How to find a namespace number
· ☕ 3 min read · ✍️ River
There's a number (haha) of ways to find namespace numbers; this is the one I find to be the easiest (plus some bonus options)
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Make lots of sandbox pages
· ☕ 5 min read · ✍️ River
Instead of putting all of your code experiments on a single page, make lots of little sandbox pages!
How to set up Sphinx for Read the Docs
· ☕ 12 min read · ✍️ River
A tutorial for configuring Sphinx for Read the Docs for your Python projects
mwcleric, my Python MediaWiki client library
· ☕ 2 min read · ✍️ River
An overview of mwcleric
Book review - The Elements of User Experience
· ☕ 4 min read · ✍️ River
A review of "The Elements of User Experience"
Mouse Gestures (the useful ones)
· ☕ 6 min read · ✍️ River
A spiritual follow-up to my "MediaWiki hotkeys (the useful ones)" post, this time I go over my Firefox Gesturefy bindings and what I use them for when working with MediaWiki.
Book review - Free to All
· ☕ 11 min read · ✍️ River
A review and chapter summaries of "Free to All: Carnegie Libraries & American Culture, 1890-1920"
I stored a boolean instead of a timestamp
· ☕ 3 min read · ✍️ River
A Cargo field I was going to store as a timestamp but decided to store as a boolean instead
Book review - Celebration, U.S.A.
· ☕ 8 min read · ✍️ River
A review of "Celebration, U.S.A.: Living in Disney's Brave New Town"
Book review - Library as Place
· ☕ 9 min read · ✍️ River
A review of "The Library as Place: History, Community, and Culture"
MediaWiki hotkeys (the useful ones)
· ☕ 3 min read · ✍️ River
A list of just the useful hotkeys/access keys in MediaWiki
Book review & notes - Looking for Information
· ☕ 17 min read · ✍️ River
A review of, including chapter-by-chapter notes on, "Looking for Information: A Survey of Research on Information Seeking, Needs, and Behavior"
Book review - Strategic Writing for UX
· ☕ 6 min read · ✍️ River
A review of "Strategic Writing for UX"