I've known and loved WordPress for years, and I've used it personally and professionally for a number of projects. But a friend recently introduced me to CraftCMS, and suggested it might be better. The only way to find out is to try them both out and compare! For the purpose for this comparison, I'm creating … Continue reading WordPress vs. CraftCMS
Author: Matthew Dawkins
Covering a Hornby goods shed
Last night I transformed an old Hornby goods shed into something new. It was a pretty standard building in the Hornby range, with its recognisable shape and brick texture, and I decided that needed changing. I don't want my railway to look the same as anyone else's. So I designed and printed off some new … Continue reading Covering a Hornby goods shed
Planning out the station
Having done some experimentation on an old piece of track, and with the help of a friend, I have taught myself to solder again. It's taken a few evenings, but I now have the entire layout wired up with cab control. Now I can move on to planning the layout of the station. But before … Continue reading Planning out the station
Code quality matters
We've all been there. Time is short, so just bash out a bit of code, and as long as it works we can move on. Code is for computers anyway, right? Who cares what it looks like? Actually, how our code is formatted can totally save our bacon later, and save us time in the … Continue reading Code quality matters
Jesus’ authority
This is a sermon preached at St Peter & St Paul Shepton Mallet on Mark 11:27 - 12:17. Jesus enters our lives, as he entered Jerusalem, with authority. Our response should be submission. We should find our identity in him, the anchor in the storm, defining ourselves first and foremost as children of God. We should … Continue reading Jesus’ authority
The importance of a role
At work the other day we were having one of those team-building sessions, led by an external 'facilitator' to help us get the best out of ourselves. A little cheesy at times, but there was one part that really made me sit up and think. At the beginning of the session he asked each of … Continue reading The importance of a role
Two words that changed everything
Yesterday I was idly reading the latest posts on the Model Railway Forum, as you do, and found myself on a post about a wiring diagram for a DC layout. Nothing too extraordinary there. Until someone commented the following: I see nothing wrong with that as a starting layout. As you expand , then cab … Continue reading Two words that changed everything
