The Schema.org Markup Every Client Site Should Ship With
The structured data I ship on almost every client project fits on a single page. This is the JSON-LD I actually deploy, not theory.
Archive
Shooting With Restraint: iPhone, Lightroom, And A Component Mindset
Photography got way better for me when I dropped the gear chase and treated images like components in a system: shot on an iPhone, finished in Lightroom, used on the web.
Killing CalendarBridge and RankPill: An Honest Audit of My Setapp Stack
I killed CalendarBridge and RankPill, then audited my entire Setapp stack. This is how I trimmed the bloat without losing any real capability.
The Git hygiene workflow keeping ideebv-2026 lean
How I keep the ideebv-2026 repo lean using git filter-repo, strict ignores, and backup pruning. Real commands, no theory.
Six Months With SecondsPro: The Kettlebell Timer That Finally Stuck
I used Ladder for kettlebell training and still skipped workouts. SecondsPro fixed that. This is what Ladder got wrong and why this ugly little timer app actually stuck.
Why I Still Hand‑Code Every Hover State
I still hand-code every hover state instead of trusting component libraries. Not because I like pain, but because that tiny interaction layer decides how the site actually feels.
Running Family Logistics Like a Sprint Board in a WhatsApp Group
My partner and I run family logistics like a sprint, but our board lives in WhatsApp. No fancy app, no Notion setup. Just one group called “Fam” with a few simple rules.
The Tower Workflow That Keeps My Mac Studio And MacBook Air Perfectly In Sync
How I keep a Mac Studio and a MacBook Air in sync using Tower, Git and a few strict rules, so I can jump between desk and couch without merge hell.
My Sunday Planning Ritual: Why I Plan On Paper Instead Of Apps
My entire week lives or dies on a 30–40 minute Sunday planning ritual done on paper. The friction is exactly why it works.
The CSS Specificity Bug That Wasted 3 Hours And Needed 1 Line
A real CSS specificity war story from a client project: three hours of confusion, one stubborn layout bug, and a single-line fix that solved it.
Why I Rebuilt My Portfolio Navigation From Scratch (Twice)
I thought my portfolio nav was smart. Then I used it on an actual phone. This is what broke, what I rebuilt, and what I will never ship again without testing.
How I Turned a Mac Studio Into a Frontend CI Workhorse
I wired a Mac Studio into my CI pipeline and stopped waiting forever on frontend builds. Here is the exact setup, what broke, and what actually got faster.