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The development of this Jekyll blog continues with the addition of a sitemap, for which thanks to havvg.

When this site switched to Jekyll back in August 2014, the overwhelming reason for the move was a desire to return to a static, file-based blog.

Finally, I have version control in operation for a number of my sites, thanks in no small part to Lucy Beer: [A]t its most basic, version control is a system that tracks all the changes you make to your files.

Project view in Things for Mac The iPad and iPhone versions of Things, the task management app, are currently available for free from the App Store.

Yesterday, MacSparky posted an update to his Mail Send-From Trick.

Rachel Andrew: If you are not VAT registered then you might be thinking you can avoid all of this.

Maryn McKenna, for Wired: Infection prevention is a science of tiny details, all of them granular, almost none of them interesting to anyone outside the field.

David Cohen: It’s been interesting to see all the discussion of whether the goals of ello are compatible with the goals of their investors.

Write for Mac: nvALT with syntax highlighting and more Write for Mac is like nvALT with syntax highlighting. nvALT has been my notes manager for four years, but I do most of my writing and editing in MultiMarkdown Composer 2 and Ulysses because both provi…

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The results OS X’s dictionary return are, as James Somers puts it, “pedestrian”: The way I thought you used a dictionary was that you looked up words you’ve never heard of, or whose sense you’re unsure of.

Nice social icon font set by @drinchev.

For information about how the EU’s ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling came about, and the implications for press freedom, there’s a more than adequate explanation on the Guardian website.

When I was setting up my new iMac, and got around to organising my Time Machine back-ups, I realised there was something missing.

Apple Mac Mini: packs a powerful punch.

John Naughton, writing for The Observer: The aim of the engineering community is now to put enough cryptographic treacle in the works to make the effortless superiority of the NSA et al a thing of the past.

Turkish-style chicken kebabs: charred to perfection Every now and then I get the urge to replicate food I buy from a takeaway at home.

Anolon Professional hard anodised nonstick 12-piece cookware set You should always listen to your mum.

Perfect Yorkshire puddings every time You can’t help but love the Yorkshire pudding, a welcome addition to any roast dinner.

In an article for The Sweet Setup, Nick Heer rates VSCO Cam (App Store) and Snapseed (App Store) as being among the best photo-editing apps for the iPhone.

One thing I’ve noticed since publishing The great Unread for iPhone yesterday is that I’m much more likely to open the ‘All unread’ items feed than I was when I used Reeder for iPhone.

In the past, usually when I was starting a new web project, I would find myself rootling around trying to find the HTML codes or Unicodes for the odd glyph or two.

I thought I could resist the urge to buy yet another RSS app.

Update: Editorially has announced that it is to shut down on 30 May.

The developers of Ulysses III, a feature-packed Markdown editor for Mac, announced a short while ago that version 1.2 will use the metaWeblog XML-RPC to plug Ulysses III into popular blogging tools, including WordPress.

Lacanche: still making reliable ovens to this day {% image "./", "lacanche-range-582" %} There are many things to be grateful in the modern era, but the throwaway society, the one we’re living in right now, isn’t one of them.

Data for one of our favourite walks around Maxey Lakes, Lincs From time to time, I like to keep track of how far we’ve walked with our dog, Roma.

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Anyone who watches/reads the news will be aware that antibiotics are having a hard time of it.

Many critics claim that email has had its day.

Editorial’s uncluttered editor Editorial for iPad, a Markdown editor, enhances the writing experience and empowers the Markdown writer.

The recent avalanche of news, reviews and opinion surrounding Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 7, reminded me of one of my favourite tricks – iOS keyboard shortcuts.

When Mailbox launched back in February, I joined the queue for access like so many others.

Logitech ultrathin keyboard for iPad 2 and 3 There are numerous occasions when carting my laptop around feels like overkill; more often than not, the iPhone doesn’t cut it either, especially when the writing task involves more than tapping out a reminder…

Adobe’s InDesign has been at the centre of every print-related project I’ve produced since 2003.

A printer called yesterday to request information about a book they’d just received.

Other than a brief skip through Butterick’s Practical Typography, I confess, I’ve yet to read it front to back.

When developing sites in WordPress, it’s useful to have a set of core plugins,[^1] the ones you turn to time and again on most every site that comes your way.

Here are some free and paid options you might like to consider to replace Google Reader.

Today saw a number of announcements from app developers, including Reeder developer Silvio Rizzi, whose iPhone, iPad and Mac apps are among the most popular with RSS users.

Bulletin is a new Google Reader replacement, very new.

ReadKit started life as a read-later client for the Mac.

My review of ReadKit for Mac will appear later today.

David Smith’s Feed Wrangler has all your bases covered (assuming you’re a Mac user); it’s a feed-reading service with a web interface, and first-party iPad and iPhone apps.

When I started researching this post series, the aim was to review each app and service myself.

Newsblur is not new to me, but it might as well be.

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First up, BazQux.