Strikethrough on Mac/Pages

Strikethrough on Mac/Pages

Strikethrough on Mac/Pages seems to be missing. Something that I’d come to take for granted on Word and Google Docs, a simple CMD-SHIFT-S, alas seemed to be missing from Mac and Pages. Yes, you can do it through the interface, but a shortcut is sweet. The...
Getting a Java Applet to work

Getting a Java Applet to work

I wrote a falling blocks game as a Java Applet many years ago. Java Applets don’t work any more. I found this article here https://examples.javacodegeeks.com/desktop-java/swing/java-swing-application-example/ and with a few simple tweaks I can now run it as a Swing...
Change Fire Stick network without remote

Change Fire Stick network without remote

To change the Fire Stick’s network, when you haven’t got a remote, if you have two people with smart phones, you can get this sorted. I took my fully configured Fire Stick on holiday, but forgot the remote. Oh no, I then downloaded the Fire Stick app, but alas as the...
Web Design tips from a pro web developer

Web Design tips from a pro web developer

What follows are my top 10 web design tips from me (a professional web developer – amongst other things). A quick synopsis of my web design process A quick synopsis of my process is to the the UX design, or wireframes in Balsamiq, and get the structure,...