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Finishing what you start
My move to using the same blogging platform as I do my day-to-day work on, hopefully means I will blog more. This little post is about finishing moving all the other things tagged onto this domain.
Long time
Before I explain my move, first some thanks. Thank you to Neatnik and omg.lol for hosting my blog for the last 3 years. It was weblog.lol that triggered me to write and share my thoughts again.
New Year and my new tech
I’ll start with the cool computer that could fit in my pocket, and that is my Ubuntu machine for testing.
I had stopped blogging
I think two things happened. I wasn’t busy/dedicated to my work, and I was looking for a new job.
I've spent my whole working life on Windows
I've had 3 full days working at a new company where I can use my personal Mac to do my day job. I never realised how heavy Windows felt until now.
Testing GitHub actions to add new weblog posts to my search index
Well, this is interesting. I've migrated my Weblog to GitHub, added a GitHub automation to submit new posts to my Algolia search index.
How to add Algolia search to your weblog (or static website)
The first thing you need to do is to create a JSON file of all your current posts. This JSON will be used to create a search index in Algolia.
Bringing audio to my weblog
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Thirty
Wow. What a ride. I missed one day due to, er, writing a technical test for a job application. I sincerely hope I get it, as it sounds like a perfect fit.
Twenty-nine
The penultimate day of #WeblogPoMo2024. I'd been checking in on Annie and then by chance listened to Hemispheric Views. Can you guess what I'm thinking of doing?
Twenty-eight
I had the great fortune to be a co-author on an e-book for Microsoft. The book looks at how developers can use the Power Platform alongside business users to quickly create Apps that meet real business needs.
Twenty-seven
I've had the chance to write in AsciiDoc in IntelliJ IDEA. I was impressed by IntelliJ's onboarding experience. After installing the app, you can choose to go through a guided tour of the UI. The AsciiDoctor plugin was great as well, providing syntax help and exporting the docs as a PDF.
Twenty-six
My Mum's been taken to hospital. She's got a severe case of diarrhoea and was dangerously dehydrated. The problem is: I'm four hours away by car and don't think being there can help her.
Twenty-five
I missed my first day in #WeblogPoMo2024 yesterday. It was a Saturday, so I can't blame a busy workday. I obviously have a reason. But I want to sit with the feeling of failure.
Twenty-four
This is the latest in the day that I've posted for #WeblogPoMo2024. I've fallen off the dog walking with bare ears for the last two days. Connected yesterday and ATP today. I really wanted to hear what the boys had to say about Copilot+PCs.
Twenty-three
Procrastination. I make fun of my Wife and Daughter when they procrastinate on doing something. I call them the ‘pro-cras-ti-nator’ and do a little robot dance.
Twenty-two
We've been having some unseasonal sunshine here in the UK. Today we got back to more of what I'm used to. Nice warm consistent drizzle.
Twenty-one
I've just finished Fallout. Not the game, the TV series. In fact, being on a Mac and not having a PlayStation or Xbox means I can't have played the game. If they released a Switch version, maybe.
Twenty
Employee surveys. Large companies think that, "Listening to their employees", is important. The problem is that sometimes what an employee's saying isn't something they want to hear — or really address.