Starting With NZX

Posted on Pa 02 Pipiri 2023 in Working Life • Tagged with job hunting with ian

My short (but longer than I would have liked) stint #JobHuntingWithIan has come to an end.


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Using Accessible Fonts in LibreOffice

Posted on Pa 28 Paenga-whāwhā 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with accessibility, fonts, dyslexia, libreoffice, document styles

To make documents easier to read in LibreOffice I often tweak the document style to use a different base font.


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Fonts for Accessibility

Posted on Pa 07 Paenga-whāwhā 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with accessibility, fonts, dyslexia, ubuntu, linux, android

As I get older I'm finding that some things are a bit harder to read, so I've started looking at using fonts that can be easier to read. I install Open Dyslexic and Atkinson Hyperlegible Font to my Ubuntu Linux laptop to help legibility.


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Te Reo Māori in Linux (Advanced)

Posted on Ta 26 Poutū-te-rangi 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with linux, ubuntu, te ao māori, te reo māori, mi_nz

Part Two, for those that want to see more Te Reo Māori on their Ubuntu Linux workstation (PC or laptop).


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Te Reo Māori in Linux

Posted on Tāi 02 Poutū-te-rangi 2023 in Geekery • Tagged with linux, ubuntu, te ao māori, te reo māori, tohutō, macron

I worked for a number of years at Catalyst, one of the things I would often do ahead of Te Wiki o te Reo Māori would be to give a reminder of some of the tweaks that have been done over the years to help the support of Te Reo Māori on our workstations (PCs and laptops).


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End of the Era at Catalyst

Posted on We 08 Hui-tanguru 2023 in Working Life • Tagged with job hunting with ian, open to work, open source, data sovereignty, open hardware, growing people

It is with some sadness that my role at Catalyst has been disestablished and I finish here at the end of this month. Covid has been hard on the Training Manager role, our in-person training, and my grand plans of what I could see myself making of it.


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I Think That is the Last of the Blackberry

Posted on Ta 05 Paenga-whāwhā 2020 in Gardens • Tagged with garden, blackberry, yak shaving

It started with a wee prune of the blackberry ..


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Building a Pelican Website

Posted on We 05 Pipiri 2019 in Geekery • Tagged with pelican, website

After a whole lotta dithering I have started building a personal blog/website with Pelican.


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Theming a Pelican Website

Posted on We 05 Pipiri 2019 in Geekery • Tagged with pelican, website, theme

Dropping a theme onto a website can be the hardest part of the process. How does one get the feel and 'branding' right?


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Getting Carried Away in the Garden

Posted on Ta 02 Hakihea 2018 in Gardens • Tagged with garden, blackberry, yak shaving

Here is a lovely example about how easy is it to get carried away after starting to do one simple thing in the garden.


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