A quick update on what I’ve been up to recently. Any regularity with blogs has fallen by the wayside as I’ve swapped prose for code.
bookmarklets are go
I’ve added an SEO bookmarklets section to my site – they’re simple tools that run scripts for quick and easy SEO testing. Try them, they’re F.A.B.
amateur astronaut
I’ve been tinkering with astro, a web framework that I’ve seen mentioned regularly in the SEO space.
My first project is recreating this site, it’s still very early days – but it’s coming together nicely. Here’s a cheeky peek:
chrome browser extensions
Chrome recently removed an extension I’ve been using for a while, one that let me save .jpg and .png files as .webp files (and vice versa).
It turned out the extension (Save Image as Type) contained malicious code that was hijacking affiliate commission. Lots of alternatives quickly popped up to replace it, but instead I wondered how tricky it was to create it myself (with help from ai).
Turns out it’s pretty straightforward, and I’m a lot more comfortable using it because I know what’s in the code.
In a bid to help curb my screentime, I also made an extension that turns YouTube greyscale – it’s amazing how simply removing the colour makes it all less stimulating and engaging.
It turns out it’s a bit of a faff to add these to the chrome web store, so for now the files are available in public repositories, take a look if you fancy:
the git up
I’m up and running on GitHub. With the bookmarklets, chrome extensions and astro site – I had a lot of code to wrangle.
so many ideas, so little time
It feels good to be building, learning, tinkering and automating stuff again. For now, back to the code.