Having written a fair bit of technical documentation, this tweet requesting recommendations for the best open source docs caught my eye: What's the best documentation you've ever seen for an open source project? (And what makes it so good?) — Erin Kissane (@kissane) September 26, 2016 Thankfully lots of people were keen to suggest good examples … Continue reading Best Open Source Documentation
This is a short primer about the way Japanese people communicate with each other with writing. It won't teach you how to read, write or speak Japanese but it should hopefully be enlightening for people with no previous knowledge. Let’s kick off by looking at the alphabets (yes, plural) that Japanese people use. Just a … Continue reading How the Japanese Communicate: Alphabet
I’ve been buying LED bulbs but am surprised at their brightness, or rather lack of. Manufacturers often write the equivalent in watts of incandescent bulbs on the packet but it turns out they tend to, er, lie. Quite a lot. With the current boom in LED bulbs, a trustworthy comparison table is what’s needed. After … Continue reading Incandescent Bulbs and Lumens
Inspired by a forum post I came across the other day I’ve compiled a list of free online checkers/validators for web developers. Please let me know if you’re aware of others. (Updated 16th September 2010) (X)HTML validator.w3.org/ – The daddy of validators and your first port of call validator.nu/ – Maybe your second port of … Continue reading Free online web development checkers
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