Kev Quirk

Proudly ruining the web since 2013.

Categorise Or Compartmentalise?

Regular readers of this blog will know that it's very much a tech focussed site. However, I have three main passions in my life, which are tech (obviously), fish-keeping and motorbikes.

Opinion Notes

How To Convert WordPress To Markdown

Markdown is a simplified version of HTML. If you want to know how to convert WordPress to Markdown, you should probably read this post.

Technology

Privacy & Security Are Different - Round 2

I recently wrote a post explaining that I think Privacy & Security Are Different. Following that post I've received some feedback questioning my rationale. This post is a response to some of that feedback.

Privacy Security

Moving To Progressive Web Apps

Where possible, I have decided to transition from native apps to Progressive Web Apps (PWA) on my mobile devices. If you want to know why I think they're a much better solution than native apps, please read on.

Opinion

Librem 5 - My Thoughts

The Librem 5 is way overpriced for what it is. I'll be surprised if they sell a single unit.

Opinion

Privacy & Security Are Different

I regularly see people using the terms Privacy and Security interchangably online. I wanted to take a couple of minutes to explain the differences between the two.

Privacy Security

Reasons Why Zoho Mail Is Better Than Gmail

Zoho mail is a far better product than Gmail and in this post I intend to prove it to you.

DeGoogling Opinion

How To Host Email With Your Own Domain

In this post I'm going to show you how to setup email with your own domain using the same company I use to host my email, Zoho.

Technology Web Email

Coming Full Circle - From Grav To WordPress

After all my messing around with different blog platforms, I've come full circle and gone back to WordPress.

Opinion Technology

What Is Self-Hosting?

What actually is \"self-hosting\"? It means different things to different people. This is what it means to me...

Privacy Technology

Why You Shouldn't Use Facebook

Facebook is the worst place on the internet. It's a privacy vortex of doom and here are just SOME of the reasons why you sholdn't use it,

Privacy Technology

How Browser Fingerprinting Works

Browser fingerprinting is the process of collecting information about a remote device for identification purposes. Here's how it works...

Privacy Security

How Online Tracking Works

I'm going to try and explain how online tracking works. I think I have a relatively good understanding of things, but it's a complicated subject, so I'll try and keep it as simple as possible.

Privacy Security Technology

Commento - The Privacy Respecting Commenting System

Commento is a fanstic, privact respecting alternative to 3rd party commenting services like Disqus.

Privacy Technology

Please Add RSS Support To Your Site

Having an RSS feed is a great way of allowing readers from all over the internet consume your conent. But please, make sure the entire post is in there!

Technology

Migrating from WordPress to Grav

After quite the evolution of blogging platforms and services, the latest iteration of this blog is based off of Grav.

Technology

How To Install Nextcloud On Shared Hosting

After writing my Nextcloud setup guide, people have asked me whether they can install Nextcloud on shared hosting, like cPanel.

DeGoogling Technology

How To Mount A Partition In Ubuntu

If you want to mount a partition in Ubuntu, all you really need to do is plug the drive into your machine and open your file browser. However, what if you want to ensure that partition always mounts on boot?

Technology Linux

How To Setup A Nextcloud Server In Ubuntu

This guide will show you how to install Nextcloud on Ubuntu.

DeGoogling Technology

Improving My Ubuntu Workflow

I've made a few small changes which have really imroved my workflow on Ubuntu.

Technology Linux