I like to write about various topics, I mostly write about WordPress and websites on the Gregory J Development blog but I also like to write on other topics. I’m open to writing on other websites, so contact me if you are interested.

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These are my own thoughts and experiences and do not represent in anyway my past/current/future employers (or clients).

• Twitter is trying to become something it isn’tJuly 13, 2021
• Don’t respond if I give you a negative or no reply to your cold emailJuly 1, 2021
• How to show off JavaScript Fetch API Object results on pageJune 14, 2021
• The WordPress Acquisition MarketJune 7, 2021
• Why I use Bitbucket and GitHubMay 29, 2021
• Did I fail 100DaysToOffload?May 9, 2021
• 7 ways to send large files by emailMay 4, 2021
• Yikes at the recent changes at BasecampApril 26, 2021
• EngageBay ReviewApril 12, 2021
• My thoughts on Firefox changing Referer policyMarch 22, 2021
• Highlights are only what you seeFebruary 20, 2021
• “Facebook will test a reduction of political content in News Feed for some users”February 10, 2021
• How many companies rely on AWS?February 8, 2021
• How is Clubhouse making money?January 31, 2021
• Removed Webmention / Indieweb from this siteJanuary 29, 2021
• Why we only read information we agree withJanuary 24, 2021
• Is a disclosure required at the top or bottomJanuary 21, 2021
• Github made a mistake firing someone, now what?January 17, 2021
• What do early risers not understand about night owls?January 16, 2021
• Should You Use A VPN When Editing Website?January 13, 2021
• What news broadcasters were required to do on November 11th 2001January 10, 2021
• What happened to the top 12 most funded Kickstarter projects?January 8, 2021
• Why I don’t think Toastmasters should just be ‘pass’ for every speechJanuary 4, 2021
• Why I’m going to try and finish reading 1 book in 2021January 2, 2021
• Binging TV vs One Episode A WeekJanuary 1, 2021
• Why ‘The Sound of Music’ Isn’t A Christmas MovieDecember 22, 2020
• Why local web developers aren’t cheapDecember 20, 2020
• Can you create content just using FOSS?December 12, 2020
• All This NoiseNovember 17, 2020
• Quibi’s paltry downloads aren’t just due to COVID-19, it’s more than that.October 22, 2020
• Why I Stopped Using Cloudflare On This WebsiteOctober 18, 2020
• Everything should be closed on election dayOctober 8, 2020
• What if there was no internet during a lockdownSeptember 27, 2020
• Maybe You Shouldn’t Self-HostSeptember 2, 2020
• July 18th to 31st need to know tech newsAugust 1, 2020
• What is a journalist’s job?July 24, 2020
• Why I don’t self-host my emailJuly 21, 2020
• July 11th to 17th need to know tech newsJuly 18, 2020
• If I could redo my college experienceJuly 13, 2020
• July 4th to 10th need to know tech newsJuly 11, 2020
• June 27th to July 3rd need to know tech newsJuly 4, 2020
• Postlab by Hedge is basically git but for Mac OSJune 27, 2020
• June 20th to 26th need to know tech newsJune 27, 2020
• Why do we go on social media?June 22, 2020
• June 13th to 19th need to know tech newsJune 20, 2020
• How much does it cost to run this blog?June 16, 2020
• June 6th to 12th need to know tech newsJune 13, 2020
• May 30th to June 5th need to know tech newsJune 6, 2020
• Why I’m posting like everything is normal (when it’s not normal)May 31, 2020
• May 24 to 29th need to know tech newsMay 30, 2020
• “Many suggestions are unworkable or simply impossible” says Pastor Rick WarrenMay 28, 2020
• Why people don’t respond when you ask for a backlink (or a link to your site)May 26, 2020
• Subscription Surplus.May 25, 2020
• Is having a smartwatch worth the annoyances? Sometimes it is.May 24, 2020
• When is music good enough quality?May 22, 2020
• What Has It Been Like Being Locked Down For 67 Days (Due To COVID-19) in Ontario, CanadaMay 21, 2020
• Why I stopped paying attention to Gary VaynerchukMay 18, 2020
• Why online courses work for some peopleMay 15, 2020
• We do we post on social media?May 13, 2020
• What have live concerts come to?May 10, 2020
• The best WordPress caching plugin is the one that works for youMay 9, 2020
• Decentralization – why it’s more important than ever beforeMay 8, 2020
• Why Zoom buying Keybase is both a good and bad thingMay 7, 2020
• It costs money to run a business (even if it doesn’t make any money)May 6, 2020
• Why Cloudflare’s dashboard numbers don’t match those from Matomo dashboardMay 5, 2020
• Finding time to read booksMay 4, 2020
• Do you really need to track your employees time?May 3, 2020
• Why I have both Spotify and local music filesMay 1, 2020
• Why some sites don’t link to sources or other sitesApril 30, 2020
• An Email Can Change A DayApril 28, 2020
• Everyone has a biasApril 26, 2020
• Why do we get distracted?April 25, 2020
• Don’t freak out with the Zoom (or any other companies) problemsApril 2, 2020
• How to get grid-template-columns to be responsiveMarch 16, 2020
• Why Brands Latched Onto #RIPeanutJanuary 23, 2020
• 3 lessons from being in business for 3 yearsJanuary 6, 2020
• What is considered private information nowadays?October 16, 2019
• The Investors Will Soon Be Coming BackMay 27, 2019
• Why I Support #TakeAKnee and Will Never Support the NFLFebruary 3, 2019
• Why I Don’t Pay Attention To Apple Events AnymoreOctober 26, 2018
• Why I Don’t Like That Microsoft Has Acquired GitHubJune 4, 2018
• Why Apple Won’t Do Research Into Phone Usage On Young PeopleJanuary 7, 2018
• Why I Don’t Provide My Phone Number In My Email SignatureMay 9, 2017
• Quietness Is A Wonderful ThingOctober 24, 2016
• Don’t get tricked into your bank’s payment protector / credit card insuranceMarch 19, 2016