Farewell Google Reader
Just over a year ago I wrote a blog post called Web App Trust Issues. It was a paranoid, yet relatable post about me leaving certain web apps and making my own when I don’t trust the provider to be …...
View ArticleJury Duty
Recently I had to go to Jury Duty selection. My request to be excused on the basis of work was denied, and so I was determined to make the best of it! I was sort of hoping it would be … Continue reading →
View ArticleBlink
Today Google and Opera announced they would be using a forked version of WebKit called Blink. My initial reaction is some annoyance spawned from laziness – as a web developer the fewer browsers I have...
View ArticleFaux WP-Admin: A non-WordPress Honeypot!
These are interesting times for WordPress. Being the most widely used CMS on the planet has one major drawback: you’re the biggest target. In the past few weeks some nefarious dorks (*pauses to go...
View ArticleQuadruple Negative!
This is a true story about something an actual person said unironically! Bad grammar and misused English syntax bug me as much as the next guy, but that’s not to say I’m really critical or hard on...
View ArticleTaming Retina CSS – Part 2
I shared a few weeks ago how I used a specific height for testing retina CSS, and now on the Thrillworks Blog I’ve shared the more production-friendly way that I’ve used on a few projects: Developing...
View ArticleEtcher
Yesterday my son was born. We named him Etcher. We’ve had a lot of questions about the name, so I thought I’d share a bit about how we came to an atypical name like this. It was our two year … Continue...
View ArticleBacking up your memories
I wrote this for my family. They’re not all luddites, but I also think they need a push sometimes. I hope this helps someone else too! I consider myself the biggest nerd you know, and so I hope you...
View ArticleFinding those pesky Vine URLs after posting
Need to get your Vine Feed, or the URL to the Vine loop after you posted? Good luck! Posting to Twitter at the time of publishing is the best way to get the URL (which usually looks like this:...
View ArticleSublime Text + SASS + Ascii Art For the Win
I wanted to share one of the coolest tricks I’ve started using in my SASS to help me get around my stylesheets a bit quicker. I’m always looking for little tricks like this to make getting around the...
View ArticleA post for first time SASS users
I recently got sharing my limited experience using SASS with a friend who’s just getting into it. I thought I’d share these ramblings here to reference in the future! In short: don’t let the learning...
View ArticleUltra Niche: the future of front end
At the end of 2011 I thought I went niche. For many years leading up to that moment I’d worked as a designer / developer. Being a Jack-of-all-trades is fun in that you’re always trying new things, but...
View ArticleThe greatest collection of front end links ever assembled?
Over the weekend I found the mother lode of front end bookmarks. It’s so vast that it’s daunting! Oh mamma. https://github.com/dypsilon/frontend-dev-bookmarks
View ArticleWordPress Tip: Admin Color Scheme
Have you ever made a bad change in WordPress? It can be very easy if you’re working in multiple WordPress projects, or are dealing with a staging / production scenario. My solution is simple: Make good...
View ArticleWhere art thou front end?
Front end developers are an interesting bunch. I find they generally come from two places: Designers who have learned to code their creations, or Computer Science types who needed to put a face on...
View ArticleAn open letter to Adobe Typekit
Greetings and salutations good folks at Adobe Typekit! Have I told you lately how great you all are? That thing you're collectively doing with your hair is really working for you! Yes, you're always so...
View ArticleBreaking the rules
I recently had the pleasure of collaborating on a bit of responsive front end / WordPress work with a colleague at Thrillworks. This highly experienced developer’s strengths lie mainly in back end, so...
View ArticleDRY CSS
Don’t Repeat Yourself: http://csswizardry.com/2013/07/writing-dryer-vanilla-css/ This is a great post about writing more maintainable CSS. Great examples show that sometimes being DRY can mean more code.
View ArticleWordPress TV
My talk at WordCamp TO (Breaking the Mould) is now online here: http://wordpress.tv/2013/07/08/arley-mcblain-breaking-the-mould-with-scoped-css/
View ArticleWriting about front end development
As you may know (stalwart reader of ArleyM.com) I like writing and musing about this career of mine. One thing that’s been really way too inconsistent is how I spell out the title and the task. I’ve...
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