How I got into software development…

I just remembered, it was my Mac mini and Apple's software, and WoW that got me into software development. 😳 A bit of background I was a child and all our school machines were Macs… So, for compatibility’s sake I wished for a Mac mini for Christmas of 2007, which [...]

By |2020-11-11T20:35:57+01:00November 11th, 2020|Sharing|0 Comments

This site is being served with HTTP/3!

My site is now being served with HTTP/3, which automatically means it's being served over QUIC, but what does that mean? Originally called "HTTP over QUIC" was later renamed to "HTTP/3" to make clear it's the new thing. But it's a pity QUIC isn't mentioned anymore because that's the amazing [...]

By |2020-06-14T16:19:15+02:00June 14th, 2020|Meta, Update|0 Comments

I got rid of the PayPal donation button

I thought the PayPal donation button looks ugly and I think there were some privacy issues with it, too. So today I've set up Liberapay and Ko-fi as alternatives. The fun thing is that in the end, I'll be paid out with PayPal anyway. But this way, with a middle [...]

By |2019-10-14T18:33:40+02:00October 14th, 2019|Meta|0 Comments

Ugh… PayPal tracking pixel?

I do care for the privacy and security of my readers, which is why I had to make a change... Remember my previous post about how I'll improve things further by - amongst others - self-host the PayPal donation button? I did that now, so that no request gets made [...]

By |2019-10-11T23:44:10+02:00September 20th, 2019|Meta|0 Comments

This site is graded A+ by ssllabs.com!

Just a quick update to let you know that I am awesome!And you are safe! A friend of mine, checked my score on ssllabs.com and congratulated me on an "A"... ...I didn't know I scored an "A", and was upset that it was just an "A"! But I was also [...]

By |2019-09-20T19:49:53+02:00September 20th, 2019|Meta|2 Comments

I’ve been working on the site

Just a quick update. I restructured the site and been cleaning it up and getting the technicalities sorted out. I also improved the looks a little. The contact page is updated and out of maintenance. I also got rid of as much of externally loaded content as possible. Now everything [...]

By |2019-10-11T23:46:46+02:00September 18th, 2019|Meta|2 Comments

[UPDATED] Subscribe to my blog by email!

You can now subscribe to my blog by email, and get notified whenever I post a new article! Simply sign up using the form in the side bar. IMPORTANT UPDATE Turns out email subscription was not only handled by the plugin Jetpack but it also went through their servers. Overall [...]

By |2019-09-14T08:54:16+02:00September 12th, 2019|Meta|0 Comments
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