How To Generate AVIF Images In PHP Today
The AVIF image format is a really exciting, it promises much higher compression without any noticeable loss of quality and is supported in most of the major browsers. If you want all the nitty...
Page Speed Insights Scores Aren't As Stable As You'd Think
We use a number of different tools when profiling our sites performance. PageSpeed Insights is one that gives you a nice high level and easy to compare scores. Recently though, I've become aware...
Adding Variable CSP Nonces To Static Sites
We build all different sized sites, some call for a full blown CMS but others are more suited to a static approach. These static sites come with some unique problems when it comes to CSP and...
The great home working experiment
There’s been plenty written already about how the current pandemic has affected the way we live and do business. In some ways I don’t want to add to that noise. But it is useful to reflect – so...
Volunteering 2020
This has been an interesting year, to say the least. We've been counting our blessings that Freshleaf seems to operate just as well with us all at home as it does when we're in the office, but the...
Making sense of IoT
The IoT is not new. It’s essentially been with us since the first computers connected to the first networks. But from conceptual beginnings to real-world implementations in a few short years, it’s...
Incrementally Copying (Rsyncing) Files From A Kubernetes Pod
The most obvious choice for moving files in and out of containers is kubectl cp but it just does a straight copy of all the bytes. If you want to backup just a few changed bytes out of several...
Excel and data management - when will they learn?
We’ve written once or twice before about the perils of using Excel for the management of large-scale critical data… but it seems that big organisations and government agencies (who should know...