Logs — 946 entries posted since Feb 2000

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  • Calibre v9 broke my calibre-web server

    Today, my calibre-web server crashed after upgrading to calibre v9.

  • Streets of Minneapolis

    → It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

  • (Sigh)

    If you put the Apple icons in reverse it looks like the portfolio of someone getting really really good at icon design.

  • CSS anchor positioning

    CSS Anchor positioning allows placing elements anywhere on the page relative to an “anchor element”, without regard to the layout of other elements besides their containing block. Click on the video below to have Jake present it much better than I ever can.

  • Looking in the same direction

    29 years and going strong

  • Unimaginable

    Lets insist that such a failure of safety and care is never repeated.

  • Wrapped in numbers

    I don’t know about you, but this year I’ve received “Year in review / Wrapped / Recap / Replay 2025” from an increasing number of services. This led me to start digging into the numbers of the various services I use.

  • Slow down

    As this solar revolution gently comes to a close, it’s time to take a breath and reflect on what it was made of for me.

  • YouTube error 153

    I recently encountered a YouTube embed error for the first time: Error 153 - Video player configuration error.

  • Wish You Were Here

    My favourite Pink Floyd album has just turned 50.

  • Peak Design Roller Pro vs Rimowa Hybrid Cabin

    My Peak Design Roller Pro Kickstarter carry-on landed in my office this week, and although I haven’t had the opportunity to to travel with it, I wanted to compare it to my current carry-on, the Rimowa Hybrid Cabin.

  • Blue Beanie Day - Celebrate Web Standards

    Blue Beanie Day is a community-driven moment to show support for web standards and digital accessibility. People wear a blue beanie–offline or online–to highlight the need for websites and tools that everyone can use, including people with disabilities. It’s also a chance to share experiences with inaccessible sites or celebrate progress in inclusive design.

  • Please wait while I reboot

    Taking time out

  • iPad Slide Over is back

    Needless to say how pleased I was to discover that iPadOS 26.1 beta 2 re-introduces Slide Over!

  • Smashing Conference Freiburg 2025

    Smashing Conference is one of my all-time favourite web conferences, along with @media, New Adventures and beyond tellerrand.

  • Where is my jetpack?

    I have been sharing this talk right and left since I discovered it. Take 20 minutes to watch it. Enjoy it and share it.

  • iPad Slide Over days are over

    As we are getting closer to the release of Apple new { * }OS 26, I wanted to log what I miss the most after running iPad OS 26 beta on my iPad for the last few weeks: iPad Slide Over.

  • How to fix GitLab CE CORS issue on Synology

    When Bitbucket set a 1GB cap on their free plan workspace storage, I installed my own copy of GitLab CE on my Synology

  • Lac de Genève

    Apple Maps renames the Léman #lol

  • I love Summer

    I love Summer.

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