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1. Deleting a stash in Git

   Article posted 9th February 2021 in Development and Git

   If you stash a lot, or need to apply a stash non-destructively you might eventually want to clear things down to keep your stash list tidy.

2. Applying a Git stash non-destructively

   Article posted 8th February 2021 in Development and Git

   You’ll almost always want to delete a stash when you apply it, but if for some reason you need to keep the stash around, Git lets you do that.

3. Giving your Git stash a name

   Article posted 5th February 2021 in Development and Git

   Naming your Git stashes can be really helpful, especially if you’re stashing a lot or saving a stash to come back to another day.

4. Choosing a stash from the list

   Article posted 4th February 2021 in Development and Git

   Viewing all of a Git repository’s stashes and choosing one from the list is the next step I took in my Git stash on the command line journey.

5. Getting started with Git stash

   Article posted 3rd February 2021 in Development and Git

   I’ve put it off for the longest time, but it turns out stashing changes with Git on the command line is surprisingly easy to get the hang of.

6. Scrollbar marker colours on macOS

   Article posted 25th January 2021 in Accessibility and CSS

   The other day, I realised the scroll markers were invisible on my website in Light Mode. The fix was pretty easy once I knew what was going on.

7. Scroll-bounce page background colour

   Article posted 24th January 2021 in CSS

   In most browsers, if you scroll and hit the top or bottom of the page, there’s a bounce. Did you know you can change the colour behind your page?

8. Using VoiceOver’s rotor on macOS

   Article posted 21st January 2021 in Accessibility and Apple

   If you’re new to VoiceOver, once you’ve got the hang of the basics, the next thing to learn is the ‘rotor’; a supercharged navigation tool.

9. Getting started with VoiceOver on macOS

   Article posted 20th January 2021 in Accessibility and Apple

   Understanding how screen readers work is important for anyone who works on digital products. Here’s how to get started with VoiceOver on macOS.

10. Upgrading from a Home button to a Face ID iPhone

    Article posted 14th January 2021 in Apple

    One from the Unpublished Drafts archive: my thoughts on moving from a Home button iPhone to a Home button-less Face ID iPhone.