Using Eleventy data files for frequently used links
Have a set of frequently referenced links? A global data file can come in handy.
Filed under "notes"
Fun with image optimization
Over the weekend I updated the site to use next-gen image formats, and it was kind of fun.
End of the year to-do list
A quick note to keep myself honest about some work I'd like to get done by the end of the year.
Update on the end of the year to-do list
A quick update on the quick note about some work I'd like to get done by the end of the year.
Random Replay Generator spiff up
Wrapping up the end of the year list by knocking off one final to-do.
Ugging along
A brief catch up on slow progress and other items of note.
Horse Racing Datasets redesigned
A redesign and port to Eleventy is finally in the books.
Quick fix and a test
Two great resources and testing out something unrelated.
Annual Kentucky Derby 8 ball
Unintentionally tracking my dev skills.
Testing Forestry CMS with Eleventy
I created a test site to learn about using Forestry CMS with Eleventy.
How to turn off Browsersync ghostMode in Eleventy
A quick how-to.
Migrating the Pile
Using Pocket, Airtable and Eleventy for a personal bookmarking site.
A bit of sprucing up
Addressing an initial annoyance and adding something unexpected.
The sprucing party continues
The homepage and Projects landing page get a freshening.
Year one in the books
A year-in-review of sorts.
The accidental project
When an existing project suddenly needs a new home.
Dear HTML element
A collection of love letters to HTML tags.
Finally adding a dark theme
A minor health scare was the prompt I needed to add a dark theme.
Upgrading to Eleventy 1.0.0
A step-by-step for an incredibly easy process.
Two new sites
New sites, existential quandaries and burnout.
Behold the Junk Drawer
Another new site! And a new article or two on the way.
Year two in the books
Year-in-review, part two.
Logical Junk Drawer
I used logical properties for a new site, and I liked it.
Shifting things around
Figuring a few things out around here, and maybe elsewhere.
HTMHell: Reading the meter
Considerations when using the meter element published at HTMHell.
Regaining momentum
Trying to get the ball rolling again.
Upgrading to Eleventy 2.0.0
A step-by-step for an incredibly easy process, again.
Junk Drawer updates
New content and a homepage update.
Hot HTML Summer
Getting the party started with the Learn HTML course.
Hot HTML Summer: Overview
Off to a good start with plenty of little things I didn't know.
Hot HTML Summer: Document structure
Foundational knowledge abounds in this section of the course.
Hot HTML Summer: Metadata
Interesting backstories, flexibility, and social cards.
Hot HTML Summer: Semantic HTML
Portending of a Hot Aria Role Summer to come.
Hot HTML Summer: Headings and sections
Sectioning is important.
Hot HTML Summer: Attributes
Things are getting real.
Hot HTML Summer: Text basics
We've reached the 'made a CodePen' stage.
Hot HTML Summer: Links
Sharing is caring.
Hot HTML Summer: Lists
Lists!
Hot HTML Summer: Navigation
All the ways to get around.
Hot HTML Summer: Tables
The dog days of Hot HTML Summer are upon us.
Hot HTML Summer: Forms
Forms in good form.
Hot HTML Summer: Images
Eager for images.
Hot HTML Summer: Audio and Video
Things I know nothing about.
Hot HTML Summer: Template, slot, and shadow
Finally, an understanding.
Hot HTML Summer: HTML APIs
More things I will eventually learn about.
Hot HTML Summer: Focus
Stay focused.
Hot HTML Summer: Other inline text elements
A suprising amount of unknown information.
Hot HTML Summer: Details and summary
Details, details.
Hot HTML Summer: Dialog
Winding down with a dialog.
Hot HTML Summer: Wrap up
Endless Hot HTML Summer.
Hot HTML Summer housekeeping
The fun continues.
Year three in the books
Three years already?
Ye olde Twitter archive
Unleashing 15 years of chit chat into the wild.
Defaults 2023
Things I currently use. And things I'd like to use.
Year in nothing to review
The fourth year's a charm for dropping the ball.
Defaults 2024
Things I currently use. And things I'd like to use.
A post under the wire
Peaking out from under my rock to look forward.