Wordius

Jeff Porter

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Freelance journalist, editor, and I enjoy experimenting on the web. But, above all, I am human.

https://wordius.com/

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• European and open source office suites 2026-03-14 05:00pm
• Instagram Direct Messages to lose its invisibility cloak 2026-03-13 05:00pm
• European and open source email services 2026-03-06 04:00pm
• All the motorcycles I’ve ridden but never owned 2026-02-28 04:00pm
• European and open source analytics providers 2026-02-27 04:00pm
• European static or Jamstack hosting companies 2026-02-24 04:00pm
• European and open-source browsers 2026-02-21 04:00pm
• European alternatives to US apps and services 2026-02-17 04:00pm
• Exit USA 2026-02-04 04:00pm
• The year that was: 2025 2026-01-06 04:00pm
• I’m part of the indie web with a small ‘i’ 2025-12-30 04:00pm
• Using Obsidian as a task manager 2024-11-25 04:00pm
• Alternatives to WordPress for your website or blog 2024-11-14 04:00pm
• Bulova Surveyor 96B427 2024-11-06 04:00pm
• Rotary Avenger Sport GS05480/65 2024-10-29 05:00pm
• Rotary Seamatic Strap automatic watch, GS05430-79 2024-10-25 05:00pm
• Orient diving watch FAA02007B9 2024-10-24 05:00pm
• MarkText: an honest as they come markdown editor 2024-10-18 05:00pm
• Berny Automatic Mechanical Dive AM7081M-YE watch 2024-10-12 05:00pm
• The ultimate free journal app 2024-08-30 05:00pm
• Ratio FreeDiver RTF025 2024-08-28 05:00pm
• Lorus digital quartz RP2327PX9 2024-08-01 05:00pm
• Logitech’s T630 Ultrathin Touch is built to last 2024-08-01 05:00pm
• Boss your own life 2024-07-27 05:00pm
• Rotary GS77831/CUF/07S 2024-07-19 05:00pm
• Sekonda Wingman (model no. 3347) 2024-07-13 05:00pm
• Casio G-Shock G-3157 2024-07-07 05:00pm
• Euphoric euphorbia 2024-07-06 05:00pm
• I am a gardener 2024-07-05 05:00pm
• AI is totally shameless… 2024-06-16 05:00pm
• Welcome to my journal 2024-06-15 05:00pm
• Anderby Creek, Lincolnshire 2024-03-30 05:00pm
• My life in Macs 2024-02-05 04:00pm
• Stroke and Apple’s Vision Pro 2024-02-03 04:00pm
• The Forge, Oak Tree Cottages, East Ruston 2023-09-08 05:00pm
• Getting to the hospital 2023-08-11 05:00pm
• The software I use 2023-08-11 05:00pm
• Developing Dogs, Ely, Cambridgeshire 2019-07-25 05:00pm
• Fed up with nuisance calls? There’s a phone to fix that 2015-11-14 04:00pm
• Alternote – an alternative Evernote desktop client for Mac 2015-05-14 05:00pm
• Record and transcribe interviews using an iPhone and a Mac 2015-05-10 05:00pm
• Two-factor authentication using 1Password 2015-04-08 05:00pm
• Solar eclipse, March 2015 2015-03-20 05:00pm
• Keep it simple when establishing an editorial workflow 2015-03-15 05:00pm
• A Sass manifesto 2015-01-19 04:00pm
• How to clean an iPhone 4S’s dock connector 2015-01-10 04:00pm
• Create a sitemap for your Jekyll blog without using a plugin 2015-01-07 04:00pm
• Jekyll and the IndieWeb 2015-01-05 04:00pm
• Version control using Bitbucket 2014-12-27 04:00pm
• Task manager Things for iPad and iPhone is free from the App Store 2014-11-20 04:00pm
• Reply-from shortcuts in Airmail 2014-10-21 05:00pm
• How to stop the spread of Ebola 2014-10-12 05:00pm
• New rules will affect some businesses that are not registered for VAT 2014-10-12 05:00pm
• Ello investor responds to criticism 2014-09-27 05:00pm
• Write: a Markdown writing app for Mac 2014-08-22 05:00pm
• About this site 2014-08-09 05:00pm
• Install Webster’s dictionary on OS X 2014-07-21 05:00pm
• Mono Social Icon font 2014-07-14 05:00pm
• How to search Google.com from within the EU 2014-07-03 05:00pm
• How to set up scheduled back-ups with Time Machine 2014-07-02 05:00pm
• Save nearly £200 on Apple’s quad-core Mac Mini when you buy from Amazon 2014-06-23 05:00pm
• Making the spooks work harder 2014-06-07 05:00pm
• Buy the best set of pans you can afford 2014-03-03 04:00pm
• Turkish-style chicken kebabs 2014-03-03 04:00pm
• Great big Yorkshire puddings 2014-03-02 04:00pm
• The best photo editing app for the iPhone 2014-02-08 04:00pm
• Unread has changed the way I read 2014-02-05 04:00pm
• Quick access to universal symbols, their HTML codes and Unicodes 2014-02-04 04:00pm
• The great Unread for iPhone 2014-02-04 04:00pm
• A comparison of web-based Markdown editors 2014-02-03 04:00pm
• Markdown editor Ulysses to support publishing to WordPress 2014-01-22 04:00pm
• The Lacanche range is the kitchen equivalent of Land Rover’s Defender 2014-01-17 04:00pm
• Keeping track of your dog walks 2013-12-28 04:00pm
• Keeping it Mac in the family 2013-12-12 04:00pm
• Shake Paws 2013-12-12 04:00pm
• The RSS reader of choice 2013-11-21 04:00pm
