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"version": "0.0.0",
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},
{
"name": "One40",
"url": "http://github.com/rmlewisuk/one40",
"url": "http://github.com/rknightuk/one40",
"desc": "Self hosted personal Twitter archive",
"featured": true
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"desc": "A complete guide to buying from Bricklink",
"featured": false
},
{
"name": "Micro Dashboard",
"url": "http://code.robblewis.me/micro-dashboard/",
"desc": "A dashboard for micro-analytics",
"featured": false
},
{
"name": "Almanac",
"url": "http://github.com/rmlewisuk/almanac/",
"url": "http://github.com/rknightuk/almanac/",
"desc": "A microblog for what you've watched, read, and listened to.",
"featured": true
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{
"name": "Twitter",
"url": "https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk",
"url": "https://twitter.com/rknightuk",
"desc": "Hot Takes and terrible jokes"
},
{
"name": "Mastodon",
"url": "https://toot.rodeo/@rmlewisuk",
"desc": "Decentralised Hot Takes and terrible jokes"
},
{
"name": "GitHub",
"url": "https://github.com/rmlewisuk",
"url": "https://github.com/rknightuk",
"desc": "All my open source projects"
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},
{
"name": "PSN, Twitch, FB, & more",
"desc": ".../<em>rmlewisuk</em>"
"desc": ".../<em>rknightuk</em>"
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![](http://therobb.com/wp-content/uploads/2011-04-therobb-300x271.png)

Those of you who [follow me on Twitter](http://twitter.com/rmlewisuk), or are friends with [me on Facebook](http://facebook.com/rmlewisuk), know that I have a personal site, as well as a custom URL shortener. But many people choose third-party services such as [about.me](http://about.me) or [flavors.me](http://flavors.me), which are far easier to setup as well as maintain. So why do I go custom rather than choosing a third-party option? **Practice** Firstly, I am an aspiring web developer. So having my own server and home page gives me a platform to practice and hone my skills in the field. If I was using a third party service, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to try out HTML, CSS and PHP in a real world environment. It gives me a testing ground as well as projects and end goals to aim for. **Flexibility** With a custom page I have the ability to change layout, colours, styles and every other element of my page whenever I want. Third party services are (somewhat) limited in what they offer in terms of customisation. Yes, you can change fonts, colours and backgrounds, but if I want to have a second, third or fourth page, such as 'projects' or 'contact', I need to find _another_ third party service for this. With my own site, I have many different sections which are all stored in one place and constantly backed up (God bless [Dropbox](http://therobb.co.uk/dropbox)). **Lifespan** What if the third party landing page you use (e.g. About.me) goes bust? Or gets shut down? You're back at square one looking for a new 'host' for your home on the web. With a custom landing page, this isn't an issue. **Tracking** Although some services offer traffic stats, not all of them do. With a custom site, I can use any number of tracking services to track visitors and traffic; I personally use Google Analytics. This also goes for my custom URL shortener. Admittedly, this is purely a vanity purchase, but before I owned the short URL, I did have a bit.ly account. By using bit.ly with my short URL, I can not only easily see which links are short URLs I have created, but I can track the amount of clicks on each link. I use this information to work out the sort of thing that people are and aren't interested in, and adjusted my sharing accordingly.1 **Sections** As I said before, having extra pages is a must for me when it comes to a landing page. Specifically for my [projects page](http://therobb.co.uk/projects). In this projects section, I have subpages as well as external links on the page. This gives me a flexible home for everything that I have worked on and allows friends (both real and online), as well as potential employers, to see the different things I have previously worked. Which brings me nicely onto employment. **Employment and downloads** On my site, I have a downloads sections where anyone (but hopefully future employers) can download my CV and portfolio, as well as view online versions of these. It's 2011 and I think it's time to start moving away from paper CVs. These are updated by simply editing on my computer and saving them in my Dropbox folder. I then use the public Dropbox link to allow people to download the documents. Perfect. **Downsides** Depending on your own preference, there are a couple of downsides that should be considered before you decide on setting up your own landing page:
Those of you who [follow me on Twitter](http://twitter.com/rknightuk), or are friends with [me on Facebook](http://facebook.com/rknightuk), know that I have a personal site, as well as a custom URL shortener. But many people choose third-party services such as [about.me](http://about.me) or [flavors.me](http://flavors.me), which are far easier to setup as well as maintain. So why do I go custom rather than choosing a third-party option? **Practice** Firstly, I am an aspiring web developer. So having my own server and home page gives me a platform to practice and hone my skills in the field. If I was using a third party service, I wouldn't have had the opportunity to try out HTML, CSS and PHP in a real world environment. It gives me a testing ground as well as projects and end goals to aim for. **Flexibility** With a custom page I have the ability to change layout, colours, styles and every other element of my page whenever I want. Third party services are (somewhat) limited in what they offer in terms of customisation. Yes, you can change fonts, colours and backgrounds, but if I want to have a second, third or fourth page, such as 'projects' or 'contact', I need to find _another_ third party service for this. With my own site, I have many different sections which are all stored in one place and constantly backed up (God bless [Dropbox](http://therobb.co.uk/dropbox)). **Lifespan** What if the third party landing page you use (e.g. About.me) goes bust? Or gets shut down? You're back at square one looking for a new 'host' for your home on the web. With a custom landing page, this isn't an issue. **Tracking** Although some services offer traffic stats, not all of them do. With a custom site, I can use any number of tracking services to track visitors and traffic; I personally use Google Analytics. This also goes for my custom URL shortener. Admittedly, this is purely a vanity purchase, but before I owned the short URL, I did have a bit.ly account. By using bit.ly with my short URL, I can not only easily see which links are short URLs I have created, but I can track the amount of clicks on each link. I use this information to work out the sort of thing that people are and aren't interested in, and adjusted my sharing accordingly.1 **Sections** As I said before, having extra pages is a must for me when it comes to a landing page. Specifically for my [projects page](http://therobb.co.uk/projects). In this projects section, I have subpages as well as external links on the page. This gives me a flexible home for everything that I have worked on and allows friends (both real and online), as well as potential employers, to see the different things I have previously worked. Which brings me nicely onto employment. **Employment and downloads** On my site, I have a downloads sections where anyone (but hopefully future employers) can download my CV and portfolio, as well as view online versions of these. It's 2011 and I think it's time to start moving away from paper CVs. These are updated by simply editing on my computer and saving them in my Dropbox folder. I then use the public Dropbox link to allow people to download the documents. Perfect. **Downsides** Depending on your own preference, there are a couple of downsides that should be considered before you decide on setting up your own landing page:

