The blog v2.1

I've been tweaking the blog and I think that I am finally (almost) satisfied.

Tue, 16 Apr 2024 12:24 UTC

Comments, Webmentions and Pizza

Am I alone in thinking that comments on websites are mostly unnecessary?

Sun, 14 Apr 2024 18:33 UTC

Reduce banding with GIMP

How to reduce and smooth out colour banding with GIMP.

Fri, 12 Apr 2024 08:40 UTC

Not a big fan of WordPress

I've done some serious soul-searching into why I dislike it so much.

Sun, 07 Apr 2024 05:39 UTC

Changing Thunderbird's default folder sort and threaded view

A new install of Thunderbird has the default folder view set to Threaded and the sort order set to Ascending. Here is how to quickly change the view for all folders to Unthreaded and sort-by-date (descending) via the config editor.

Sat, 02 Mar 2024 22:17 UTC

Back to the office

My take on hybrid working in 2024 which includes an imposed, mandatory two-days per week in the office.

Wed, 21 Feb 2024 06:27 UTC

An e-mail reminder Python script

I miss receiving the e-mail notifications for recurring events from my days of using the Hotmail and Gmail calendars. In an effort to self-host everything, my Python solution sends me e-mails for important dates such as birthdays, anniversaries and things I need to do on certain dates.

Fri, 16 Feb 2024 11:37 UTC

How to include simple Javascript within Hugo

How to add a simple back-to-top Javascript button to a Hugo website.

Sat, 03 Feb 2024 10:21 UTC

Hubzilla RSS Bot

A Python bot which takes a RSS feed and posts new items to a Hubzilla channel. It keeps track of the last post to ensure no repeated posts are made.

Fri, 02 Feb 2024 07:21 UTC

Hubzilla Solarized Theme

How to make a customised Hubzilla theme. In this example, I have made a solarized theme.

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 10:21 UTC

Mastodon Solarized Theme

A beautiful, minimalistic solarized theme for the Mastodon Web UI.

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 18:01 UTC

Mastodon Crashed and Died

Whilst doing a standard upgrade from 4.2.3 to 4.2.4, Mastodon decided to give up the ghost.

Sun, 28 Jan 2024 21:21 UTC

Mastodon White Theme

A beautiful, minimalistic white theme with blue colour scheme for Mastodon Web UI.

Sun, 21 Jan 2024 12:01 UTC

Show more hashtags on Mastodon UI

How to show more than 10 hashtags on Mastodon.

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 17:21 UTC

OMG! It's 2024!

It's been almost a year since I posted to my blog.

Sun, 07 Jan 2024 10:51 UTC

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