Using iA Writer with WordPress The latest version of iA Writer for Mac and iOS now includes support for IndieAuth so you can publish to WordPress without having to use JetPack. Celebrating small wins for the & #OpenWeb.
# Hmm I wonder…
Testing out Quill with the IndieAuth plugin for #WordPress.
Wondering whether #MicroBlogs should be stored in #WordPress as custom post types or categories? I don’t think formats make sense in 2019 though.
Queenstown, New Zealand
The Four Freedoms of Cryptocurrency
Democratising Money: The Four Freedoms of Blockchain Based Cryptocurrency
How To Type Hyphens, Em Dashes, & Quotation Dashes On MacOS
There are primarily three types of dashes. I won’t go into painstaking detail about the where and whys, but I wanted to know how to type them. I found out, and I’m sharing the detail here. Hyphen | Dash (Shortest) Looks like: – Type via: – When to use a hyphen. En Dash | Long […]
Gutenberg (Mini-) Review: The Future of WordPress
I truly believe that Gutenberg and the block editor is the future of WordPress and will do great things overall. The Gutenberg markup falls into the background gracefully and it replaces a lot of the basic content editing functionality that was driving people to page builders. I have no doubt that as it matures this […]
I have an Instagram Nametag…
It looks like Instagram grew sick of seeing ghostly Snapchat Snapcodes everywhere, got jealous, and made a slightly more boring version of their own. You can scan mine below from within the app to follow me on Instagram, or tap here to get your very own Instagram Nametag. The Standard Instagram Nametag Getting Creative with your Instagram […]
The Great Southern Unconference 2018
A written summary of my experiences and discussions from The Great Southern Unconference 2018 held at The Arts Centre in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The Power Behind Bitcoin
The amount of power that goes into securing Bitcoin has long been a heated discussion point. To compare Bitcoin with another big experiment; the Hadron collider in Europe supposedly uses 1.3TWh per year and Bitcoin is estimated to use 22 TWh per year. One project is aiming to test theories about physics to potentially discover new understandings and […]
Giant Cookie Art for Pilots
Giant Cookie Art for Pilots #TeamWork #GlutenFree #Baking #Cooking #Cookies
Icebreaker Quantum Gloves Review
I just bought my second pair of these gloves after losing my first. They have served me well for the past 3 years in the dry of winters from 10°C to -25°C. The smartphone touchscreen tips work well as long as you have the correct size (otherwise the seam can get in the way). Highly […]
The Crackdown on Cryptocurrency Marketing & What To Do Next
As soon as government bodies began declaring certain crypto tokens as securities, it was clear that more eyes would begin looking at how cryptocurrencies were being marketed. One of the biggest events in this timeline was the banning of all cryptocurrency advertising on the Facebook platform in January this year. Ads which had previously passed […]
FaceID, TouchID, & The Security of The Biometric Selfie
At the time of writing this Apple have just announced their new iPhone X phone offering FaceID. What is FaceID? Well it uses a complicated mixture of infrared and dot projecting technology to scan your face and confirm that you are really you. Beyond the technology that actually makes it happen, it sounds simple to […]