One thing I like about 11ty is that common tasks for development oriented blogs are easily handled and syntax highlighting is no exception. I installed the Syntax Highlighting Plugin just like the documentation asked me to. Then, I had to modify my code blocks in my blog post Markdown files to indicate what language...

When I was building this site, I was keeping it lean but perhaps a bit messy. It’s not a big complex site and I didn’t need to write CSS to maintain a big complex site. As such, I even wondered if I’d stick to any kind of naming convention. Old habits are hard to break and I found anytime I tried to get away with...

A week ago, I had launched this site using QuatroSlab for page titles and Google’s Slabo for body copy. For those that have been around awhile and are familiar with SMACSS, you might recognize QuatroSlab from that site. I like the font and started off with it to see how I’d feel about it on the this new design. Then...

Welcome to the beginning. The end happened months ago but like many endings, sometimes they take awhile. The End Snook.ca has, for the better part of of the last 25 years, been mostly a professional outlet for me. What started out as “Technical Articles” turned into “a collection of tips, tricks, and bookmarks on...

I’ve been working on transitioning this site over to a static generator and I’ve also been working on a new site design. What I decided to do is sort of a cross between the two: my current site will be converted into a static version of what stands today, design and all. It’ll be an archive of what was essentially...

I’ve been working on transitioning this site over to a static generator and I’ve also been working on a new site design. What I decided to do is sort of a cross between the two: my current site will be converted into a static version of what stands today, design and all. It’ll be an archive of what was essentially...

I mentioned last year about the mixtapes my brother used to make. Well, just the other week, my mom mentioned that she still had a bunch of her tapes and that my brother’s mixtapes might be in amongst them and sure enough, I found the very tape that I remember most. Named aptly, A Whole Bunch of Good Songs Vol 2. I...

It’s mid-March and the weather has been vacillating between balmy sweater weather and the frozen tundra that need hollowed out tauntauns to stay warm. I’ve chosen to sequester myself indoors until some semblance of summer remains with relative consistency. Estate I’ve been using some of that time to review all...

I’ve lived in Ottawa since I was a teenager. In all of the time I’ve lived here, there has been a tourist attraction: The Rideau Canal Skateway. Every winter, the National Capital Commission prepares and maintains one of the longest skating rinks in the world at just over 7 kilometres in length. Despite the...