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The curious case of iTunes and ripping CDs
With an external CD drive connected to my CD-driverless 2016 model of MacBook Pro, I've noticed an issue when ripping CDs. And some experimentation has shown an odd issue – iTunes and newer MacBooks appear to have a problem.
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I will never stop learning
That heading is the first line of the the Automattic Creed and now that it's 2018 it felt a good time to review what I've learnt over the next year, as well as look forward to the coming year.
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WordPress Plugin No Self Pings gets an update
A WordPress plugin, named No Self Pings, has been around since, seemingly, the dawn of time (2006). Indeed, Matt himself added it to the SVN repository. Since it’s release it’s only had one update (in 2007) and, more recently, has been plagued with users reporting that it didn’t work anymore. And then, yesterday, this happened…
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So long, farewell… my New Year plugin resolution for 2018
I have had a lot of plugins. 19 as of yesterday. And managing to keep them maintained, let alone adding new features, can be difficult. With Gutenberg around the corner and the changes that will be needed as part of that, it's a burden that's now impossible. Many have been around for many, many years…
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One Year at Automattic!
Today marks my one year anniversary working at Automattic and, yes, it's been a hell of a year.