottke.org)
Google Isn’t the Company That We Should Have Handed the Web Over to
Put simply: This is a company that, time and again, has tried to push the Web into a Google-controlled proprietary direction to improve the performance of Google’s online services when used in conjunction with Google’s browser, consolidating Google’s market positioning and putting everyone else at a disadvantage.
Some thoughts on the 2018 Macbook Pro
I have been a Macbook Pro owner since 2011. I bought a 15″ model then, another one in late 2015, and my third iteration landed in my lap last week. Unsure of the experience I would have, I took the plunge and snagged a 2018-era 15″ Macbook Pro with Touch
WordPress 5.0
As someone who has followed WordPress’ progress for several years–I remember deploying WordPress version 2.5–seeing version 5.0 make its debut was exciting. It’s just as fast as version 4 and the new editor is pretty slick. My current theme structure doesn’t seem to mind
Recap of Apple’s Updated Hardware from Today’s Event in Brooklyn
Apple announced a host of updated bits of hardware at today’s event in Brooklyn. Here’s my recap on the important bits. Let’s dive right in, or jump to: Mac MiniMacBook AiriPad ProApple PencilMac MiniThe last update to the Mac Mini was in 2014, and it was underwhelming
Stratechery: IBM’s Old Playbook
Ben Thompson, writing at Stratchery: This is the bet: while in the 1990s the complexity of the Internet made it difficult for businesses to go online, providing an opening for IBM to sell solutions, today IBM argues the reduction of cloud computing to three centralized providers makes businesses reluctant to
CBC Uncover: Escaping NXIVM
Thanks to Jason Kottke, I came across CBC Uncover: Escaping NXIVM: NXIVM calls itself a humanitarian community. Experts call it a cult. Uncover: Escaping NXIVM is an investigative podcast series about the group, its leader Keith Raniere and one woman’s journey to get out.This is a great podcast
Outlaw King
Netflix comes at us with a new tale about Robert the Bruce, King of Scots. Coming November 9th to the service and select theaters, this is Outlaw King.
Phone, Wallet, Keys
As a part of his latest special, 100% Fresh, out now on Netflix, Adam Sandler drops a beat on about what most of us carry always: a phone, wallet, and keys.
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