Use your Mac the way I do
A phenomenally interesting journey through one person's assistive set-up, using only the left mouse button to navigate the web, code websites, play video games, and everything else […]
Archives
11ty tips I wish I'd known
Several excellent tips on how to best setup, configure, or use Eleventy, all with excellent explanations. I particularly liked the breakdown of the data cascade model […]
Learning to simplify
I'm not sure I fully understand Andy's clever Service Worker setup here for authenticated content, but it certainly sounds like a nifty pattern and I can't agree more with his main […]
Today's JavaScript, from an outsider's perspective
I can relate to Lea's frustrations (or, more specifically, those of her friend who doesn't often stray into JavaScript […]
Structuring Reviews
It turns out that there are a lot of gotchas to creating a clear category structure for media reviews. Well, after a year of messing around with various setups behind the scenes, I think I'm starting to get somewhere.
A guide to getting onto the IndieWeb
IndieWebify.Me is the main service I've been using to get my site set up with IndieWeb technologies. It's a great, step-by-step tutorial on how to get involved and helps you easily test your […]
Crafty Aliases & Environment Variables
Craft CMS has the ability to accept environment variables as well as aliases. It can be worthwhile understanding how these two seemingly similar concepts differ, and when you might want to use one over the other.
Jamstack full course
A solid introduction to the Jamstack, including full build tutorials for an initial SSG setup with Eleventy and Netlify, integrations with the News API service and Open Weather, geolocation checks […]
Manage Global State with Contact API and Hooks
Jonas has put together a useful overview of why the "new" Context API in React is probably a better option than Redux for many simple use cases, as well as step-by-step instructions on how to set up […]
Installing Craft on Arcustech
A step-by-step guide to installing Craft CMS 3+ on the Arcustech hosting services, because sometimes all the command line steps can seem a little daunting if you aren't used to it!
Month in Media: June 2016
Month in media is an archived project, now with a permanent home in the Reviews section. Films, TV shows, books, video games, and other media watched, read, or played in June 2016.