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Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy)

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💙 Head of Digital 💙 Digital Marketing & SEO 💙 Web and Software Dev 💙 Digital Project Management 💙 Umbraco Specialist 💙 Troubleshooter 💙 Retro Gaming Geek 💙 @yorkshiretechy on other platforms 😀 http://www.yorkshiretechy.co.uk

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Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Jul 23

On the hard stuff! #breakfast #holiday

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · May 26

I got a new plastic shell for my MacBook Pro this week and asked Bespoke - Decals to make me a personal vinyl for the front of it.

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Love it! Looks perfect!

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#decals #vinyldecals #retrocomputers #macbook #applecomputer

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · May 14

Here's a question for the day... Is it co-working or coworking? Personally I prefer coworking, but the Cambridge dictionary tells me I'm wrong! I think I have an aversion to the hyphen since Grammarly tries to add one to every two-word phrase hehehe... Which do you prefer?

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · May 14

Happy European Coworking Day!

I'm celebrating today by working with the York Lunchtime Connections at the fantastic #PatchYork who have generously provided the group with free #coworking space, #coffee and #cake for the day!

We love you, Patch!

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · May 12

Ready for a new week with my #caramelmacchiato in one of my favourite mugs

#mugoftheday #workingfromhome #wfh #webdevelopment #seo #bigbang #bigbangtheory

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · May 4

Well, it's May the 4th, so I officially have to wish you all a Happy Star Wars Day!

May the 4th be with you!

#MayThe4thBeWithYou #StarWarsDay #TechJedi #SearchEngineOptimisation #LinkedInMarketing #Entrepreneurship

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Apr 25

I’ve got my #caramelmacchiato in my favourite Mario Mug, and I’m ready for the day! #HappyFriday

#mugoftheday #webdevelopment #technicalseo #smallbusiness

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Apr 21

Stoke must be wishing they could just raise the white flag and finish the game at half time! 😜

#leedsvstoke #lufc #leedsunited #champions

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Apr 20

🎶 It's the most CHOCOLATEY time... Of the year 🎶

#happyeaster

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Apr 19

Who needs #eastereggs when you can have mushroom 🍄 flavoured crisps! Wish me luck!

#happyeaster!

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Apr 16

What I love about @apple is how they put design at the forefront of everything, even when it's bad news! 😉

#spam
#phishing

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Apr 14

So this is concerning... I've started getting an alert that my #trackpad is low on battery... But this is my #macbookpro 14” with integrated trackpad?! Anybody else had this issue?!

#macos #sequoia

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Apr 6

My #superpower is making last nights #kebab look and taste amazing!

#leftovers #leftoversforlunch

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Mar 2

Last weekend I attended @DDDNorth in #Hull which is a free all-day seminar for developers with 25 talks throughout covering all sorts of topics! I had a fantastic day and here's my blog post about it for all who are interested!

www.yorkshiretechy.co.uk/blogs/ddd-no...

DDD North 2025

Experienced Website Developer, Umbraco Specialist, SEO and Digital Marketing, Email Marketing and Project Management. DDD North 2025

www.yorkshiretechy.co.uk

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Feb 22

One of my yearly highlights as a developer is #dddnorth, this year once more at the University of #Hull... A full-day seminar choc full of tech talks...

I'm full of tech inspiration but mentally shattered!

I'll be writing a blog post of my review early next week

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Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Feb 9

I was in a literal awe of her coolness and have had a really good day since!

I never change my ringtone and always have my phone on silent, I think that has to change! What's your ringtone?

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Feb 9

This morning I was shopping in ALDI for some bacon and eggs for breakfast when I passed a middle-aged woman in the aisle just as her phone went off!

Her ringtone was the Knight Rider theme tune and she purposefully left it ringing for about 5 seconds before she answered...

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Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Jan 22

You know you’re a true British #retrocomputer enthusiast when you own one of these!

#retrogaming #retro #8bit #zxspectrum #matsui

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Jan 14

Stop arguing about languages and just build!

I see so many posts and discussions on social media about how C++ is better than C# and Rust is faster than Java... But why does it matter?

Read my new blog post:

www.yorkshiretechy.co.uk/blogs/stop-a...

#webdev #softwaredev #programming

Stop arguing about languages and just build!

Experienced Website Developer, Umbraco Specialist, SEO and Digital Marketing, Email Marketing and Project Management. Stop arguing about languages and just build!

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Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Jan 12

The most important question in any #webdeveloper or #projectmanagers working life is how do you write the name for commercial transactions conducted electronically on the internet?.

🟡 E-commerce
🟡 e-commerce
🟡 ecommerce
🟡 Ecommerce

If none of these then let me know what you write!

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Jan 12

I've uploaded a new article to my blog.

"YOLO" has become a popular mantra for teenagers and young adults, often used to justify taking risks and living life to the fullest. But the mantra is completely wrong!

You can read my article at: www.yorkshiretechy.co.uk/blogs/why-do...

Why do People Say You Only Live Once When it's Not True

Experienced Website Developer, Umbraco Specialist, SEO and Digital Marketing, Email Marketing and Project Management. Why do People Say You Only Live Once When it's Not True

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Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Dec 31

Sorry, But You won't #getrich quick with #AI

Read the article on my #blog

www.yorkshiretechy.co.uk/blogs/sorry-...

Sorry, But You won't get rich quick with AI

Experienced Website Developer, Umbraco Specialist, SEO and Digital Marketing, Email Marketing and Project Management. Sorry, But You won't get rich quick with AI

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Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Dec 31

You know #christmas is over when....

#chocolateorange #creameggs

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Dec 31

Having a well deserved #cuppa after taking all the #christmasdecorations down!

Had a fab time: Xmas Eve with our son Alex and his GF Violet, Xmas Day with my wife’s parents and Boxing Day with our daughter Beth and her Alex :) It’s been super fun 😀

Craig Pickles (YorkshireTechy) @craigpickles.bsky.social · Dec 30

Yummy #cheese, #biscuits and #GandT :) Very civilised. Happy New Years Eve Eve 😀