• A world without antibiotics, humans 2013-11-19 04:00pm
• Editorial: probably the best Markdown editor for iPad 2013-11-09 04:00pm
• The quickest route to Inbox Zero 2013-11-09 04:00pm
• Save time with iOS keyboard shortcuts 2013-09-23 05:00pm
• Mailbox for iOS 2013-09-01 05:00pm
• Logitech Ultrathin keyboards for iPad 2013-08-22 05:00pm
• Improve your workflow with InDesign scripts and plugins 2013-08-18 05:00pm
• InDesign book files for dummies 2013-08-16 05:00pm
• Butterick’s Practical Typography 2013-07-23 05:00pm
• WordPress plugins: My ‘Core 10’ 2013-07-04 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: free and paid alternatives 2013-06-29 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: Mixed bag 2013-06-26 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: Bulletin 2013-06-24 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: Newsify 2013-06-23 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: ReadKit 2013-06-23 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: Feed Wrangler 2013-06-22 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: Feedbin 2013-06-21 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: Newsblur 2013-06-20 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: Mr. Reader 2013-06-19 05:00pm
• The 12 days of Google Reader: BazQux Reader 2013-06-18 05:00pm
• Install multiple apps on a Mac with a single command 2013-06-17 05:00pm
• Use Hazel with ImageOptim to automate your image-processing workflow 2013-06-16 05:00pm
• Responsive web design: proportional scaling of images with dimension attributes 2013-06-13 05:00pm
• The simplest productivity tip known to Mackind 2013-06-12 05:00pm
• The Ulysses to Byword to WordPress workflow 2013-06-11 05:00pm
• Byword 2.0: The blogger’s edition 2013-06-03 05:00pm
• Postbox filter for Evernote 2013-06-02 05:00pm
• On double-spacing after a period 2013-05-28 05:00pm
• An Alfred custom search for books in the WorldCat database 2013-05-10 05:00pm
• Zotero for reference management 2013-05-10 05:00pm
• Logobook 2013-04-28 05:00pm
• The Anatomy of Type 2013-04-21 05:00pm
• Ulysses III: A review 2013-04-19 05:00pm
• The list 2013-04-16 05:00pm
• The Writer’s iPad 2013-04-15 05:00pm
• The Bolt, by Karas Kustoms 2013-04-15 05:00pm
• Slanted #21: The New Generation 2013-04-14 05:00pm
• Books to read 2013-04-14 05:00pm
• Field Notes ‘America The Beautiful’ spring Colors edition 2013-04-13 05:00pm
• Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols and Other Typographical Marks 2013-04-12 05:00pm
• Tread carefully with optimizeLegibility 2013-04-07 05:00pm
• Ebook designers should blame their tools 2013-04-07 05:00pm
• A beginner’s guide to AppDotNet 2013-04-07 05:00pm
• Why accessibility matters 2013-04-06 05:00pm
• What to do if a session expires while you’re setting up Apple ID’s two-step verification 2013-04-04 05:00pm
• Put the hex on Mac OS X’s Color Picker 2013-03-23 05:00pm
• Custom dictionary search for Alfred 2013-03-23 05:00pm
• In-car route guidance using Google Maps 2013-03-22 05:00pm
• How to say thank you 2013-03-20 05:00pm
• How fast am I skiing? 2013-03-01 04:00pm
• Draft – version control for writing 2013-02-16 04:00pm
• Harbingers of editorial change 2013-02-12 04:00pm
• Hazel rules! 2013-02-10 04:00pm
• How to create a website 2013-02-04 04:00pm
• iTypography – iOS keyboard tips and apps 2013-02-03 04:00pm
• Workflowy: compulsive list making 2013-01-30 04:00pm
• The one app I wouldn’t be without – 1Password 2013-01-29 04:00pm
• The benefits of keeping a diary 2013-01-27 04:00pm
• How to keep a diary (private) 2013-01-27 04:00pm
• Offscreen 4 – I got what I paid for 2013-01-25 04:00pm
• Rems, ems or pixels? 2013-01-24 04:00pm
• Static to responsive in five hours 2013-01-23 04:00pm
• Design inspiration – A turning point 2013-01-11 04:00pm
• Pen and paper – reviving the Filofax 2013-01-10 04:00pm
• Archive your Semantic Notes in Dropbox using this easy to create Automator workflow 2013-01-08 04:00pm
• Cheaters – a cheat-sheet system for OS X 2013-01-08 04:00pm
• Getting things done with Semantic Notes 2013-01-07 04:00pm
• How to use GREP in InDesign to replace proportional with oldstyle figures 2013-01-05 04:00pm
• Reduce context switching to improve productivity 2012-12-31 04:00pm
• The best Mac and iOS writing apps of 2012 2012-12-29 04:00pm
• Take a screenshot of an application window 2012-12-29 04:00pm
• On em and en dashes, and more 2012-12-24 04:00pm
• How to use the Pictos icon fonts server 2012-12-23 04:00pm
• How to name files using Textexpander 2012-09-27 05:00pm
• How to set up Compass, Sass and the 960 Grid System to run under Scout 2012-09-23 05:00pm