Optimizing and automating my Jekyll site build
Lessons learned from building, optimizing, and deploying a huge static site powered by everyone's favorite SSG — Jekyll.
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A collection of long form writing and tutorials — mostly about web development and design.
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Improving static comments with Jekyll & Staticman
Using Staticman to add threaded comments and reply notifications to a static-based Jekyll site.
Going static part 2: static comments
Integrating a static-based commenting system into Jekyll with the help of Staticman and ditching Disqus in the process.
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Building a style guide with Jekyll
How I used collections with Jekyll to build a style guide and pattern library for Made Mistakes.
PaperFaces retrospective
A look back at two years of drawing over 800 portraits using an iPad and Paper for iOS.
Going static: using Jekyll CMS free
Migrating Made Mistakes from a Wordpress powered website back to its static file roots using Jekyll CMS free.
Those city folk in Animal Crossing still love the gossip
A lengthy review of Animal Crossing City Folk for the Nintendo Wii, some things never change.
Three years of problems with an iMac G5
Faulty logic boards, ambient sensors, and displays oh my!