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Static Site or CMS? How I Pick the Stack

Static Site or CMS? How I Pick the Stack

Who publishes, what changes live, and whether you need logins pick static vs WordPress better than any framework ranking.

Why I Focused on Open Source Technologies

Why I Focused on Open Source Technologies

Open source wasn't a purity test for me. Freedom mattered more than free - install tonight, read the code, move your files, own the stack.

Sustainable Online Publishing

Sustainable Online Publishing

Social media is easy to start and risky to depend on. I publish on my own site anyway - a free stack that works and why the habit matters more than the tools.

Consistent AI Output for WordPress Builds

Consistent AI Output for WordPress Builds

Month one with AI on WordPress builds I was thrilled. Month three I got consistent output - helpers, reference examples, and a short rules doc.

HugoPlate: The Theme Quietly Powering This Site

HugoPlate: The Theme Quietly Powering This Site

After losing half a Saturday to theme-shopping, I picked HugoPlate - a year later I'm still on it. What I changed and where it still bites.

The Mouse Wheel Click: One Button, Three Operating Systems

The Mouse Wheel Click: One Button, Three Operating Systems

Most people right-click every link to open a new tab. There's a faster button under their finger - same gesture on every OS, and almost nobody uses it.

Why I Switched from Drupal to WordPress

Why I Switched from Drupal to WordPress

I fell hard for Drupal's architecture and still couldn't find work with it. WordPress had familiar building blocks and a community big enough to pay the bills.

What I Look For in Wireless Earphones

What I Look For in Wireless Earphones

After years of cycling through earbuds, neckbands, and over-ears, here's what I care about in wireless earphones - and the pair I keep reaching for.

How I Built JoRap Notes: After Losing PHP Hosting

How I Built JoRap Notes: After Losing PHP Hosting

I lost my old PHP hosting and a chunk of my work. A weekend later I landed on Hugo + GitHub + Cloudflare Pages - faster and better than what I was paying for.

RSS Feeds - What I Wish I'd Done Sooner

RSS Feeds - What I Wish I'd Done Sooner

I figured RSS quietly died around 2010. A friend pointed out it never actually did - it just stopped being trendy. Two weeks of using it later, I was a convert.

Facebook's Hidden Gem: The Favorites Feed

Facebook's Hidden Gem: The Favorites Feed

I still need Facebook for Messenger. I mostly stopped scrolling the main feed and use Favorites for the handful of people I actually picked.

Why I Still Keep a Desktop or Laptop

Why I Still Keep a Desktop or Laptop

Every couple of years someone goes mobile-only. I keep a laptop because real work happens faster there - upright, keyboard, full apps - not because I'm lending gear.

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