So here is where I need to get used to Jekyll and how things are done. I will end up automating this when I am sure of the process, but for now, I am just going to work my way through it.
Start up the local Jekyll server:
cd to get to the folder containing my site.jekyll serve.http://127.0.0.1:4000/ - so I went there in my browser to see the default
page.My goal is to write a new blog post (this one in fact).
Read More »It appears that I am not alone in deciding to move away from WordPress. WordPress is great - easy to set up and with lots of cool themes to allow customisation of your site. But it is slow, especially if (like me) you are running on a low-cost shared server.
I had been reading about Jekyll, so I decide to give it a go and also host my site on GitHub, taking advantage of their faster servers.
I followed the advice given by Girlie Mac and performed the migration from my self-hosted WordPress site. I am using the Pixyll theme by John Otander with a few tweaks of my own. The site is much faster to load, and I am hoping that the easier editing will inspire me to write more posts.
Man Reader 1.4 is now available through the Mac App Store.
Some people are moving away from email, but for me, it remains the best way to communicate online. I get to keep a record of conversations and the attached files are with the text so I can always see the context.
But I think everyone would agree that Apple have dropped the ball with Mail in OS X Mavericks, and to a lesser extent, in iOS 7.
So I have been on a campaign lately to find an email client that suits my needs. I don't feel that I have found the perfect answer yet, but I am getting there.
The first step was to work out what I really needed in an email client: