Ever since I got my first Kobo e-reader, I have been keeping up-to-date with the latest e-ink devices and technologies. In fact, a totally embarrassing fact is that I probably have spent far too much money on various Kobo devices and too little time reading on them.
Oh well, it’s something I’m trying to rectify. I happen to have plenty of Brandon Sanderson books to read, as well as a selection of Warhammer books I previously bought from Black Library. I also still need to finish The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy omnibus, the first e-book I purchased, and, regrettably, never finished.
Read blog postRecently, I’ve been reading more again. In particular, I’ve started my journey throughout the Cosmere, which consists of a whole series of books by Brandon Sanderson. I just got around to finishing Warbreaker after reading Elantris, and I just started on the first Mistborn book, The Final Empire.
I’ve always been a bit of a typography nerd, and I’ve been really appreciating the precise control you have over the default typography on Kobo devices, like the Kobo Libra 2 (which is the one I currently have).
But because I’m such a typography nerd, I wanted the optimal font with an optimal font rendering on my Kobo. This was a fun experience, and it allowed me to search for more great, freely available serif fonts.
Read blog postPHP Monitor 7 is now available with a bunch of new features, most notably improved extension management and administration features. Read more below for details.
💁🏻♂️ If you have no need for additional extensions or would like to ditch your Homebrew-based PHP installation(s), you may want to check out an excellent alternative to PHP Monitor, Laravel Herd.
Okay, with that disclaimer out of the way: if you are still using PHP Monitor and Homebrew for your local PHP development needs, you’ve come to the right place. Allow me to explain…
I’ve personally found that I always need one or two additional extensions for my projects that weren’t previously included with Herd, and using pecl in the past has been a bit frustrating, especially when juggling multiple versions of PHP.
If you are reading this, my sabbatical has begun. It started a few days ago. During this time, I will be less active on social media and I will be scaling down my coding efforts over the next couple of weeks.
You can still expect PHP Monitor 7 to release later this month, but besides that, I will be less active in my open source efforts until at least May.
I will be using this period to unwind and recharge my internal battery so that I can return to work and social life in ways reinvigorated. And who knows, maybe I will end up tinkering with things and build something new.