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1. What watchOS 7 might have in store

   Article posted 27th February 2020 in Apple and Design

   I was pretty pleased with watchOS 6 when it landed last autumn, but a recent article got me thinking about what watchOS 7 might have in store.

2. Why is accessibility so often seen as a low priority?

   Article posted 20th February 2020 in Accessibility

   A couple of recent CSS-Tricks articles got me thinking about how website owners prioritise their legal (and moral!) obligations to their users.

3. How to rename a remote repo in Git

   Article posted 10th February 2020 in Development and Git

   Renaming a Git repository feels pretty fundamental – surely something will break? Well, worry no more – it turns out it’s a piece of cake!

4. The simplest solutions are usually the best

   Article posted 25th January 2020 in Brand and Design

   I’ve spent more than 5 years working on an icon for my brand. It has been a lot of fun and the right solution turned out to be under my nose all along!

5. How to diff branches in Git

   Article posted 11th January 2020 in Development and Git

   Turns out it’s pretty easy to look at the differences between two branches in Git. This is useful when coming back to a feature branch after a while.

6. Git rebase versus merge

   Article posted 31st December 2019 in Development and Git

   There are two ways to get a branch up to date with master before raising a PR: merge and rebase. Here are pros and cons with each.

7. Version tagging with Releases in GitHub Flow

   Article posted 27th December 2019 in Development and Git

   I’ve started using GitHub Flow for some projects and the process is much simpler than GitFlow, but one hurdle I encountered was tagging.

8. Simplifying branching and deployment with GitHub Flow

   Article posted 14th December 2019 in Development and Git

   GitFlow is great but it’s not quite right for every project. GitHub Flow is simpler and means I’ll publish a feature or fix as soon as it’s ready.

9. Why ‘temper­temper’?

   Article posted 12th December 2019 in Brand

   Over the years, I’ve often been asked where I got the name ‘tempertemper’ from. The answer is very simple.

10. Apple’s Keyboards revisited

    Article posted 21st November 2019 in Apple and Design

    Apple released a new MacBook Pro last week and the keyboard has been revised, fixing almost all the issues the current/outgoing models have.