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A look at how I've been using Git aliases to remove repetitive tasks, automate workflows, and generally optimise working on the command line. They're small tips, but they've had a big impact on me.

I was recently given a new laptop at work (🥳), but failed to realise that my Git author details weren't syncing correctly with GitHub for almost a month... 🤦 Rather than simply accept those white squares, I decided to rewrite the repository history. The process turns out to be quite simple, but I still hit several snags so figured it could be useful to document my fixes and errors.

For the most part, using the Universal Scrobbler is as simple as searching for the artist/album you want and hitting Scrobble. There are a couple of albums I have, however, which don't seem to be …

A step-by-step guide to installing Craft CMS 3+ on the Arcustech hosting services, because sometimes all the command line steps can seem a little daunting if you aren't used to it!

The idea of a great divide in front-end development resonated with me. I'm worried about how the erosion of certain skills could lead to a less inclusive, accessible web, for both users and developers. On the other hand, there are some massive advantages to our new tools. It's a double-edged sword.

Amazon Photos on Windows has been force quitting for unknown reasons. Well, I finally found a fix, so I thought it might be worth sharing it with other people.

CraftCMS has a habit of imploding when running software updates, for which I have developed several coping strategies.

After months of frustration, I think I've finally worked out how to make VSCode the default Git editor on macOS.

A quick (and dirty) way to fetch local data from a JSON file and modify the look of a page in Astro, completely natively.

I read the entirety of the EAA – including all supporting documentation – so you don't have to.

The EAA's Article 32 is the one that people get a bit angry about, particularly in accessibility circles. In brief, it gives companies with existing contracts or customers an …

Various notes from my battle to get a local development environment working for Craft CMS.

How to change your Git author details for a single codebase, and check that the changes have taken effect.

How well does an iPad work as full code editing device; a veritable laptop replacement? That's what I wanted to find out.

Or how I spent four days trying to debug a local Astro environment that refused to load any CSS.