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  • WordlePress and nerding out about WordPress function names

    2022-03-27

    Given all the “Wordle” hype these days, I think I was one of the first (of many) people to wonder about what “WordlePress” might look like: Not long after, Taco Verdo did buy the domain, with the aim of preserving it for the good of the WordPress community. Then, one bored weekend, I came up […]

  • Turbo Admin: The Story of a First Software Product

    2022-03-10

    Someone asked me today if and how I had had any success marketing Turbo Admin, as they were developing a software product of their own and wanted to hear some experiences. And the truth is that I have no idea what I’m doing. I hate marketing. I’m a total newbie. And Turbo Admin – a […]

  • Turbo Admin – the WordPress Command Palette – now has a free trial!

    2022-03-01

    You can now try out the Browser Extension version of Turbo Admin for free on up to three sites.

  • Hang on, PHP IS a static site generator!

    2021-12-18

    Regular followers will have heard me talk about Turbo Admin. And you may also know that I am, where possible, trying to #DitchTheBuild and use vanilla HTML, CSS and JS as much as possible. So for the Turbo Admin website I kinda wanted to embrace this philosophy, get cheap-and-easy, static-file hosting, and make my build […]

  • 10 things I learned about freelancing in ten years – Part 3

    2021-10-30

    So I’ve had my last official day as a freelancer. There are still some loose ends to tie up but I really ought to close out my thoughts on freelancing. You can also read part 1 and part 2 if you missed them. I’ve already given you 10 things, so here are some bonus experiences. […]

  • My Twitter Rules

    2021-10-30

    I recently saw a Tweet by a runner called Peter Sagal who outlined his “Rules of Twitter”. In response to narrowly spread demand, here are my Rules of Twitter. Note that each was learned by violating it repeatedly over the years, so don’t bother going back in my feed to find contradictions… trust me, I […]

  • The Electric Car Idea

    2021-10-23

    A revelation! Is the thing that stopping us thinking seriously about owning an electric car not, actually, a thing?

  • 10 things I learned about freelancing in ten years (with ten days to go) – Part 2

    2021-08-07

    More thing's I've learned from 10 years of freelancing.

  • 10 things I learned about freelancing in ten years (with ten days to go) – Part 1

    2021-08-07

    I stop being a freelancer soon. Here are some things I learned in the last ten years.

  • Turbo Admin! The command palette for (almost) ALL your WordPress sites

    2021-06-27

    The Turbo Admin browser extension give you a fast-action command palette for all your WordPress sites without needing to install a plugin.

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  • Did a firework party for the kids with hot dogs, a fire pit and smores!
  • Updated my website to reference fosstodon.org and tidied widgets.
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