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Smaller ideas, observations, and things I’ve learned along the way.

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NoteExplainersWhat's the point of Flight Mode?Why we still switch to flight mode when we fly, and when that might change.11 Jun 20232 minNoteProductivityOpen source software I use for developmentFive open-source tools I use day to day for development, such as Pandoc for converting docs and ScreenToGif for quick demos.28 Aug 20211 minNotePersonalProgrammer Personality: 2020Retaking the same programmer personality test 11 years on, and going from DLSB to PHTB.9 Aug 20201 minNoteProgrammingGPG signed commits in PHPStorm on CentOS 7Setting up Git on CentOS 7 so PHPStorm's commit dialog prompts for your GPG key and signs every commit.23 Jan 20191 minNoteSystemsBash/Cygwin Terminal in PHPStormSwapping PHPStorm's built-in Windows terminal for Cygwin's bash, and making it open in the project directory.14 Mar 20172 minNoteProductivitySoftware I’m using to track tasks & timeHow I track tasks in Trello, JIRA and Todoist, and track my time with Toggl's browser plugin and WakaTime's IDE plugin.29 Mar 20152 minNoteProgrammingApache Localhost Rendering Slowly?Setting ServerName to 127.0.0.1:80 in httpd.conf can fix an Apache localhost that loads slowly.3 Nov 20141 minNotePersonalWhat Programmers say vs What they meanA joke table that did the rounds in 2014, pairing what programmers say with what they actually mean.31 Oct 20142 minNoteProgrammingPopulating a Form with a dropdown (jQuery)A bit of jQuery that shows as many input fields as the number picked in a dropdown.5 Feb 20121 minNoteSystemsControl Your Windows PC with an Xbox ControllerUsing an Xbox controller as a mouse and keyboard on Windows with JoyToKey.25 Jan 20121 minNoteProgrammingCSS Code for Wrapping Long URLs and TextThe CSS that stops a long URL or email address breaking a layout on small screens.4 Oct 20111 minNoteProgrammingWordPress – Shortcode in PHP filesGetting a WordPress shortcode to render from a theme file, outside the Loop.11 Sep 20111 min