Website of Calum Ryan, web developer based in Kent. https://calumryan.com From today onwards I shall cease logging-in to, consuming, engaging or posting any content like events or birthday greetings on Facebook. Tue, 23 Oct 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/farewell-facebook-friends-almost/ https://calumryan.com/blog/farewell-facebook-friends-almost/ I’m just back from an extended stay being a tourist in The Netherlands following Beyond Tellerrand conference (btconf) in Düsseldorf, Germany. As with last year the conference had a great atmosphere from start to finish and I’d a great time meeting up with those I’d first met last year or even before then as well as a few new faces. Fri, 18 May 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/my-second-btconf-duesseldorf/ https://calumryan.com/blog/my-second-btconf-duesseldorf/ Sun, 06 May 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/the-inclusive-web-industry/ https://calumryan.com/blog/the-inclusive-web-industry/ Thoughts about what you can do to be prepared and mitigate the worst consequences of site deaths. Wed, 04 Apr 2018 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/site-deaths/ https://calumryan.com/blog/site-deaths/ Last night I attended the first JAMstack London meetup starting with talks from Jessica Parsons and Phil Hawksworth from Netlify. Tue, 06 Feb 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/jamstack-london-launch/ https://calumryan.com/blog/jamstack-london-launch/ A bit later than usual due to family-wide sickness over Christmas delaying the annual family get together here I am with my end of year review. Sat, 06 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/end-year-review-2017/ https://calumryan.com/blog/end-year-review-2017/ The IndieWeb Challenge is to collectively ship something IndieWeb-related every day of December, as described on the IndieWeb Wiki. Mon, 04 Dec 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/indieweb-challenge-2017/ https://calumryan.com/blog/indieweb-challenge-2017/ Testing usability of a digital products takes on a wide variety of test types and feedback processes that I hope to elaborate on in this article. Designers, developers, product owners and anyone with a vested interested should all partake in this process; from defining the tests to measuring the success and failures of different usability testing. Thu, 16 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/usability-testing/ https://calumryan.com/blog/usability-testing/ This week I attended my first MuseumNext Tech event at the W.M. Blumental Academy which is part of the Jewish Museum in Berlin. The one-day conference brought together a broad network of museum professionals and digital specialists throughout Europe and possibly beyond. Thu, 02 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/museumnext-tech-2017/ https://calumryan.com/blog/museumnext-tech-2017/ What can Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) do for museums? ..that’s what I’m intrigued to ask and discuss why they provide a great opportunity for museums to explore having to enhance the visitor experience onsite and back at home. Wed, 13 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/pwas-for-museums/ https://calumryan.com/blog/pwas-for-museums/ Sat, 29 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/cleanup-your-twitter-timeline/ https://calumryan.com/blog/cleanup-your-twitter-timeline/ For the past twelve months I’ve been organising a meetup in London for people interested and committed to improving their own websites. Wed, 28 Jun 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/homebrew-website-club-london-year-1/ https://calumryan.com/blog/homebrew-website-club-london-year-1/ I’ve just returned from Germany on a week-long marathon of events related to the Web industry. Wed, 24 May 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/one-week-four-technology-events/ https://calumryan.com/blog/one-week-four-technology-events/ With just two weeks to go until IndieWebCamp Düsseldorf I'm considering what things to work on whilst there. Sun, 30 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-planning/ https://calumryan.com/blog/indiewebcamp-planning/ Next month I'm running a short session at UX Camp Brighton introducing and discussing progressive web apps (PWAs). Tue, 21 Feb 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/talking-pwas-ux/ https://calumryan.com/blog/talking-pwas-ux/ My end of year review and what lies ahead Sun, 01 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000 https://calumryan.com/blog/years-end/ https://calumryan.com/blog/years-end/ For the past two weeks I’ve been solo travelling about a selection of places on the West Coast in Canada and the USA. It’s been a great experience with almost wall to wall sunshine throughout! Sat, 01 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/two-weeks-on-the-west-coast/ https://calumryan.com/blog/two-weeks-on-the-west-coast/ A little over three years since I first learnt about the IndieWeb movement I’ve grown to understand and participate further in its purpose: to bring people together in developing their own websites and control the content they author. Tue, 27 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/three-years-in-indieweb/ https://calumryan.com/blog/three-years-in-indieweb/ Sun, 21 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/failing-complexity-with-over-simplification/ https://calumryan.com/blog/failing-complexity-with-over-simplification/ Today I made it down to Brighton for Summer Homebrew Website Club Sprint along with taking in the carnival atmosphere of Brighton Pride. Sat, 06 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0100 https://calumryan.com/blog/hwc-20160806/ https://calumryan.com/blog/hwc-20160806/