5 Mar 2026
11ty is dead, long live Build Awesome
The static site generator I've backed for years just got its future sorted.
All writing
4 Mar 2026
AI coding tools turned my once-a-year hobby project into a daily habit
Benj Edwards burned through 50 projects in two months with AI coding agents and I know the feeling.
3 Mar 2026
Blog art that belongs
Every post needs a hero image. Sometimes you don't need the perfect one — you just need something that doesn't clash.
2 Mar 2026
Semantic search on a static site, no API keys required
Vector embeddings at build time, cosine similarity in the browser. The same 23 MB model runs both sides.
28 Feb 2026
Site search without a search service
No API keys, no external service — just a build step and one HTML attribute.
25 Feb 2026
Collaborate on any webpage with a bookmarklet and URL state
Pin comments on any live webpage and share them as a URL with no account and zero cost. As in free.
22 Feb 2026
Two-way communication beats another shipped feature
Sometimes stepping back to understand your audience matters more than shipping the next feature.
20 Feb 2026
Feedback buttons without JavaScript, using a 1990s web pattern
A Cloudflare Worker is just a CGI script, and that's exactly what a static site needs.
16 Feb 2026
Your browser utility wants to be a floating palette
Late-90s desktop paradigms may suit single-purpose browser tools better than modern minimal UI.
16 Feb 2026
PDF-A-go-slim: a browser-based PDF optimizer
Eight optimization passes, zero uploads — reduce PDF file size entirely in your browser.
5 Feb 2026
The practitioner's guide to planning digital transformation (Parts 3-4)
How to assess maturity, build the business case, and avoid the change management pitfalls that derail most digital transformation initiatives.
30 Jan 2026
Digital transformation for complex organizations (Parts 1-2)
A practical framework for moving legacy institutions toward measurable, audience-centered digital practice — without throwing out what already works.
24 Jan 2026
VR Productivity finally almost surpasses physical displays
After years of trying, I found a work VR work setup that works real: Quest 3, Immersed on Mac, and a single ultra-wide screen.
15 Jan 2026
How to measure impact when analytics lie
You've defined success. Now what? Most analytics dashboards won't answer the questions that matter.
26 Dec 2025
URLs are the state management you should use
How well-designed URLs can replace state stores with shareable, bookmarkable state.