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BEM notation and SCSS

Gordon Ansell 4th September 2020, 12:25 How-To, Web Development, CSS, Tech 1030 words.

A look at how BEM notation might work with SCSS. I also present my opinions about BEM in general.
Constant objects in Javascript/Typescript

Gordon Ansell 13th May 2020, 08:45 How-To, Javascript, Tech 433 words.

Constants are immutable but properties of constant objects are not, which can be confusing to begin with.
Coverage issues in Google Search Console

Gordon Ansell 17th March 2020, 14:15 How-To, Web Development, Google, Tech 1088 words.

How to find and fix coverage problems in Google Search Console and ensure your site is indexed properly.
How much space do you need for a home gym?

Gordon Ansell 13th March 2020, 11:55 How-To, Weight Training, Ironmaster 673 words.

Determining how much space you need fore a home gym can be tricky. People tend to underestimate at first but hopefully this article will prove helpful.
Sharing Filemaker global database fields between Pro and Go

Gordon Ansell 9th March 2020, 09:30 How-To, Filemaker, Software, Tech 230 words.

How to get around the problem of Filemaker global database fields when sharing a database between Filemaker Pro and Filemaker Go.
How to create a dark mode in CSS for your website

Gordon Ansell 6th February 2020, 07:35 How-To, Tech, Web Development, CSS 880 words.

How to create a dark mode in CSS and how to allow the user to change modes using some Javascript.
How to open Working Copy repositories in iA Writer

Gordon Ansell 4th February 2020, 16:15 How-To, iA Writer, Tech, iOS 225 words.

How to access a Working Copy repository from within iA Writer. It's basically added as a 'Location'.
Node Sass could not find a binding for your current environment

Gordon Ansell 21st January 2020, 06:45 How-To, Node, Tech, Javascript 243 words.

How to deal with the 'Node Sass could not find a binding for your current environment' error message.
cPanel’s price increases and moving to Interworx

Gordon Ansell 19th January 2020, 07:15 How-To, Interworx, Tech 864 words.

Some notes about cPanel's price increases and transferring to Interworx in response to that.
Nested mappings are not allowed in compact mappings

Gordon Ansell 8th January 2020, 11:00 How-To, Tech 262 words.

Possible fixes if you encounter the 'Nested mappings are not allowed in compact mappings' error while processing YAML.
Wordpress 5.3 critical error

Gordon Ansell 13th November 2019, 05:40 How-To, Wordpress, Tech 268 words.

How to fix, or at least debug, a critical error after upgrading to Wordpress 5.3.
Tenda Nova MW-6 — add new Nova unit to network

Gordon Ansell 10th October 2019, 17:15 How-To, Tech, Products 617 words.

How to add a new Nova unit to an existing Tenda Nova MW-6 wireless mesh network.
Five sigma — a simple explanation

Gordon Ansell 30th September 2019, 10:55 How-To, Science 560 words.

A simple explanation of what five sigma means. It is used as the level of certiainty required to class something as a discovery in physics.
Moving to an iPhone 11 from an older iPhone (an iPhone 6 in my case)

Gordon Ansell 25th September 2019, 08:45 How-To, iPhone, Tech, Apple, iOS 863 words.

My experiences transferring from a plain iPhone 6 to a standard iPhone 11.
macOS Mojave Exchange email account stuck ‘moving messages’

Gordon Ansell 5th August 2019, 10:15 How-To, Microsoft Exchange, Tech, macOS 316 words.

How to sort out macOS Mohave when the Mail app gets stuck 'moving messages', specifically when connected to a Microsoft Exchange server.
Installing Python and Django on macOS

Gordon Ansell 15th July 2019, 06:30 How-To, Tech, macOS 317 words.

How to install Python and Django on macOS via Homebrew and pip. Includes installation of the Python virtual environment.
Safari inspect element CSS problem

Gordon Ansell 22nd May 2019, 19:30 How-To, Web Development, Tech, CSS 441 words.

How to fix a problem with Safari's 'Inspect Element' where the DOM tree seems to bounce all over the place.
How to use the PHP built-in web server

Gordon Ansell 10th May 2019, 04:40 How-To, PHP, Tech, Web Development 372 words.

A brief example of how to use the PHP built-in web server for testing and development purposes.
Schema markup for a blog (Part 2)

Gordon Ansell 23rd April 2019, 18:10 How-To, Web Development, Tech, Blogging 1091 words.

My (revised) version of how to markup a blog with schema so that the relevant properties and relationships are properly defined.
Using schema @IDs

Gordon Ansell 23rd April 2019, 10:50 How-To, Web Development, Tech 333 words.

How to use schema @ids to avoid repeating yourself when you want to define complex schemas. It's easier than you might think.
Creating safe passwords

Gordon Ansell 21st April 2019, 08:45 How-To, Security, Tech 944 words.

