One of the biggest challenges in implementing PupperPost has been the concept of custom domains. By default, your PupperPost blog will be hosted at yourname.pupper.blog. But maybe you’re not interested in your blog being tied to dogs? To make your blog truly your own, you should be able to point your own domain to your hosted blog. That’s not just my crazy idea: as a part of the open web, I belie... [Read More]

Electronic paper has been with us for years and years. It has great advantages: crisp, easy-to-read text, super low power. But it also has downsides: slow, messy refresh rates, monochrome text. Still, in a world that esteems shiny, bright, colourful screens, there’s something undeniably appealing about crisp, easy-on-the-eyes dark text on a light surface. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been re... [Read More]

The natural gas provider. The electricity provider. The local water utility. Phone. Internet. Municipal taxes. The bank. Credit cards. They all want to stop sending a bill via snail mail every month. Instead, “to protect the environment”, they want to bill electronically. I used to be enthusiastic about “e-statements". I’m a nerd! I love the environment! Go ahead and email me about my bill inste... [Read More]