Why Time Tracking Is The Secret To Productivity
Until you know how long each task will take you, you can’t be predictably productive.
Blog Posts
I write on whatever topics seem most interesting at the time.
How Focus Led Me To YouTube
My YouTube channel just hit 30,000 subscribers but no one was ever supposed to see it. Now more than ever, I’ve had to be intentional about my focus to keep the main thing “the main thing.” Here’s my story as it currently reads.
Safari Mobile is Ignoring My CSS
Safari will upscale your text if it thinks text on your site is too small. Here's how to fix it.
Shortcut For macOS Save Dialog
Did you know you can enter a terminal-like save dialog option in macOS?
How to Create and Use Multiple VSCode Profiles
VSCode profiles are a great way to keep your work and personal projects separate. In this post, I'll show you how to create and use multiple VSCode profiles.
JavaScript Reduce Method
The reduce method is one of the most powerful array methods in JavaScript, but it can also be the most confusing. In this post, I'll explain how to use the reduce method in JavaScript.
VS Code Keyboard Shortcuts for Coding Productivity
VS Code is a powerful tool made more powerful and quick by a few key keyboard shortcuts. Here are VS Code keyboard shortcuts I use every day to be more productive while coding.
Introduction to Terminal Commands
When you’re first learning web development, the terminal can intimidating. Once you grasp the basics, however, you can move much more efficiently for most tasks through the command line. This post will introduce you to basic command line commands.
Templating Classes in Astro
You can included templated language in Astro components to scaffold out dyanmic classes with the class:list directive.
Clear Mac Space Delete Adobe Cache
Adobe files can take up a ton of space on your mac, but you can limit how much cache they take up and/or remove the cache to clear up space on your hard drive if you know where to look.
Listing Array Items in Natural Language
When you have a list of name or items in an array, you can quickly convert the array into a string so they read in natural language (*, *, and *).
How to Update Npm Packages Safely With Npm Check Updates
When you come back to an old web dev project, it’s important to update your packages to get new features, bug fixes, and security patches. NPM Check Updates is a CLI that will help you safely make those updates.
Custom HTML Keyboard Maestro Prompt for Zendesk Support Articles
This Keyboard Maestro custom HTML prompt lets you query any Zendesk support center from your keyboard and allows for link pasting, previewing articles, and more.
How to Fix Logitech MX Master 3 Not Scrolling on Mac
When I transitioned to an M1 Mac, my Logitech MX Master 3 started acting oddly—sometimes not scrolling or letting me use the additional buttons or features. Here’s how to fix it.
ESV Bible Api Script for Raycast
I wrote a script that calls the ESV API using NodeJS and then copies the result to your system clipboard. It uses Raycast by default, but you could also adopt the script to work with another program or in another environment.
Custom HTML Prompt With Keyboard Maestro
Keyboard Maestro’s Custom Floating HTML Prompt opens the door to endless automation with web languages and tools like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. I wrote a custom HTML prompt script in Keyboard Maestro that let’s me quickly copy YouTube links from my channel.
Send iMessage With AppleScript
You can pass variables or arguments into an AppleScript to send custom messages to specific people.
Add Spacers in the macOS Dock
A short Terminal script on macOS can add either regular or small spacers to your macOS dock, which you can use to separate icons.
Add Styling to Keyboard Keys with CSS
You can style keyboard input keys with the <kbd> element so it looks more like a physical keycap. Here’s the custom CSS I use on my site.
Create a Lazy Loading Custom Youtube Embed
Lazy load YouTube embeds and use the YouTube thumbnail as a cover. I’ll also show you how to add your own custom play button on the thumbnail image and (as a bonus) how to use the embed as a custom shortcode or partial in the Hugo SSG.
JavaScript new Date() Returns NaN or is Blank in Safari
Why is my JavaScript not showing in Safari? Are you trying to add dates in the wrong format? Safari does not allow for all date formats and trying to add new events may show blank or throw an error in Safari if you’re using the wrong format.
How Do You Write a Variable in JavaScript?
Learn how to write JavaScript variables for beginners. I’ll cover three variable keywords, naming conventions, and variable values.
Introduction to JavaScript
This guide offers tips for learning JavaScript, emphasizing the importance of focusing on concepts over syntax, building projects from scratch, embracing failure, and iterating to improve skills.
Compile and Minify SCSS with Gulpjs in Hugo
With GulpJS, you can automatically compile, prefix, minify, and rename your SCSS to CSS.
How to Crop a Gif to a Square
If you need to crop a gif to 1:1 or crop a gif to square, there's a great command line tool called gifsicle that can crop, resize, and adjust your gif in a bunch of different ways.
Git Icon Set
A free icon set for common Git commands for iOS Shortcuts, Omnifocus Perspectives, macOS folders, or any other needs.
Change Mac Output to Speaker or Homepod
Airplay to a HomePod from your Mac or switch to any speaker output without scripting—just a simple Keyboard Maestro macro.
Delayed Texts with Apple Shortcuts
I created a system to scheduling out delayed text messages using Apple Shortcuts and Data Jar.
Git Commands
A basic guide to regular git commands I always forget…
Hugo Setup
A basic guide to setting up a Hugo site with GitHub and Netlify.