Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

Is JavaScript Bad? Well, Only If You Are Using It Wrong

Many people think that JavaScript is bad, and using it on a website means you're somehow bad. Personally, I don't think that's often the case.

Opinion Web

Upgrading My Desktop PC

A few month ago I wrote about how I was thinking about upgrading my desktop to something a little more modern. Well, I've finally got around to doing that, and what a saga it was!

Technology

My Thoughts On Micro.Blog

I recently signed up for a Micro.Blog trial, so wanted to talk about my thoughts on the service and whether I will continue to use it.

Blogging Opinion Web

Evolving My Newsletter

I decided to start my newsletter around 8 months ago. To be honest, I didn't think it through properly and the whole thing was somewhat of an aimless exercise.

Web

Life After WhatsApp; Becoming A Messenger Nomad

To say that I'm not a fan of Facebook would be an understatement. In my opinion, Facebook is a cancer on the internet and since Facebook bought WhatsApp a few years ago, I really haven't been comforta...

Opinion Privacy Security

The Case Against Signal

There have been a lot of naysayers recently around Signal, it's use of cloud providers, as well as a number of other ‘issues' with their service. In this post, Guillaume articulates the argument...

Notes

How To Install Nextcloud On A Synology NAS

This post should tell you everything you need to know to install Nextcloud instance on your Synology NAS without using Docker.

DeGoogling

Trying Out Forestry.io

I recently spoke about my writing workflow, which is working really well. But I've heard a lot of good things about Forestry.io, so thought I'd try it out.

Web

Pull & Backup Multiple GitHub Repositories With This Script

This is a simple script I created to pull multiple GitHub repositories and back them up so that they're protected.

Web

My Typical Day

I've seen posts from a number of people describing what a typical day looks like for them. Before reading the posts, I thought a post about _My Typical Day_ would be mundane and uninteresting. But having a glimpse into how people work and stay productive is really interesting to me.

Notes

Is There A Better Term Than “Google It”?

Is there a better term than \"Google it\" when talking about online searches?

Notes

How To Build A Jekyll Site Using Simple.css

A complete and verbose guide on how to build a Jekyll site using Simple.css. Building a site with Jekyll can be difficult, this guide...

Blogging Web Jekyll

Simple.css - A Classless CSS Framework For Everyone

Announcing a new CSS framework that I've built, Simple.css

Web

I Messed Up

Picture the scene - I’m at my computer, working away and having fun messing around with some web dev stuff. I do this kind of thing all the time; it’s fun and web design is a hobby of mine. This time...

Web

My Writing Workflow

I recently flipped from WordPress to Jekyll, which had an impact on my writing workflow. This post talks about how that workflow has changed.

Blogging

If It's Free, You're The Product

There's an old saying on the Internet - if it's free, you're the product...

Notes

Add A Date To Your Posts!

I really hate it when I visit a blog to read a post, only to find that the owner hasn't bothered to add a published date to their posts.

Notes

Has Jupiter Broadcasting Gone Down The Pan?

I feel like Jupiter Broadcasting (link) have gone down the pan recently. The quality of the content they're producing hasn't gone down as such. Well, except for the fact that User Error & Choose Linux...

Notes

Removing Support For The IndieWeb

I recently redesigned this website. When I did, I removed all of the IndieWeb functionality from it. This post talks about why I did that.

Opinion Technology Web

My First Post On CSS Tricks

I had a post published on CSS Tricks recently. If you don't know, CSS Tricks is one of the largest web design blogs on the planet. If you're into web design you've probably already heard of them, but...

Notes