Inspired by an article I saw on Microsoft's TechNet, I post my summary of how to create safe, difficult to crack passwords.
Sonos and TuneIn radio

Gordon Ansell 20th February 2019, 10:35 How-To, Products, Music 205 words.

If you've lost Radio by TuneIn on your Sonos system upgrading to Sonos 10 might just solve the problem and restore it.
Schema.org for a blog

Gordon Ansell 17th October 2018, 07:15 How-To, Web Development, Tech, Blogging 1144 words.

How I use schema.org markup on a blog. A combination of WebSite, Blog, Article and BlogPosting, and things like Product and Review to generate rich snippets.
PHP 7 sessions timing out too soon

Gordon Ansell 3rd October 2018, 09:30 How-To, PHP, Tech, Web Development 147 words.

Fixing PHP sessions, which seem to be timing out too soon since PHP 7. The problem lies with where the sessions are saved.
How I use Jekyll on both macOS and iOS

Gordon Ansell 10th September 2018, 07:00 How-To, Jekyll, Tech, macOS, iOS, Linux, Web Development 456 words.

Whereas Jekyll will run on macOS, it won't run on iOS, so I had to install it on my Linux server. This is the cross-platform process I use to publish articles via Jekyll.
Seven weight-training tips for beginners

Gordon Ansell 6th September 2018, 07:00 How-To, Weight Training 1663 words.

7 weight-training tips for beginners based on my 15+ years of experience. I’m no professional but I have picked up a lot of information during my time in the gym.
Final Cut X will not import AVCHD file

Gordon Ansell 16th August 2018, 08:50 How-To, Software, Tech, macOS, Apple 213 words.

How to get around the problem where Final Cut Pro X refuses to import an AVCHD file from a camcorder.
The importance of backing up your computer

Gordon Ansell 21st May 2018, 06:56 How-To, Tech, Apple, Windows 1072 words.

Why must you back up your computer? Because you will need it one day and it's far better than losing important photographs, letters and other documents. Backups are essential.
Bear Writer revisited - transferring from Ulysses

Gordon Ansell 18th April 2018, 05:32 How-To, Bear, Tech, Apple, GTD, Software 980 words.

Moving from Ulysses to Bear Writer for article writing. How to manage the transfer and tag articles appropriately, emulating Ulysses categories in Bear.
Reconfiguring Jekyll processes for iOS

Gordon Ansell 23rd March 2018, 07:30 How-To, Jekyll, Tech, Apple, iPad, iOS, Web Development 664 words.

This article describes how I went about changing the way I used Jekyll to support moving from a MacOS MacBook Pro as main computer to using an iOS iPad Pro instead.
Adding Exchange aliases on iOS 11+

Gordon Ansell 23rd March 2018, 04:10 How-To, Microsoft Exchange, Tech, Apple, iOS 327 words.

There's no easy way to add Microsoft Exchange aliases on iOS like there is on MacOS. In this article I present an ugly but effective workaround.
CSF/LFD reports virtual memory size exceeded

Gordon Ansell 18th March 2018, 05:25 How-To, CSF, Tech, Linux, cPanel 491 words.

If you get reports from CSF/LFD telling you various limits have been exceeded, there are a couple of ways to fix them. Here I show you two of those ways.
CPanel AutoSSL renewal problems

Gordon Ansell 12th March 2018, 11:42 How-To, cPanel, Tech, Linux 272 words.

If you use CPanel's AutoSSL facility and you get problems after adding a new domain, this might just be the answer. It could be your htaccess file causing problems.
How to calculate your Wilks score

Gordon Ansell 5th March 2018, 09:50 How-To, Weight Training 485 words.

How to calculate your Wilks Score in order to make a fair comparison between the weight you lift and the weight lifted by someone of a different body weight, gender or age.
Adding Exchange aliases on macOS (High) Sierra

Gordon Ansell 5th March 2018, 08:15 How-To, Microsoft Exchange, Tech, macOS 175 words.

How to add Microsoft Exchange aliases to MacOS mail so that you can send email from multiple address via your Apple computer.
CSF problems after EasyApache 4 upgrade

Gordon Ansell 3rd March 2018, 11:55 How-To, CSF, Tech, Linux, cPanel 164 words.

How to fix CSF (ConfigServer Firewall) after upgrading your CPanel system from EasyApache 3 to EasyApache 4.
Problems with p0f after reboot or upgrade

Gordon Ansell 2nd March 2018, 06:30 How-To, cPanel, Tech, Linux 213 words.

How to fix the 'p0f appears to be down' message that sometimes occurs on cPanel systems after an upgrade or reboot.
Installing Jekyll on macOS (OSX) 10.11+

Gordon Ansell 1st March 2018, 09:55 How-To, Jekyll, Tech, macOS, Web Development 547 words.

A description of how I installed Jekyll on MacOS 10.11+, including how to get past some of the errors I encountered.