This page was inspired by Derek Sivers and nownownow.com. Last updated 17 July, 2026.
Where am I?
I am based in Northumberland, close to Hadrian’s Wall. You can find upcoming conference travel on Notist.
Current focus
My role at Google as content lead for Chrome Web Developer Relations, working on web.dev and developer.chrome.com.
Running up massive hills and avoiding cows.
Creating a garden from the blank canvas of my new house, and doing various ill-advised DIY tasks.
Being generally annoying to my three cats.
On the Atmosphere
Find my latest posts on Bluesky, Grain, or Sifa.
Lovely autumn morning with a bit of a chill in the air at Talkin Tarn Parkrun.
That would be such a great feature for bank or credit card apps. Present you all your subscriptions, remind you how much you are spending annually, and give a quick route to cancel.
More than words
While I've done a lot of reference documentation writing, my favourite type of work is writing tutorials and "how to" content. I enjoy the challenge of understanding a technology and...
https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/09/30/more-than-words/
That's really beautiful.
Got out on my run in time to catch an epic sky this morning.
yes we know what the problem is, but we don't own the platform so can't actually fix it, other than try to resolve when it goes wrong.
I'll see if I can refresh it.
This is a lovely post. I'm quite often asked if people from different browsers argue with each other in CSS meetings. I usually say it's a lot more "huh... yeah that's not good ... how do we fix it?" That's especially true when it comes to the sort of situations described here.
I'm getting this as well, also proposals for content for Google DevRel sites to my personal email address that are obvious AI slop (and all follow the same template).
I enjoy promoting good stuff (it's one reason I restarted my newsletter) but slop is going right to the bin.
Two of my cats have food bowls that only open when the bowl registers their microchip, to stop Pixel stealing food. Pixel has now developed the skill of sensing a cat approaching their bowl then sprinting over to jam his head in as it opens to snatch food.