Oh, I wish there was a better (or even any sensible) way of using Flickr content as a featured image on a page or post. I’d just like to be able to connect my Flickr account to WordPress and then be able to see my Flickr photos within my media library so I can add…… Continue reading Featured Images
Category: General Chunterings
2020 already?
Back at the beginning of last year I said something or other about writing more in 2019. I was just chock-full of enthusiasm about it too. Maybe. I wrote four posts, including that one. It’s difficult to argue that this was anywhere near the definition of ‘write more’, however I find myself starting another year…… Continue reading 2020 already?
Never Grow Up
Parenting is difficult, isn’t it? You become responsible for an actual juvenile human and have the privilege of guiding them towards adulthood. This is a protracted experience for all involved, and while there are some painful points along the way I have experienced more joy in these last ten years than I ever hoped for.…… Continue reading Never Grow Up
I <3 Toronto
2018 finished in style for us with a two week trip to visit my family in Toronto. I’ve always loved this city and have visited six times now: mostly because my sister, nieces and mum live there these days, but also because it’s a fabulously vibrant city. It’s fair to say that it is a…… Continue reading I <3 Toronto
Happy New Year!
It is 2019 already. So soon after 2018 too. These years are following on from each other more quickly each year. Last year was a pretty traumatic time for the folks of planet Earth, with a huge amount of drama around. The political sphere was particularly turbulent with Trump and Brexit providing a whole load…… Continue reading Happy New Year!
Let’s try lots of blocks
Gutenberg is here and I have no idea how some of the new features work, so let’s see what they look like when you add them to a post. This first block of text is the default block – a paragraph. It shows text nicely and you just need to press return to create a…… Continue reading Let’s try lots of blocks
Adding YouTube videos
https://youtu.be/AOgyh0LDKs0 Do They Know This Agile Thing? 2018 | Band Aid Parody Just trying out the YouTube embed feature with this Agile-based bit of Christmas fun. You’re welcome. *edit* OK, so the formatting of this post is even worse than the one for the earlier Flickr one. Am disappointed. I’m assuming that the 2019 WordPress…… Continue reading Adding YouTube videos
Updated to WordPress 5.0
OK, so who’s idea was it to release the new version of WordPress this close to Christmas? WordPress 5.0 is the first major change in the blogging tool for what seems decades. They’ve introduced a new post editing tool called Gutenberg that completely changes how you compile your site content, removing the need for many…… Continue reading Updated to WordPress 5.0
Oh Flickr
I have been a Flickr user for what seems decades. I joined at some point in 2005 (an age ago in Internet terms). Flickr was the only decent place to store your photos at the time, head and shoulders above the competition. There was a thriving community, great tools and a generous free option. The…… Continue reading Oh Flickr
Holidays on the Kerry coast
Jo and I have some incredible friends. I’ve been very, very lucky over the years to have met some of the nicest people around, whether during my RAF days or through banding; I seem to mix with the best kinds of people. I’m not particularly extrovert, and while I sometimes find talking to people I…… Continue reading Holidays on the Kerry coast
25/1/2018 Fat Curk
25/1/2018 Fat Curk by rutty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA I don’t drink Coke very often, but when I do I make sure it is fully leaded, none of those sugar-free versions. I’ve tried diet drinks. They are always disappointing. I don’t know why, but none of the ingredients they use to replace the sugar…… Continue reading 25/1/2018 Fat Curk
305/365 Stairwell
305/365 Stairwell by rutty is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA Tonight is #NottsTest and we are having it in the Portland Building at the University of Nottingham. This is our first time in this building, which is a bit of a maze. Several of our folks got lost in the old part of the building, which…… Continue reading 305/365 Stairwell