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An alternative, open-source analytics package which should be lighter weight than Google and claims to be more privacy conscious than even …

An open-source tool for API testing, with automatic type safety baked in and a much more advanced output UI that highlights contained images, code blocks, messaging etc. whilst still providing the …

Craft 5 introduces entry-based Matrix fields, but being able to see the entries created this way is surprisingly tricky. Thankfully, it can be done!

An open-source fork of the Firefox web browsers, with a strong(er) focus on privacy and security. Basically disables all telemetry and most of the slightly questionable decisions that Mozilla have …

Some interesting thoughts on how short-term wins and fun, quirky ideas can morph over time into technical debt and various other issues particularly inherent within an open-software …

An enhanced version of the <datalist> element that uses a tiny amount of additional CSS and JS to modernise the element and bring additional functionality to …

A detailed, balanced look at the current pitfalls of the Open Source model from an author with a huge amount of relevant …

Source, one of the many blogs I follow, has recently had a themed content week focusing on security. For their main readership this means security for the newsroom, security for the journalist, but …

More than 700 web icons made entirely in CSS from a single <div> (SVG versions are also present). Very useful and great …

The Climate Strike License is an attempt to block companies that profit from climate change using open-source software. It's certainly an interesting approach, though I've no idea how enforceable it …

A self-hosted, open-source IndieAuth authorisation endpoint. I still find myself running in circles as to whether IndieAuth worries me or excites me, but I find this project a …

Astrofox looks like a really clever video editor, developed specifically with the aim of creating videos for music playlists and personal tracks. Nothing too fancy, but lots of options to animate …

What a cool idea 😎 A set of line illustrations (SVG etc. goodness) that you can mix'n'match to create avatars, all fully modular. Currently it's an open-source graphics resource, but I could …

Very useful tool for checking whether an area contains locations relevant to Pokémon Go i.e. Pokéstops, Gyms, and Nests. Looks like it's built on OpenStreetMap, and therefore open for community …

A deep dive into the world of copyleft trolling and Creative Commons license abuse. I was unsurprised to see that automated systems are being used to target people with extortion rackets (similar to …

Probably not, but I'm definitely caught in a web. Web traffic interests me, it turns up weird stuff. I don't get many pageviews, but largely they originate in other countries, with pretty strange …

Chances are that if, like me, you are interested in web design (or just design work in general) you probably already know about A List Apart, the amazing blog that has been a source of industry …

Given the increasing diversity of web based (and meat space) services it is a source of constant confusion and annoyance that there aren't any far reaching, respected, crowd-sourced review sites out …

For the second year running, Khoi Vinh of subtraction.com is asking for designers/developers to fill out a survey detailing what tools they use in their day-to-day workflow. I'm probably not the …

Mozilla's new logo, for me, is a rebrand done extremely well. The moment I saw the design the concept struck me as clever, appropriate and intelligent. Styling the "ill" part of their name to mimic …

Why does this website exist? That's the question I found myself wondering today. I was making my way through the usual motions: eating lunch, catching up on RSS feeds, discovering something I found …

Month in media is an archived project, now with a permanent home in the Reviews section. Films, TV shows, books, video games, and other media watched, read, or played in February 2017.

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So another year, another April 1st. As is usually the case, the internet was awash with odd concepts, fake news and terrible puns. On top of which, we also had the annual Aprils Fools "pranks" …

Standard workday, standard work lunch catching up on RSS feeds. Of course, quite a few of them are discussing the leaked "Anti-Diversity" manifesto from the, now infamous, ex-Google employee (name …

I have recently fallen back into an old habit: League of Legends. The eponymous MOBA remains immensely addictive, fun and interesting, but above all else my return (after over a year!) has …

A List Apart has long been a fantastic source of knowledge and inspiration in terms of both website design and writing, but on top of these accolades every now an then it manage to …

The recent update to Lightroom (and descent into League) means that photography has taken a bit of a backseat once again, but I have actually managed to turn posting to social media into a bit of a …

Currently, both myself and my partner are looking into replacing our mobile phones (her slightly more urgently). As a result, we're both quite deep in the mire of tech reviews, contract comparisons …

Last night was the grand finale of Game of Thrones and whilst everyone else is jumping on this bandwagon I figured I'd throw my own thoughts into the ring.