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Revisiting my stance on 4k monitors

Revisiting my stance on 4k monitors

Way back in June 2020, I wrote a post about how not all developers need 4k screens [https://garybell.ghost.io/not-all-developers-need-a-4k-monitor/]. A lot of things have changed since then, including my laptop and screen situation, so I thought I would revisit my position

Creating draft posts with Sculpin

Creating draft posts with Sculpin

As is so often the case with blog posts, you start writing one and then hit writers block. You want to go away and clear your mind, or do some additional research. No problem! At least, not if you are using a traditional CMS. Something like Wordpress, or Ghost. They

The down side of Static Site Generators

The down side of Static Site Generators

It's been nearly a year since I looked at the benefits of a static site generator [https://garybell.ghost.io/static-site-generators/], which I followed up with some PHP based generators which used Twig templating [https://www.garybell.co.uk/php-static-site-generators-twig-templates/]. I&

Updating my home network

Updating my home network

I've recently rearranged my home office space, and I now have a standing desk. Well, technically it's a sit-stand desk as it can be either, but that's not really the point. As a result of changing to a desk which adjusts, I need

Migrating your Magento 1 users

Migrating your Magento 1 users

So you're still on a Magento 1 installation for your e-commerce website. That's okay, you aren't the only ones. According to SimilarTech, Magento 1 has over 60,000 installations [https://www.similartech.com/technologies/magento-1] out there. That's despite it

A to-do list being written on squared paper. Each list item has a check box next to it - none are ticked

Lessons from my time away

Back in April I took time to reflect on my 2021 goals. I came to realise that I was facing burnout, and I was not ok with that. It was down to trying to maintain the cadence of two blog posts per week. It doesn't sound like a

Reflecting on my 2021 goals - Q1 edition

Reflecting on my 2021 goals - Q1 edition

Somehow it's April already. A quarter of the year has passed, yet it feels like it should only be a few weeks or days old. I'm not entirely sure where the time has gone. I set myself some pretty challenging goals [https://garybell.ghost.io/my-