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Use Node Modules in Eleventy

Use Passthrough File Copy to, well, pass them through.

Making a Sudoku App with Vue

What started as a Valentine's Day gift turned into a full-blown app.

Plvylist is on npm

I finally got around to publishing Plvylist on npm. Isn't that great?

Single File Components in Nunjucks

I loved Vue's SFCs so much that I replicated it in Nunjucks.

Using Data with Eleventy and Forestry (a charmCityJs Talk)

I gave a talk during a virtual charmCityJs meetup and it was a good time.

I Don't Have A Podcast

It may seem like all your friends are starting podcasts - and you hate FOMO - but humor me for a minute.

Plvylist Version 3

I recently updated Plvylist (again). It's less opinionated and handles your tracks better.

Over-Optimizing

There is such thing as putting too much effort into making something the best it can be.

Front Royal Made a Covers Album

We set out to cover a handful of songs from last year and this is what we came up with.

Colin.swf

There's no real point to this post.

Screen Names

I think far too much about the use of screen names and usernames.

Front Royal Covers cardigan by Taylor Swift

Front Royal embarked on a five song cover album leading up to the release of new original music. Song number one? Taylor Swift's "cardigan."

I Made an Express App About my Cats

What better way to practice Express, Pug, and Tailwind than a cat app?

Cool Template Features With Eleventy

I gave this site a full-blown refresh for 2021, so I'm going to talk about how cool it is.

Plvylist is Now a Web Component

Web components are cool, Plvylist is cool, and they're the perfect match.

I Logged My Migraines For Another Year

Another year, another migraine recap.

"Sweet Talk" by Dear and the Headlights Cover

We in Front Royal covered one of our favorite songs in a very 2020 way - individually tracking our parts in the comfort of our own homes.

troy. is a band

I decided to give troy. - a band I have - a website.

Plvylist: Using Media Element API

I wanted to learn web audio, specifically the Media Element API. At first, it was daunting and made no sense, but I realized it wasn't so bad after all.

An Abandoned Website

We've all come across an abandoned website that was left to wither away and never be thought about again. Well, what if it actually looked that way too?

NotSocial: A Social Media Revolution

Social media is overwhelming, which is why I quit using a lot of it, but that didn't stop me from creating my own app where I can enjoy it all alone.

Finding New In The Old

In 2013, I took a beginner's music theory course in college. Seven years later, I dug up the song in its digital form and gave it new life.

Using Media Queries to Make a Light Mode Website

My site is designed with dark mode in mind, but after reading about the latest in media query news, I was antsy to give light mode users a unique experience.

Creating The Front Royal Website, Part 2

I created the first draft of the Front Royal band site, but had to make some changes to the original design after realizing my mockups were too small in reality...

Creating The Front Royal Website, Part 1

We want a website so we have a presence that isn't exclusively on social media. So, I'm whipping up a site and blogging about it in real time.

I Logged My Migraines For A Year

I kept a log of every migraine I had in 2019 in an effort to better understand my triggers and reduce their frequency.