Four weeks after my accident I got back into the gym again for a spin class. Before breaking my elbow I had a 99 week unbroken run on FourSquare for gym attendance. I’m rarely ill, and if injured I modify what I do rather than miss a workout completely, to not be in the gym … Back in the gym
I’m currently in Montreal, Canada presenting at the excellent ConFoo conference here. One of the presentations I have given is my talk Pushing the Boundaries without Breaking the Web. At the beginning of that talk I speak a little bit about where we have come from. I talk about how, back when I became involved … Goodnight WaSP
Sixteen days after my accident and surgery and the cast is off my arm. After a week where I discovered I am allergic to the glue of surgical dressings and yet another antibiotic (yes, I am an itchy mess!) I had an appointment at the fracture clinic to see my surgeon. He then sent me … Cast off
I am saddened but not surprised to read posts by my friends Sarah and Relly describing horrible abuse they have received online. Yes, everyone online gets trolled. However there is often a difference when it comes to trolling directed at women. In Sarah’s case, someone has made a concerted effort to damage her reputation in … Women, speaking and online abuse
After my presentation Pushing the Boundaries without breaking the web at Future of Web Design in London last year I was approached by Jason McConnell from Microsoft asking if I would be willing to take a look at something he was working on and give my opinion on it. I’ve not being able to talk … modern.ie
I was listening to the excellent Unfinished Business podcast today. I’ll ignore the mention of people who run in the snow, but I wanted to touch on some of the things that have worked in terms of pricing and getting paid over the last 11 years or so of running edgeofmyseat.com. You are offering your … Credit and Risk – getting paid for your work
As I’ve had a bit of an accident, I am temporarily one-handed making typing a bit of a bore. This means that some of the things I meant to do over the next couple of weeks I’m going to move back. What to do instead? I’ve got lots of reading to catch up on, other … Want a podcast guest?
When Five Simple Steps approached me to write a pocket guide for their new series of short, digital format only books, I thought it a great chance to cover the cutting edge of CSS layout. I wanted to cover those new proposals in CSS3 that have the potential to radically change how we layout web … New book: CSS3 Layout Modules
One week ago I was getting ready to head down to the running club for my Sunday long run. I didn’t get home again until Friday lunchtime. The last couple of days in hospital were fairly uneventful. I had some issues with my hand swelling, resulting in the cast being replaced and me having to … One week
There is going to be a change of pace on this site – and in my life – for a while. Last Sunday, setting off from the running club I slipped on ice and broke, in dramatic fashion, my right elbow. As soon as I landed on my hand I knew my arm was broken, … Broken.