👾 Star Wars Day’s nearly here! - April’s roundup from tempertemper
April kicked off with April Fool's Day, and the Easter weekend quickly followed, but my favourite day at this time of year is always May the 4th (Star Wars...
🌥️ Winter is over - March’s roundup from tempertemper
It’s finally feeling a bit warmer after what has felt like a long winter. Funnily enough, this month’s articles come with the two longest titles in my back...
👀 Blink and you’ll miss it! - February’s roundup from tempertemper
It never fails to surprise me how quickly February draws to a close. I had a week's holiday, which made it feel even shorter than normal, but I still managed...
🤝 Happy new year – January’s roundup from tempertemper
A busy start to the new year as we're finally approaching the end of a five year home renovation project. I'd've liked to have written more, but managed one...
🎊 It’s Hogmanay! – December’s roundup from tempertemper
2022 is nearly over, and what a year… again! Amongst the uncertainty at least one thing is still constant: I’ve written a couple of articles for you! Images,...
⚽️ Winter World Cup – November’s roundup from tempertemper
Being a Scotsman, I'm not a big fan of international football 😅 But I do enjoy catching the odd match when the World Cup's on; in between watching Spain,...
🧟♂️ Zombie! – October’s roundup from tempertemper
🪦🧟♂️ The zombies are out – October’s roundup from tempertemper It’s Halloween today and, in the lead-up, my 11 year old’s friends have been sharing creepy...
😳 Quite the month! – September’s roundup from tempertemper
September has been quite the month here in the UK; we’ve seen the death of a monarch, yet another new Government, and of course there’s been the annual rush...
💪 Hard fought – August’s roundup from tempertemper
Some articles take longer to write than others. I only published one in August but it was a long time in the making! I began writing it in March 2021, and it...
☀️ Scorchio! – July's roundup from tempertemper
After a month with the hottest temperatures ever recorded here in the UK, normal weather has thankfully resumed. Me? Despite the blistering heat, I've made...
🚴♂️ Cycle season – June's roundup
After working from home for more than two years, I've been enjoying the odd trip to the office recently. It's 15 kilometres away, which is a nice distance to...
🏳️🌈 Inclusivity and HTML – May's roundup
It's June tomorrow, which means the beginning of Pride Month; a time to celebrate how far we've come with civil rights, but a reminder that we still have a...
💡 One Thing – April’s roundup
May is nearly upon us, and on the 19th it’s Global Accessibility Awareness Day (or GAAD). I have a challenge for you! Take some time to do one thing to make...
🦠 Colds and Covid – March’s roundup
March began with a nasty cold that one of the kids brought home; then, after two very careful years, I caught COVID-19. Luckily, it didn't hit me as hard as...
🥞 Pancakes and posts – February's roundup
Every morning, I wake up nice and early to work on my blog before the kids surface, but tomorrow is pancake day so I’ll be using a bit of that writing time...
🏃♂️ Working off those festive calories – January’s roundup
I don't know about you, but I enjoy a wee bit of indulgence over the festive period: chocolate, good food, a few drinks with family and friends. But I've...
🥳 Happy new year! December’s roundup
As 2021 draws to a close, there's just enough time to put together your monthly roundup of the articles from my blog: Design for everyone Safari 15’s Tab...
🎄 The festive season is here – November's roundup
I think I might have broken an unwritten rule as we picked up our Christmas tree today and it’s not December until tomorrow… What else have I been up to this...
👻 Boo! October's roundup
It’s Halloween, I’ve just been guising with the kids, and they were given more chocolates and sweeties than they’ll ever manage to eat! If I could give you a...
📣 Talking the talk – September’s roundup
During September, a couple of presentations I gave went live on YouTube. The first from Content Folks, where my colleague Josie Linsel and I spoke about the...