Free Post journal Lockdown With Melbourne's lockdown extended further than hoped, I reflect on almost 4 four months in lockdown, and wonder if this COVID normal.
Free Post Tutorial How to draw mini town maps in Procreate I'm no artist, but I love to draw and paint maps. I share my techniques for doing so using Procreate on iPad with Apple Pencil.
Free Post journal Do I have a beef with World Anvil? After copping some criticism about my popular World Anvil review, I address my critics and contemplate reviewing World Anvil again after an 18-month absence.
Free Post journal No sponsor tags After receiving another dodgy sponsorship proposal, I briefly outline why I dislike these practices, and make a public commitment never to pollute my website with sleaze.
Free Post review Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock I review the Belkin Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock, a device that promises to turn your laptop into the Ultimate Workstation.
Free Post News Ad-free reading I remove Google Adsense adverts for all my site's members -- free and premium -- because adverts suck.
Free Post Tutorial Serving static files on Ghost with Apache 2 I show you how to serve static files with Ghost running on Apache 2.
Free Post review MacBook Pro 2020 Initial Impressions I buy what might be the last Intel MacBook Pro, and give my first impressions of it as compared to my outgoing 2015 MacBook Air.
Free Post News Scriptorium After using static site generators since 2013, I finally give them up in favour of Ghost.
Free Post Podcast E8: Reaching the limits After breaking my website's static site generator, I discuss its limitations, and share my plans for migrating my site to Ghost.
Free Post Podcast Reboot After a year-long hiatus, I decide it's long past time I rebooted my podcast. I've got a new theme, cover art and purpose. Was lots of fun getting back in front of the mic, though I am rather rusty!
Free Post News September 2020 Update With an end to lockdown on the horizon, I reveal a new site design, and share some news about my books, podcast and more.
Free Post journal Fixing Steinberg UR12 dropouts on macOS Digging around in macOS' system logs reveals my Mac may not be dying after all. Instead, I lay the blame for my Steinberg UR12 woes at the feet of Yamaha's buggy USB Audio Driver.
Free Post Tutorial Fantasy cartography using the Stockholm method To kickstart a fantasy map, I look to the islands of Stockholm for inspiration, then apply a little magic with Pixelmator Pro, my favourite raster image editor.
Free Post journal Broken ports in a storm When the USB ports of my MacBook Air fail during a game of DnD, I contemplate the merits of upgrading my Mac or switching to iOS. But with the Apple Silicon transition, that's not as easy a decision as I thought.
