I live in fear of being away from home and missing something😂

What's in my Alpaka Flight Sling 2L - my EDC.

@muzikals.eurosky.social Fixed it! bsky.app/profile/php2...

Just need to do a bit more testing but will push later. Thanks for your help!

Had to retire my original robotic mower and now he has kindly consented to be used for spare parts. Thanks Robbie for your service and welcome Laurie.

Lack of MacBook Neo keyboard backlight solved. This works surprisingly well.

Yes, I have!

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Upgraded to iOS 26.4 and went through the age verification checks. I guess I've had an Apple account longer than 18 years.

How to turn PHP code into a package that will work with Composer I’ve learned a lot while developing my php2Bluesky package spurred on by my own desire to make a decent product and by suggestions from users. One such itch I needed to scratch was to take my…

I’ve learned a lot while developing my php2Bluesky package spurred on by my own desire to make a decent product and by suggestions from users. One such itch I needed to scratch was to take my static code and turn it into something that I could use with …

Been trying out the Free2 page-turner with KO Reader on an old Samsung tablet. I hope that Bluetooth gets added to Crosspoint soon so I can try it on my X4 too.

Xteink X4 – 3rd Party Support The Xteink X4 was launched only a few months ago in December 2025 but already there is a rich third-party ecosystem building up around it. In this post I take a look at all the things that are crop…

The Xteink X4 was launched only a few months ago in December 2025 but already there is a rich third-party ecosystem building up around it. In this post I take a look at all the things that are cropping up from cases to companion apps. Read on to learn mor…

Apple MacBook Neo I’ve been looking for the perfect device to take away with me when I’m travelling for as long as I can remember. My latest attempt was an iPad with a folding keyboard but this seemed to…

I’ve been looking for the perfect device to take away with me when I’m travelling for as long as I can remember. My latest attempt was an iPad with a folding keyboard but this seemed to be compromised by iPadOS. So when the MacBook Neo was launched I …

Foldable Wireless Keyboard for iPad I’m always looking for ways to reduce the amount of technology I take away with me and have long wondered whether I could manage with just my iPad rather than taking along a laptop. When I saw this…

I’m always looking for ways to reduce the amount of technology I take away with me and have long wondered whether I could manage with just my iPad rather than taking along a laptop. When I saw this foldable keyboard on AliExpress I thought that it would…

Find My Phone I don’t know who thought of this but I will forever be grateful. If you have an Apple Watch and iPhone for as long as I can remember you have been able to press a button on the watch and have the p…

I don’t know who thought of this but I will forever be grateful. If you have an Apple Watch and iPhone for as long as I can remember you have been able to press a button on the watch and have the phone “beep” to help you find it – providing it is …

How to fit the Perfect Screen Protector I hate applying screen protectors, but I know that they are vital to protecting the somewhat fragile screens of modern devices. Maybe you have a device that has screen protectors that come in a box…

I hate applying screen protectors, but I know that they are vital to protecting the somewhat fragile screens of modern devices. Maybe you have a device that has screen protectors that come in a box – just pop the device inside and pull. Hey presto! The …

Xteink X4 Review I posted recently a video of me unboxing the Xteink X4 reader and I said that I would post a longer review once I had a chance to use it. This is that review. How I read I’ve never really con…

I posted recently a video of me unboxing the Xteink X4 reader and I said that I would post a longer review once I had a chance to use it. This is that review. How I read I’ve never really considered myself to be an avid reader, but when compared to the …

Exporting Last.fm Scrobbles to Day One Having already written routines to export WordPress posts and Foursquare check-ins to Day One, I hadn’t intended to do any more, but here I am, back with exporting Last.fm Scrobbles to Day On…

Having already written routines to export WordPress posts and Foursquare check-ins to Day One, I hadn’t intended to do any more, but here I am, back with exporting Last.fm Scrobbles to Day One. That’s because I read a post on the Day One Subreddit whe…

Why do e-reader Screens “Flash”? I’ve been having a bit of an e-reader renaissance recently with the purchase of an Xteink X4 reader, the tiny pocket reader. This is my first e-reader in about 16 years since my Sony Reader a…

I’ve been having a bit of an e-reader renaissance recently with the purchase of an Xteink X4 reader, the tiny pocket reader. This is my first e-reader in about 16 years since my Sony Reader all those years ago. Something that hasn’t changed in all tho…

Loving my new Xteink X4 e-reader. Affordable and portable for on-the-go reading. Check out the unboxing here and keep an eye out for a longer report coming soon.

