My suggestion would be to use MongoDB (You can find free MongoDB hosting by Mongolab.

Then, just use a MongoDB adapter for whatever web development framework you are using.

If you prefer something similar and in the form of a Chrome extension, take a look at Pesticide:

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pesticide-for-chrome/bblbgcheenepgnnajgfpiicnbbdmmooh

Great work!

His blog also has some really good posts on using Sublime Text

From the movie Her, the AI Samantha has a very minimal UI:

Great article. Keep the posts coming!

My current desk was donated to me, but I used to have the Ikea Galant desk. It's a pretty standard desk in the home office world.

http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/S89861208/

As Vinh said, most employers do not really care if you have a degree or not and rather look at your experience, portfolio, code samples and problem solving. However, there are still employers who may ask for a Computer Science degree (Banks, more research focused companies, etc). Also, if you wish to get Visas to work in different countries, a bachelors degree can be a necessary prerequisite. Just some things to keep in mind.

I would use a combination of two platforms. My ideal setup would be Medium + Ghost or Jekyll. This will allow your posts to be more discoverable with a community like Medium, but at the same time you have more control over a self-hosted solution such as Ghost or Jekyll.

Try looking at Bootstrap source code: https://github.com/twbs/bootstrap/tree/master/less