Last Summer I wrote about building my own static site generator called Beemo. I went on to use it as the generator for a few other websites I manage, and made a few enhancements along the way. Beemo Recently I had the idea to use lars (a web server log analyser written by Dave Jones) as the...
I have a habit of revamping my website every few years. Since starting on Blogger some ... 19 years ago I've moved between platforms and redesigned the layout several times over. This time I decided to go for a static site build, which means not requiring managing WordPress plugins and updates, or...
I've had a blog since 2006. I started using Blogger — Google's 2003 acquisition — allowing 17-year-old-me to publish my thoughts and share my adventures with the world in my own corner of web space at blogspot.com. I can still log in to my blogspot account and see the old posts – although it...
Blogger have announced that they will be discontinuing their FTP service, which means that users will no longer be able to publish to their custom domains. This severely affects me as my blog is powered by Blogger and I publish via FTP, which means I will have to come up with an...
I decided I needed a new website template so I made one. Much better, don't you think? It's compliant with W3C Web Standards (XHTML 1.0 Strict and CSS 2.1) and I'm even using PHP to render it using Server Side Includes, as well as a PHP email form on the contact page. I've learned so much these...
A little video from a few days' training with the lads back in Sheffield while home for Easter: It's not the diaries. Honest.
I'm back from the longest period of absence in the history of this blog. I've been busy preparing for exams. Unfortunately training doesn't come into it, seeing as I've hardly had time for it lately. I do my best to get out and train whenever I can, but with my final exams coming up, it's been hard...
I've been neglecting my blog for quite some time, mainly because I'm in the middle of exams at the moment and have been building up to them for some time. I did my Duke of Edinburgh Gold Expedition in the North York Moors in the Easter break, and I've yet to post the photos from the venture,...