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Xteink X4 eBook Reader The Xteink X4 is a brand new eReader with a difference – it is tiny, about the size of an iPhone. Designed for reading on the go, this nifty little device is small enough to shove in a pocket…

The Xteink X4 is a brand new eReader with a difference – it is tiny, about the size of an iPhone. Designed for reading on the go, this nifty little device is small enough to shove in a pocket and take with you everywhere. In this short video I unbox the…

Setting a Bluesky Post’s Language with php2Bluesky A while back I pushed an update to php2Bluesky that allows for multiple language posts and forgot to post the change so I am correcting that now! Setting the language By default the language of you…

A while back I pushed an update to php2Bluesky that allows for multiple language posts and forgot to post the change so I am correcting that now! Setting the language By default the language of your posts is set to English but you can override this in one…

Update to WordPress Simple Stats For my February 12 Apps in 12 Months project I wrote a script to produce some simple statistics from a WordPress installation. Looking back at it I realised that it only produced stats for all time…

For my February 12 Apps in 12 Months project I wrote a script to produce some simple statistics from a WordPress installation. Looking back at it I realised that it only produced stats for all time and not the previous year, which is what I wanted. I revi…

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It appears Bluesky (or my app) doesn’t like commas in URLs! www.williamsf1.com/articles/8f4...

12 Apps in 12 Months – a Review Late 2024, I decided that I was going to provide more focus for my development in 2025, and to that end, I would attempt one new project a month, and so 12 apps in 12 months was born. What did I do…

Late 2024, I decided that I was going to provide more focus for my development in 2025, and to that end, I would attempt one new project a month, and so 12 apps in 12 months was born. What did I do? I very much stuck to my knitting with these projects as …

Version 2.3.3 of @php2bluesky.dev has been released with a fix for when URLs in text don't have protocols (http/https) they weren't being hyperlinked.

Get the latest version her or update composer: github.com/williamsdb/p...

Vibe Coding a WordPress Plugin I’ve written a lot of code this year and the vast majority of it I did without too much help. However, I did turn to AI (mostly ChatGPT) when I needed either a specific function written or so…

I’ve written a lot of code this year and the vast majority of it I did without too much help. However, I did turn to AI (mostly ChatGPT) when I needed either a specific function written or some help with a particular issue. What I hadn’t done was use …

Transfering a Smart Card to Apple Wallet On a recent trip to Washington DC we discovered the Metro’s smartcard “SmarTrip” which can be used to tap-in and tap-out at stations and on buses too. This was pretty convenient, …

On a recent trip to Washington DC we discovered the Metro’s smartcard “SmarTrip” which can be used to tap-in and tap-out at stations and on buses too. This was pretty convenient, but it meant yet another plastic card to carry around and potentially …

Automatic WordPress Plugin Updates I wrote a plugin for our local U3A group, but I didn’t want to add it to the official WordPress.org repository as it had no relevance to the general WordPress user base. However, I still want…

I wrote a plugin for our local U3A group, but I didn’t want to add it to the official WordPress.org repository as it had no relevance to the general WordPress user base. However, I still wanted to make it as easy as possible for people to install and up…

Apple Pencil vs Metapen Pencil A8 I’ve recently bought a new iPad A16 to use for watching films, reading magazines and for help with my family history research. My existing iPad, an M1 iPad Mini, has served me well and I will…

I’ve recently bought a new iPad A16 to use for watching films, reading magazines and for help with my family history research. My existing iPad, an M1 iPad Mini, has served me well and I will continue to use it as a Kindle but I wanted something with a …

Exporting Foursquare check-ins to Day One This is the project that I expected to do for my November 12 Apps in 12 Months challenge but, as you will see, that wasn’t actually possible. Don’t rely on someone else’s API I had two …

This is the project that I expected to do for my November 12 Apps in 12 Months challenge but, as you will see, that wasn’t actually possible. Don’t rely on someone else’s API I had two projects in mind for Day One: sync my WordPress blog posts and m…

Grabbing YouTube’s Thumbnail Image Sometimes there are simple solutions to life’s little problems. I had a need to get the thumbnail image associated with a YouTube video. I spent ages mucking around in the browser code inspec…

Sometimes there are simple solutions to life’s little problems. I had a need to get the thumbnail image associated with a YouTube video. I spent ages mucking around in the browser code inspector trying to work out how I could achieve this without much s…