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WordPress’ Gutenberg editor
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The major update of WordPress, scheduled for this year, will contain a brand-new and much-improved editor.
Improving low-light drone photographs
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A quick tip on how to get better image results from your Mavic drone in low-light conditions.
Using a church to tell the time
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After so many years in Switzerland, we rely on the quarter-hourly chiming of the nearest church bell to know what the time is. Or, if we’re enjoying a summer evening, quickly looking across to the other side of the village.
Custom presets in Adobe Lightroom for mobile
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Adobe has, at last, added the possibility to add custom presets in the mobile version of Lightroom.
In Focus – an interview with cubetech
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An interview with me which first appeared on the cubetech website in June.
Cinque Terre – Monterosso al Mare
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Black-and-white photos from wanderings in the Italian Cinque Terre.
As far as the barrier, and beyond
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I love the alpine Susten Pass road and the mountain scenery there, particularly the area around the Steingletscher glacier and nearby hotel. It’s been a long time since I’ve visited in spring—before the upper reaches of the road have been cleared—so Jo and I took a drive as far as the top snow gate near
Using a drone subtly
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Using a drone isn’t all about “aerial photography”, but, for me, about the ability to get better angles for photos which are otherwise out of reach.
Am WordPress Meetup in Bern am 17. April 2018 sprach Martin Steiger über die Auswirkungen der Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) auf Schweizer Website-Betreiber.
Grütschalp to Lauterbrunnen
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Time-lapse video of the cable-car ride from Grütschalp to Lauterbrunnen in Swiss canton Bern.
How not to edit photos in Lightroom
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Great, simple tips for getting better results from Adobe Lightroom.
Aerial photography with the Mavic Air
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After a lot of deliberation, a few months’ saving, and a lot of review videos and articles, I decided to buy a drone.
Many developers complain that WordPress is an outdated system, relying on old code for the sake of the widest range of possible support. I see that as one of the advantages of WordPress.
The Jurassic Coast
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Mattia Bicchi smashes it out of the park again with this wonderful time-lapse video of the Jurassic Coast in the south of England.
The Day Job
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It was inevitable, I suppose, that I would, one day, have to start applying my experience to The Day Job instead of just my hours. Instead of just being the go-to-guy for programming, I’d have to take over a more responsible role and help other people to learn the craft and expertise of web development.
Christmas with an iPhone
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We spent the Christmas and New Year period travelling to Scotland and back by road again.
