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Tue, Jan 29, 2019

Easily Find Broken Links With Broken Link Checker

When you’re reviewing generated HTML content, broken link’s are the last thing you want. However, given the massive amount of documentation in modern projects, manually hunting for broken links isn’t practical. So how do you deal with this problem?

Validate Markdown Files With MarkdownLint
Fri, Dec 21, 2018

Validate Markdown Files With MarkdownLint

How do you know that your Markdown content is valid? You use MarkdownLint! In this post, I step through how to install, configure, and use it, as well as how to use one-time rule overrides.

Automate Repetitive Tasks With Make
Thu, Oct 18, 2018

Automate Repetitive Tasks With Make

Anything to do with software and computers usually ends up getting tricky, time-consuming, and repetitive. As such, if you value your sanity, you’ll want to regularly look for ways to automate these tasks away. One of the best ways to do that, is by using Make - a veteran automation tool.

Why Antora Is The Leading Technical Writing Platform
Fri, Oct 12, 2018

Why Antora Is The Leading Technical Writing Platform

If you need to create and maintain technical writing, there are a large number of solutions that will give you a lot of what you want. However, which one is the best? Today, I’ll show you which one I believe is the best choice.

Are You Too Wedded To Your Text Editor?
Mon, Sep 10, 2018

Are You Too Wedded To Your Text Editor?

I’ve been a proud VIM user for years — dating back as far as 1999 — but especially so, since I pushed myself to learn it properly a few short years ago. However, I wonder if I’ve become too wedded to it. And I’m keen to find out if you are too.

Google Chrome 69 Now Flags HTTP Websites
Mon, Sep 10, 2018

Google Chrome 69 Now Flags HTTP Websites

Earlier today, I upgraded my installation of Google Chrome from version 68 to version 69. While not a major upgrade, there’s a key security update that I want to draw your attention to. Here’s a quick look at it.

Do You Know How Much Location Data Google Records About You?
Tue, Aug 21, 2018

Do You Know How Much Location Data Google Records About You?

Last Wednesday, I was interviewed on Radio Sputnik (based out of Moscow) about a recent article on the Guardian about Google recording your location history — even when you tell it not to. This was my first experience as a subject matter expert. So I wanted to share the experience with you.


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