1. Cost - Although relatively low-cost, it's not going to be free. A domain name will set you back a few quid a year and hosting can cost as much or a little as you choose, within reason. My hosting only costs me £1 a month from the guys over at [VealHost](http://vealhost.com), which I have [waxed lyrical about](http://therobb.com/2011-02-3124389459/) in the past.
2. Time - Obviously, designing, coding and maintaining a custom landing page can take up a lot of your time. Try to allocate a day or two to set it up properly and getting it exactly how you want it.
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Once I restarted the PS4 and TV, HDR was supported (and looked beautiful in [Horizon Zero Dawn](http://media.rbbl.ws/game/2017/05/01/horizon-zero-dawn/)) 🎉.

~~_nb: I have an [original PS4](https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk/status/736500604705591297) so I can't confirm if this TV works with 4K on the PS4 Pro._~~
~~_nb: I have an [original PS4](https://twitter.com/rknightuk/status/736500604705591297) so I can't confirm if this TV works with 4K on the PS4 Pro._~~

**24/01/2018 Update: I now have a PS4 Pro and can confirm it works with 4K as well.**
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Before I used Android I was a plug-in-and-sync-from-iTunes person but I signed up for Spotify the day I got my Pixel and I've been using it ever since. I have considered Apple Music but it doesn't integrate with my Amazon Echo so that's a no-go, at least for now.

The rest of the apps are fairly self-explanatory; Amazon, eBay, and my bank's [terrible app](https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk/status/927502202914123776) because [I buy a lot of Lego](https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk/status/701068051840630784), Google Inbox because email is a necessary evil, and notes because I like the simplicity of it.
The rest of the apps are fairly self-explanatory; Amazon, eBay, and my bank's [terrible app](https://twitter.com/rknightuk/status/927502202914123776) because [I buy a lot of Lego](https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk/status/701068051840630784), Google Inbox because email is a necessary evil, and notes because I like the simplicity of it.

Spending a year on Android gave me an appreciation for the things I really like about iOS as well as the areas I hope they improve on in the future like the Home screen layout and notifications.
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excerpt: "This morning I tweeted that there's no way to convert a Spotify account from Facebook login to email and password login."
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This morning [I tweeted](https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk/status/976392265374535680) that there's no way to convert a Spotify account from Facebook login to email and password login. I even spoke to Spotify support who said:
This morning [I tweeted](https://twitter.com/rknightuk/status/976392265374535680) that there's no way to convert a Spotify account from Facebook login to email and password login. I even spoke to Spotify support who said:

> As your account was created via Facebook, it can't be unlinked. Don't worry, we can free up your email address so you can create a new account. Once that's done, we'll transfer all of your tunes and student details across.
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title: Contact
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Want to chat? Feel free to [tweet me](http://twitter.com/rmlewisuk) or drop me an email at <a href="mailto:&#100;&#101;&#115;&#107;&#064;&#114;&#111;&#098;&#098;&#108;&#101;&#119;&#105;&#115;&#046;&#109;&#101;">
&#100;&#101;&#115;&#107;&#064;&#114;&#111;&#098;&#098;&#108;&#101;&#119;&#105;&#115;&#046;&#109;&#101;
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Want to chat? Feel free to [tweet me](http://twitter.com/rknight)


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Writing: /blog/
Podcast: http://ruminatepodcast.com
Projects: /projects/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rmlewisuk
Twitter: https://twitter.com/rknightuk

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Contact: /contact/
RSS: /feed.xml
JSON: /feed.json

projects_url: http://github.com/rmlewisuk
projects_url: http://github.com/rknightuk

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<p class="byline">
This weblog has no comments. If you want to discuss this post or anything else contact me <a href="http://twitter.com/rmlewisuk">on&nbsp;Twitter (@rmlewisuk)</a> or <a href="/contact">email me</a>.
This weblog has no comments. If you want to discuss this post or anything else contact me on <a href="http://twitter.com/rknightuk">on&nbsp;Twitter (@rknightuk)</a>.
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<a href="https://github.com/rmlewisuk">GitHub</a>: All open source projects
<a href="https://github.com/rknightuk">GitHub</a>: All open source projects
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