What makes a worship leader who they are? Join me as I share what I see as the 10 levels of my identity as a worship leader.
GLOO – structuring your CSS
Back in the day, I had all my CSS in one file. Then I discovered Sass, and started separating everything out into different files. Today, I have a tried-and-tested approach to structuring my CSS to ensure it's tidy, powerful and easy to use. I call it GLOO, which stands for Globals, Layout, Objects and Overrides. … Continue reading GLOO – structuring your CSS
Using custom HTML attributes to define CSS state
TL;DR If an element should only have one state at a time, don't use classes, use custom attributes. <div class="tile" data-theme="dark">...</div> .tile[data-theme="dark"] {...} The old way Those of us who have been using off-the-shelf CSS frameworks for a few years will be familiar with the idea of using classes to define an element's properties. For … Continue reading Using custom HTML attributes to define CSS state
The state of (my) web development in 2019
Seeing as it’s getting near the end of 2019 already (don’t get me started), this seems like a good opportunity to take stock of where I am right now in terms of my web development, looking at what tools and techniques I use. Of course, this doesn’t mean I’m “right”, or that this list won’t … Continue reading The state of (my) web development in 2019
Google Analytics, EU Cookie Law and GDPR
Key question: do I need to ask permission from website visitors before using Google Analytics? This is a web developer's guide, describing what GA is, how it relates to the law, and suggests some potential implementations. How Google Analytics works GA can be installed on a website in one of two ways – either by … Continue reading Google Analytics, EU Cookie Law and GDPR
Interactive SVG map
I recently needed to present a map on a website so that visitors could choose their region (i.e. a group of countries, which could be arbitrary) before going into the site. After a little playing around, I settled on a solution that uses an SVG map of the world, and used CSS and Javascript to highlight … Continue reading Interactive SVG map
More scenery
In my latest few trips to the garage I've been working some more on various aspects of the scenery. The roads have now been painted in (though still waiting for appropriate white lines), Backwoods Station now has a curvy extension on the end (still needs covering), I've created a custom backscene, I've used matches to … Continue reading More scenery
Welcoming Jesus
Whether it's Palm Sunday or not, we need to welcome Jesus into our lives. Mark 14 shows us 3 ways we can do this: through sacrificial worship, like the woman who poured perfume on Jesus' head; through submissive worship, like the disciples who trusted Jesus' words; and through sacramental worship, as seen at the Last … Continue reading Welcoming Jesus
LocoSound – sound effects for DC model railways
LocoSound is now available for mobile devices (no installation required) to provide sound effects for DC model railways. We all know there are plenty of options for adding realistic sound to a DCC layout, but for those of us using traditional analogue DC technology our options have typically been slim to nonexistent. That's where LocoSound … Continue reading LocoSound – sound effects for DC model railways
Logging with Laravel 5.6 and Loggly
When creating a website, it's important to know what's working and (even more importantly) what isn't. That's where logging comes in. Yes, logging, that oft-forgotten art. But, as Guillaume at Logmatic quite rightly points out, "PHP logs in particular are NOT JUST ABOUT ERRORS". That's his capitalisation there. He's stressing the point, and for good reason. … Continue reading Logging with Laravel 5.6 and Loggly
Matthew Dawkins 