Atkinson Hyperlegible font
Fonts can be wonderfully creative and a small change in style and layout can provide an elegant looking web page or document. However, from time to time the function of…
White Space
White space, also known as negative space, is a design term to describe part of a page or canvas which is left empty. Don’t be nervous to leave open space;…
Creating a QR code to connect to Wi-Fi
I am seeing more and more QR codes popping up, especially now that COVID has encouraged people to pursue contactless methods of performing common tasks. I have recently seen restaurants…
Chrome’s QR Code generator
As of January 2021, Google Chrome added the ability to generate a QR Codes for any URL visited in the browser (this could previously be done using various Chrome extensions).…
Compare Plugin for Notepad++
Anyone who has spent any time working on a dev team will have some war stories to tell about code repositories. Managing large code-bases is a daunting task that requires…
Being selective: navigating the Microsoft environment
Originally this post was going to be about selecting with a focus on keyboard shortcuts. However, as I am such a huge believer in keyboard shortcuts, it includes loads of…
Greenshot advanced screenshot software
Greenshot is one of those apps that will have you wondering how you ever managed without it! Taking a screenshot (or “screengrab”) on a Windows computer is as easy as…
Sharpening the saw with Stack Overflow
I am really enjoying the challenge of answering coding questions on Stack Overflow. In his book “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People”, Covey lists Habit 7 as “Sharpen the…
Setting up hMailServer on your development box
I use the free and awesome hMailServer on my dev box so that I can test my e-mail functions and not just get mail() errors! hMailServer is a free, open-source,…