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CSS var() with bubbles

During a recent static build I was tasked with putting decorative "bubbles" throughout the site. I saw this as a chance to see just how far I could push CSS variables and increase the flexibility of the CSS I was producing all while, hopefully, writing a bit less

Speak at WDC2021

As Luke and I start putting plans together for WDC2021 this October we are on the lookout for speakers. WDC2021 will be, if possible an in-person event that will be taking place in Bristol on October 8th 2021. If this isn't possible due to the pandemic Luke and

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Swinging Clubs

It's been over 2 years since I last swung a golf club and hacked my way around a golf course and it looks like I've got the itch to get out there and do it all again.

Speak at WDC2018

Speak at WDC2018

Conference season is well under way, and this means WDC2018 is on the horizon as October slowly approaches. Have you ever wanted to get up on stage and share your passion for the Web? WDC2018 is taking place in early October and currently has opportunities for debut speakers to present

It's March

It's March - If you hadn't noticed with all this snow it is now March and Spring is a matter of weeks away.

Quiet

It's quiet in the house because it's just me and the cat.

Dad to 2!

My wife gave birth to our daughter, Ellie on January 6th and three weekly later and a little sleep deprived everything is going amazingly well.

Books

Last year I read maybe 3 books in the entire year. For someone who loves to read that wasn't a great total.

Week 1 of...

For 2018 I'm going to try and blog at least once every week. There may be some typos and some awful grammer however, it should help get an every growing list of stuff started and things finished.

Speak at WDC2017

A little late but now is the time for you to submit your talk for WDC2017! This year there are 2 different opportunities for you to speak at the conference. A full 30 minute talk, or a shorter lightening talk. Lightening talks Do you have a hobby? Something that (maybe)

WDC Lightning Talks

WDC2016 has lost a speaker at short notice and I need to fill the gap with a weeks notice. To do this I'm looking for 3 people who are in Bristol OR already attending WDC next week to give a lightning talk. The talk has to be web

The Future of WDC

There has been a bit of noise recently about the crowded conference offerings WDC is part of and if anyone is interested here are my ideas of where WDC is heading in the future… Event #10 WDC2016 sees WDC reach a massive milestone, its 10th event. Since the first event

Speak at WDC2016!

Plans for WDC2016 are well under way and the idea is to launch the site in late April or early May. As has been the case for a number of years now I am on the look out for new speakers who have never spoken at a conference before but

Your chance to speak at WDC2015

I always get asked about speaking at WDC, normally at the after party by people who have never spoken before but would love the opportunity to do so. Because of this, every year since 2009 I have made sure to give people the chance to stand up in front of

Freelance, year 100?

It seems like I have been 'freelancing' for a while now. Bluefly Digital is coming up to having been established for 6 years and while I could say that I have been freelancing since day 1, that wouldn't be exactly what I have been doing. Perma-lancing

1 Domain, 1 Week

1 Domain 1 Week

1 Domain, 1 Week

A tweet popped up in my timeline (a little while ago) with a crazy idea: New idea: create a small (maybe silly) project for EVERY ONE of the domain names you’ve bought, but haven’t used. Ship one a week. — Justin Jackson (@mijustin) September 19, 2014 So over Christmas

Speaking at WDC, what to expect

This is here as a reference more than a blog post and is provided to give any speaker an idea of what to expect when being asked to speak at WDC. Fees I can't afford to pay speakers fees, the event doesn't make enough money to

I'm paying to put on a conference

This is based on Remy Sharp's blog post (http://remysharp.com/2014/03/07/youre-paying-to-speak/) and as a conference organiser of 7 years I have some thoughts of the topic of Paying Speakers. TL:DR If the money was there in WDC I'd pay speakers a

Speak at WDC2014!

It is already February which means its time to give you the chance to speak at WDC2014 this October. It's simple. Have you got an idea for a talk? Or have you done a talk at a barcamp or similar event that you think went down well? If

WDC2014 Ticket Prices?

As plans for WDC start ramping up for 2014, I posted on the conference twitter account an idea for the prices of tickets for this year: How do you feel about ticket prices for 2014? Super Early Birds: £45 Early Birds: £55 Normal Tickets: £75 Students: £60 I've

Get Involved with WDC2014

Time has flown by since October! I can't believe that 2014 is already upon us. As I mentioned so long ago there are a number of ways you can get involved with WDC2014 and it would be great to get as many people involved as possible. I will

Costs of WDC

A lot of people seem to think those that organise and run conferences are swimming like Scrooge McDuck in a pool of money. I'm here to say it just isn't the case, I know a lot of organisers that do it for the love of putting

Why I'm Alex, not Alexander

Recently Rob reverted to his full name of Robin and explained the history behind his name and why the change to Rob and then back again has occured. Following on from this I thought I'd quickly explain why I'm Alex, not Alexander and why for me

Building up to WDC

Its that time of year where I start to panic about WDC and making sure everything goes to plan so that on the day things run smoothly. This year however I've been lucky enough to get some help from some great people to help put on the event

Trying to get back in to my blog

It's been a fair number of years since I had an active blog and there was no focus to it as random thoughts came and went. I ended up with a lot of draft posts that were relevant had I posted them the hour I'd written