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  1. 2022 In Review

    Looking back over year filled with self-improvement, somewhat of a post-pandemic travel-binge, and big changes ahead.

  2. Web Accessibility Specialist - certified!

    Almost a year ago I set myself a challenge to attain certification as a Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS). This is a summary of how I prepared for the exam, and hopefully some motivation for others to learn more about web accessibility.

    Calum beside his IAAP WAS certificate

  3. Five years of HWC London

    This month marks five years since I started organising Homebrew Website Club London. I spent some time looking back over how it all started and survives to this day, even through the challenges of a global pandemic.

    Participants at HWC London in 2017 with website screen backdrop

  5. 24 February 2019 07:02 GMT

    Edge case user testing my season ticket loaded @Se_Railway Key smartcard today in @SouthernRailUK land. Only got as far as Clapham Junction until getting the dreaded error 57! #ComputerSaysNo 😒

  6. 16 December 2018 02:12 GMT

    Crashed-off my bike pressured onto pavement by impatient motorist. Clipped the kerb and went flying into the hedge, then lost my phone. Queue much searching of hedges, use of a friend's phone and Find My Device to locate. 🚲💥😌

  7. Linked Data

    Introductory overview of the history behind Linked Data on the web and what standards exist to represent linked data today.

  11. Learning React Day 1

    First day in my learning log to understand and apply React into future personal and work-related Web projects.

  13. DIBI 2016

    A rich, diverse range of talks and people meeting together to talk designing great UI and UX for the web.

  14. Agile Planning & User-Centered Design week 1

    In this series of articles I’ll be looking at my current approach to project planning, estimating and delivery with reasoning why an agile planning and user-centered approach to web design and development is necessary.

  15. Changing to HTTPS

    Coinciding with this year’s domain renewal for my website I decided to acquire an SSL certificate for the first time to serve it over HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure).

  17. The Web Is

    Review of my 2014 visit to Cardiff for a conference celebrating 25 years of the web