Web presence refresh and an update
Got a bit off track, so resetting and in the process doing a web presence refresh. That includes removing some cruft from this site.
design and development
Discussion and explanations of various web design and development activities
Got a bit off track, so resetting and in the process doing a web presence refresh. That includes removing some cruft from this site.
I have achieved CompTIA A+ · ce certification, which is step one of my return-to-work plan. I’ve also been making progress on other fronts.
A quick change of the contact form backend turns into learning more about Markdown and Hugo, not to mention using a new provider.
While all my websites now look very different than a month or two ago, the content hasn’t changed very much. On the flip side, I’ve moved my hosting back to Netlify and MS365, and my professional life is on the move.
Links to additional resources for ‘Making the postmodern web’
Observations on what you need to build a website that will be found: a presentation for the Midland MakerPlace.
In code, choosing spaces over tabs creates accessibility barriers. The developer ‘Holy Wars’ ignore this, so this article explains the issue.
Besides removing all the cover images on the site, you may have noticed the change in logos, colours, and various other details. Here’s what that is all about.
“… each of my posts has usually sported a big ol’ hero image as the background for the post’s title, description, and date-of-issuance info. That, too, has been limiting and even delaying, even if only as a lame excuse on my part. After all, it’s not always possible to find a freebie stock photo that has even a tangential connection to a post’s subject(s).” (Bryce Wray in a post about CTCAJW mode)
If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t posted in a long time: “I have been up to tech!” I’ve created and updated quite a few projects.