John M. Wargo

@johnwargo
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Software Developer, Product Manager, Geek
Homehttps://johnwargo.com
Bookshttps://johnwargobooks.com
Codehttps://johnwargo.io
Updated my personal blog to use the eleventy-fetch plugin for a couple of areas that retrieve data using a REST API. https://johnwargo.com/posts/2026/added-eleventy-fetch/ #11ty
Added Eleventy-Fetch to the Site: John M. Wargo

The article discusses how the Eleventy Fetch plugin can be used to cache API requests in al 11ty site. By making a few changes to the code, the plugin handles data processing automatically. This simplifies the code and reduces the need for manual data conversion. Additionally, the plugin supports custom headers and options for more complex API calls. Overall, implementing the Eleventy Fetch plugin can improve performance and reduce the risk of rate limiting when making repeated API requests on a website.

Updated my #11ty GitHub Repos plugin to use the eleventy-fetch plugin https://github.com/johnwargo/eleventy-plugin-github-repos
GitHub - johnwargo/eleventy-plugin-github-repos: Creates an Eleventy data file containing a list of GitHub repositories for a specified user or organization

Creates an Eleventy data file containing a list of GitHub repositories for a specified user or organization - johnwargo/eleventy-plugin-github-repos

GitHub
I created an #11ty extension that generates a list of links from a post (markdown). https://johnwargo.com/posts/2026/eleventy-adding-page-links-to-a-post/. Some cool configuration options make it very flexible.
Eleventy Adding Page Links to a Post: John M. Wargo

I created a plugin called Eleventy Plugin Markdown Post Links that adds a list of links to the top of my posts. The plugin has options for different types of lists and can generate links based on a minimum number specified. I implemented it on my site with a collapsible link list feature. You can find the source code on GitHub and a demo site showcasing the plugin's capabilities.

I don't now what it is with me, but I've been writing a lot of Windows code lately. I just published my third free Windows utility on Fumbly Diddle Software, a little shell utility to set file timestamps to the current date/time called Timestamp Now. https://johnwargo.com/posts/2025/windows-file-timestamp-now/
Setting Windows File and Directory Timestamps to Now: John M. Wargo

Spent some time this weekend figuring out how to properly implement a single application instance in #Delphi applications. Found an old article that describes it in great detail and built (then published) a complete sample application. https://johnwargo.com/posts/2025/delphi-single-instance-app-runtime-parameters/
I published a simple Windows utility that allows me to copy a subset of my music folders (by artist) to an SD Card or Flash Drive so I can play them in my car. https://johnwargo.com/posts/2025/copy-music-files-flash/
Had a maddening problem with Outlook on my work macOS system. All my categories changed to pastel colors. So annoying. Fortunately, I finally found a resolution. https://johnwargo.com/posts/2025/outlook-pastel-categories-macos/
Outlook Pastel Categories macOS: John M. Wargo

I recently had an issue with Microsoft Outlook on my work MacBook where the Calendar view displayed categories in annoying pastel colors instead of solid ones. After searching for a solution online and contacting IT support with no luck, I stumbled upon a fix in the Outlook for macOS Help menu under **Clear Application Data**. By selecting the option to clear data for Experimental Features, I was able to revert the category colors back to solid.

@raymondcamden that's a redirect, I killed that site last week. It points to John wargo.com/about/books now. The domain expires next week
@raymondcamden thanks for the excellent article on relative time format. I just added it to my site's home page article listing. Great stuff
Alright, this is fun. When an article about one of your posts makes it into your Google feed.