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October | 2016 | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2016/10

Works & Contributions. A Micropub server plugin, v1.0. 8220;Micropub is an open API standard that is used to create posts on one’s own domain using third-party clients.”. That means you can post things on your blog using any Micropub-supporting editor, decoupling the tools for writing a post from the particular system used to publish it. I have just installed it, and then used the (experimental, I think) Quill. There’s an Ad for That. Too Many Password Managers. Let Me Write Myself a Note.

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January | 2017 | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2017/01

Works & Contributions. Too Many Password Managers. First I had too many passwords. (And still do.) But on top of that I now have too many password managers. My web browser, Firefox, remembers web site passwords for me, which is very helpful indeed. (On a Mac, Safari does that too and additionally offers to generate random passwords for new sites, which is even better.). It’s a nuisance having to copy data between them (Firefox - KeePassX) when creating or changing a password. OK I chose to add KeePassX i...

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September | 2016 | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2016/09

Works & Contributions. Click “Edit the Source Code”. How Open is the Source? Each time I want to modify or fix some open-source application that I’m using in Ubuntu, it takes me a long time to find the correct source code, download and unpack it, install required dependencies, and figure out how to build and run it. I usually use either Ubuntu Software or Synaptic package manager to install an app, so can I also use those to install its source code? At this point, I can edit the source code if I wish.

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March | 2016 | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2016/03

Works & Contributions. My Own Email Address. I am going to have my very own email address. At foad .me .uk. At last, an address that I own and will always control. I looked through about forty of my contacts, many of whom are computer literate, and was surprised to see only two of you using your own name for your email domain. If that’s you, well done! We’re terribly sorry but we’re closing down this service. You’ve reached your storage limit,. Guess what has just arrived while I was writing this post?

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Decentralized Web Summit — Lightning Talks | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2016/12/06/decentralized-web-summit-lightning-talks

Works & Contributions. Too Many Password Managers →. Here is one of the best resources I have found so far to hear about the exciting new technologies which may underpin the next phase of the World Wide Web. Go to the Decentralized Web Summit. Home page, scroll down to the “June 9th, Meetup” section, and watch the lightning talks (5- to 10-minute presentations) about decentralized web technologies such as IndieWeb, micro-payments, and the Inter-Planetary File System. Too Many Password Managers →.

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Let Me Write Myself a Note | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2016/10/17/let-me-write-myself-a-note

Works & Contributions. Click “Edit the Source Code”. Micropub for WordPress →. Let Me Write Myself a Note. I want to be able to leave comments against the settings in a GUI, like I am accustomed to doing in a plain text configuration file. When software configuration settings are given in a plain text file, it is in most cases taken for granted that the user may include comments. GUIs almost never allow this. Why? I think configuration GUIs should let us include comments. Remember I turned this off for y...

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Micropub for WordPress | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2016/10/25/micropub-for-wordpress

Works & Contributions. Let Me Write Myself a Note. Decentralized Web Summit — Lightning Talks →. A Micropub server plugin, v1.0. 8220;Micropub is an open API standard that is used to create posts on one’s own domain using third-party clients.”. That means you can post things on your blog using any Micropub-supporting editor, decoupling the tools for writing a post from the particular system used to publish it. I have just installed it, and then used the (experimental, I think) Quill. 4 months 13 days ago.

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December | 2016 | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/2016/12

Works & Contributions. Here is one of the best resources I have found so far to hear about the exciting new technologies which may underpin the next phase of the World Wide Web. Go to the Decentralized Web Summit. Home page, scroll down to the “June 9th, Meetup” section, and watch the lightning talks (5- to 10-minute presentations) about decentralized web technologies such as IndieWeb, micro-payments, and the Inter-Planetary File System. There’s an Ad for That. Too Many Password Managers.

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Work | Julian Foad

http://blog.foad.me.uk/work

Works & Contributions. Julian Foad Software Design Engineer. See also: my CV. Currently seeking an interesting new software design challenge. I am passionate about open source software and open protocols. My greatest professional satisfaction comes from working on software that helps lots of people to do something better, be it version control. Or owning one’s own digital self. My last position was as one of the few full-time developers of Apache Subversion, first for CollabNet. And then for WANdisco.