Personal website of Blake Watson Online since 2005

Minimal color illustration of a white man with brown hair, headphones, and wearing a red shirt emblazoned with a ringed planet silhouette.

I’m a software engineer, side-project enthusiast, hobbyist game developer, sometimes writer, and full-time wheelchair user.

Journal

Where I’m at with notetaking apps

I switch notetaking apps constantly and I’m trying to stop doing that. Here’s my compromise—I'm allowed any app that handles a folder of files.

Mimicking e-ink with macOS

I wanted the feeling of an e-ink monitor, and I realized that with the right settings in macOS I could get something close.

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Microblog

Everyone is a snob about something and I think I’m a line-height snob.

Don't use 1.5 as a blanket default. Use your eyes.

I updated HTML for People with some small but important improvements. I added a bit more explanation and resources around folder creation and relative URLs.

A lot of people inquired about a downloadable version. At some point I’d love to make a nice PDF. But for now I’ve added a printable version (see link in footer) that’s got everything on one page. You can save that to PDF.

Many thanks to everyone who has given feedback, suggested corrections, or filed issues!

htmlforpeople.com

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