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1 + 1: Celebrating 2 years of the 11ty Bundle
May 1, 2025
11tybundle.dev is 2 years old. Here are some highlights of the last year.
A keystroke to place focus in the search box
Apr 26, 2025
How I mimicked the GitHub page functionality of typing a slash key to place focus in the search box.
The personal effects of NIH funding cuts
Apr 17, 2025
Losing my dad too soon and later scientific breakthroughts that would have saved him.
YACCB - Yet Another Copy Code Button
Mar 23, 2025
After reading of the usefulness of a 'copy code' button, it was time to add one here.
Ok, this is my 'final' final word on RSS entry IDs
Feb 2, 2025
I've been able to fully automate the process of creating, at initial post time, a unique and permanent ID for each RSS feed entry.
My last word on RSS entry IDs
Jan 30, 2025
In an effort to create more robust and truly unique and permanent IDs for my RSS feed entries, I built a thing to help.
Creating quasi-permanently unique entry IDs for RSS
Jan 27, 2025
I was inspired to create permanently unique entry IDs for my RSS feed after reading a post by Evan Sheehan.
Blog Questions Challenge
Jan 20, 2025
I've been tagged to answer the big blog questions of the day. Here goes.
How I built the Books page
Jan 2, 2025
I went live with my Books page a short while ago. Here's how I built it.
Migrating this site to Cloudflare
Dec 16, 2024
Netlify surprised me with a bandwidth notice, so I've decided to move this site to Cloudflare.
Going all in with 'native' markdown
Dec 3, 2024
I've been typing way too much. There are simpler ways to use markdown for images and tables of contents. Here's how I'm doing it.
Knee replacement 2.0, things have changed
Dec 1, 2024
I had my right knee replaced four years ago. In March 2025, I will have my left knee replaced. What has changed? With me and with the technology of knee replacements.
Eleventy transform speeds local development...a lot!
Nov 24, 2024
- Tags:
- 11ty
- performance
- All Tags
- Search
I just converted all the images on my site to use the Eleventy Transform capability in v3.0.0 and wow did it slash my local build times.
My letter to President Biden
Jul 3, 2024
I wrote this letter to President Biden to express my thoughts on his candidacy for the office of President in 2024.
Upgrade 11ty to v3, reorg, ESM, and debug
Jun 28, 2024
I upgraded to 11ty v3 and proceeded to debug.
The node CLI scripts of my dreams
Jun 5, 2024
I built a few node CLI scripts to support management of the 11ty Bundle site database.
My hearing loss journey...consider a cochlear implant?
May 17, 2024
I'm considering getting a cochlear implant after having lost hearing in my left ear 9 years ago.
The 11ty Bundle continues - A year in review
May 1, 2024
The 11ty Bundle website launched one year ago today. I'm still doing it.
Time-lapse gym construction
Mar 15, 2024
Way back in 2005-06, I helped a young school generate a time-lapse video of the construction of their new gymnasium. It was a fun project and I'm glad to have been a part of it.
Refactoring by shortcode
Feb 19, 2024
I decided to take on some overdue refactoring of the 11tybundle.dev site. Here's what I did.
Slashing by caching
Jan 31, 2024
I've reduced the build time for the 11ty Bundle site from 30 seconds to 10 seconds. Here's how.
Declassifying my site header
Jan 26, 2024
I've been reviewing my html and css and decided to remove unnecessary classes from my header.
Adding webmentions to my site
Jan 13, 2024
I had told myself that I wouldn't do this...but, seeing them on other people's sites changed my mind.
Adding pagefind to my Eleventy personal site
Dec 6, 2023
I've been wanting to add search functionality to this site for a while. Pagefind made it simple.
Generating the Firehose page on the 11tybundle site
Nov 21, 2023
Here's how the Firehose page of the 11tybundle.dev site is built.
Pagination in a Javascript template with Eleventy
Oct 31, 2023
Here I use a javascript template to generate json data files for selected categories of the 11tybundle.dev site.
Scratch that...use the Google Sheets API
Oct 30, 2023
Just generating a json file from Google Sheets was not good enough. I had to use the API.
From Airtable to Google Sheets with Some AI
Oct 17, 2023
From paid to free, I've moved the 11tybundle.dev data from Airtable to Google Sheets.
Finding an exercise regimen that sticks
Oct 16, 2023
At 68 years old, it was high time to find an exercise regimen that I could stick with...at least for a while.
Question...how to count outbound links and saving that count
Jun 4, 2023
I'm in search of a solution to add outbound link tracking to my site for use as a post popularity indicator.
The evolution of my CSS pipeline in Eleventy (part 2)
Mar 26, 2023
Evolution is a continuous phenomenon.
The evolution of my CSS pipeline in Eleventy (part 1)
Mar 14, 2023
Handling CSS in Eleventy has been an evolutionary experience.
My first 30 days of learning to play the piano
Feb 4, 2023
A brief dive into my journey...with a few stats and a couple of (bad) audio clips.
Learning to play the piano
Jan 23, 2023
It's time for a new learning experience. So this year, I decided to learn to play the piano.
My winding road toward knee replacement surgery
Dec 28, 2022
Seeking to buy time as I prepare for what seems to be inevitable…knee replacement surgery.
I left Twitter
Dec 26, 2022
- Tags:
- personal
- social media
- All Tags
- Search
I left the dumpster fire that is Twitter a couple of weeks ago.
Losing my brother to cancer
Apr 26, 2022
Feelings of pain, fond memories, and odd coincidences keep me connected to the brother I lost to cancer.
This never happened, but...
Apr 2, 2022
The following recounts a very real dream/nightmare that I had in the early morning hours of Jan 4, 2022.
From all Open Props to only Open Props I use
Mar 8, 2022
Got Open Props working on my site, but wanted to reduce the size of my CSS in production.
Dipping my toe in the Open Props water
Feb 22, 2022
I saw the recent launch of Open Props and watched an intro video. I was intrigued, so I dipped my toe in the water.
