Why I Think Nextcloud Is Shit
I've tried Nextcloud a few times over the years, but every time I do, I end up coming away thinking it's shit. Here's why...
Tag: web
How to Add an RSS Feed to Your Kirby Blog
Here's a quick and simple way of adding an RSS feed to your Kirby based blog without using plugins.
Update on 500 Social
500 Social has been around for a few months now and things are going well. Here’s what’s been happening…
My Thoughts on the WordPress Drama
I wrote about Matt's post the other day, but things have escalated significantly since then. Like, SIGNIFICANTLY. Here's my thoughts...
Building a Simple Journal
I saw a post from Will recently about the CLI journalling tool, jrnl. It looked cool, but had some limitations for my needs, so I decided to build my own.
Politics and Communities
After launching 500 Social to little fanfare yesterday, Jack and Dave have been having an interesting conversation about politics in communities, and I wanted to chime in, since it's focussed on 500 Social.
Introducing 500 Social
I've decided to go for it and start that deliberately small online community I was talking about. It's called 500 Social.
Thinking About Online Communities
I've been thinking about online communities a lot lately, and had an idea about a new Masto instance, but maybe it wasn't such a good idea?
Could You Give Up Social Media?
I have a love hate relationship with social media. In some respects it's great, but in others it's a nightmare. I'm wondering if I could give up social media entirely...
I Stopped Mastodon DDoSing Me (I Think)
I recently wrote about how Mastodon is DDoSing me every time I post a link to this site. I've managed to fix the problem...I think.
Mastodon Is DDoSing Me
Whenever I, or someone else, posts a link to this blog on Mastodon, it DDoS's me and brings the site down for a couple minutes.
What Would My Dream CMS Be?
When writing content, I prefer to use a CMS and I've tried a lot of them. But what would my dream CMS look like?
Building Cool Shit
I see so many cool indie projects that have been made by really talented developers, and I'm very jealous!
Cross-Posting with EchoFeed
I've been cross-posting using a self-hosted EchoFeed instance for a while, but now Robb has built a managed version, I flipped to that and it's brilliant.
The Small Web ♥️ Blogrolls
I've had my own Blogroll for a while now, but I'm seeing them start to popup all over the small web, and it's glorious.
Ditching YouTube (Kind Of)
I recently wrote about how YouTube was throttling my connection. I'm sick of YouTube's shenanigans, so I've ditched them...kind of.
Building an Archive of My First Blog
My first ever blog was hosted on Blogger, and Google loves to delete shit, so I've decided to replicate that site and host it myself.
Ending my Kagi Search Subscription
After nearly 6 weeks, I've decided to end my extended trial of Kagi search, it gives little value over DuckDuckGo and is a waste of money.
I Think YouTube Is Throttling Me Because I’m Using an Ad-Blocker
YouTube has felt really sluggish when navigating between pages recently, and I think it's a deliberate thing by them, because I'm using an ad-blocker.
My Thoughts on Kagi Search
I've been trying Kagi Search for the last couple of weeks; my trial has now ended and I've decided to subscribe. Here's why...