Black bars be gone! A website and jQuery plugin for responsive Youtube embeds at any aspect ratio, without the black bars. Responsive web design has been the default for many years now, so it continues to surprise me that Youtube doesn’t...
Podcasting can be a hugely rewarding hobby. It’s also very accessible. If you are sat in front of a computer with a smartphone in your pocket you’ve already got what you need to get started within arms reach. Just add some...
Since 2011 I’ve been the co-host/producer of a podcast about the master of the English ghost story, M.R. James. I’ve been a big fan of podcasts since about 2008, so when my friend Mike Taylor (another podcast fan) suggested we try...
I’ve always loved maps. The room I’m sitting in right now has five maps hanging on the walls. This being the case, it should be no surprise that I love online map services like Google Maps and OpenStreetMap. I also love...
My dad is an amazing artist, but he’s also an incredibly modest chap and hates blowing his own trumpet so when it comes to self-promotion he is a dead loss. It took me ages to persuade him that he needed a website to...
As with all the best ideas, it began with a conversation in a pub. My friend and fellow musician Hellboy (Michael to his mum) were talking about our frustrations with getting our music heard. We were both getting tired of self-releasing...
If you are a gamer you probably know about Minecraft. It’s the sandbox building & crafting game with the comically blocky 3D graphics that has been snowballing in popularity since 2009. It is already probably the most successful independent game of...
I’ve finally got around to turning willross.co.uk into something functional! I hope it will provide a space for me to vent somewhat, talk about stuff I’m doing that is exciting me, stuff other people are doing that is exciting me or...
