Author: Jonathan
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Taking back ownership of the word ‘freelancer’
Based on some prompting by Hugh I applied as a speaker at PHPSouthAfrica this year. Apparently they still don’t know how little I actually know as they accepted my talk submission 😉 I’ll be talking just after afternoon tea about a topic that has been on my mind since 2010, that of the common perception…
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So, you want to work from home?
Tonight I’m speaking at the WordPress Cape Town Meetup about the pros and cons of working from home and what you can do to create your perfect work from home space. Here are the slides from that talk.
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2017 24 Hour Roll-a-thon fund raiser
This coming weekend I will be taking part in the 24 hour roll-a-thon at Gracie Jiu Jitu Cape Town, raising funds for cancer sufferers/survivors and a local hospice. If I’m honest though, the main reason I am doing this is my jiu jitsu buddy, Juan Poerstamper. Juan has been dealing with Cancer since around 2012.…
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Gutenberg day ??? – well that was hard!
I remember the first time I read about Jerry Seinfeld’s productivity secret. At the time it seemed trivial, but after trying to write a blog post per day for the month of September using Gutenberg, and then failing miserably at it, I can admit to the fact that planning to write something every day and…
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Gutenberg day 8 – Contributing to Core
I’m attempting my first shot at contributing to WordPress core with ticket that was opened 8 years ago! I feel like it’s small enough that I can get something done by the time the next release rolls around but useful enough that it will make peoples lives easier. Feel free to follow the ticket to…
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Gutenberg day 7 – New things
Today I'm especially excited to blog as I have a little news to share. The first episode of my new podcast has officially been published. WP Hacker Cast is my way of talking to and learning from all the great WordPress developers I know and communicate with. I've got some great interviews coming up, but…
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Gutenberg day 6
Just a short blog post I don't quite feel like writing So, here's a haiku.
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Gutenberg day 5 – mobile experience
So for today's blog post I thought I would try Gutenberg on my mobile. I have to say it works pretty well. If I'm honest with myself though, not really pushing the limits of Gutenberg so tomorrow I want to try and create something more complex.
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Gutenberg day 4 – New things
Today was a my first day in my new office space. Since becoming fully self employed at the beginning of 2016 I've been working mostly from home on a day to day basis. This has led to a few frustrating moments, although based on what I've seen I'm pretty sure I'm not alone in this.…
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Gutenberg day 3 – Blogging every day is hard!
Who knew? I often come up with ideas and jump into them without thinking. This has been both a blessing and curse over the past 40 years of my life. This idea to blog every day for September using Gutenberg was probably just as mad, as by the time I get to the end of…
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Gutenberg – Day 2
This is probably going to be the shortest post I've ever written. I have nothing to say but I promised I would write a blog post per day for September using Gutenberg. This is that post for today. So here is a photo of myself, my wife Pamela and my son Ethan from about 3…
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A month with Gutenberg
If you are in any way involved with WordPress and unless you've been living under a rock you're aware of the new Gutenberg editor that is currently in development. Gutenberg is what Matt and many other WordPress developers see as the future of WordPress. However, as with most new things, it's not been met with…