These posts are more tech-oriented. If you’re not particularly a tech enthusiast, have never heard of Linux and don’t really care about the “cloud”, you can safely skip these entries.
- I am a digital hoarderYou’ve amassed hundreds, or maybe thousands of (fill in the blank with whatever digital goodie you hoard – e-books, video files, meme photos…etc.). More than … Read more
- Ohio Linuxfest 2023I made it. Friday was good, but I got here late. Time Attended? 9:00 Arduino Meets Raspberry Pi Using O.L.D. Programming Techniques – Cameron Hughes … Read more
- Nine traits of the veteran Unix adminNote: I found this article online and wanted to save it to my Wallabag instance, but it’s frustratingly split into 2 pages and would require … Read more
- Calibre eBook Viewer – Settings and StylesheetsI have fought with Calibre-Server book reader for a long time. The ability to use any web-browser to read my e-books and have it sync my position … Read more
- One man’s trash is another man’s treasureI go out walking every morning. My usual route takes me around my apartment complex and the apartment complex next door. Last Wednesday’s walk was … Read more
- Everything in a browserI made an effort today to do my weekly routine from the Chrome Browser on my Linux Laptop. I had to install it and sign-in and set … Read more
- SSH Host VerificationHow often have you seen something like this? The temptation to quickly type yes and hit the enter key is great. But do you know why you … Read more
- Generic Directory Backup ScriptI regularly have directories of files I want to back up in case of disaster. Usually these are files that change often, and I only … Read more
- Ubuntu Phased UpdatesQ: Ubuntu phased updates Recently, during the normal software upgrade process (i.e., apt upgrade or apt dist-upgrade) I started getting messages like this: What are … Read more
- Self-hosting LanguageToolSummary LanguageTool is a free online proofreading service for English, Spanish, and 20 other languages. Instantly check your text for grammar and style mistakes. It’s … Read more
- Hardening SSHSummary It’s about time I get a standard sshd_config file that doesn’t rely on sane defaults. Disabling Password-based Authentication You should disable password-based authentication altogether. … Read more
- Beets ConfigIf you don’t know already, beets is a command line python program meant to automatically sort music. If you do know already, how have you … Read more
- Uncomplicated Firewall / Docker WorkaroundTo get UFW to work well with Docker, you have to add some rules to the bottom of /etc/ufw/after.rules Adding Rules Then you can add … Read more
- Linux Terminal Emulators: KiTTY over PuTTYSummary Do you work on Linux machines? Do you only have a Windows machine from which to connect? Then you’re probably already using PuTTY. Well, … Read more
- Fun with wgetwget multiple files In the above example, -r and -l1 options together enable 1-level deep recursive retrieval, and -A option specifies lists of file name … Read more
- Doctor Docker (or “How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Tolerate the Container”)Backstory: I’ve been either paying for or using 3rd part apps for Read-It-Later (Pocket), Hosted Bookmarks (Raindrop.io) and an RSS Feedreader (Inoreader) for about a … Read more
- VS Code for Markdown NotesMy long, winding path to Markdown notes nirvana For years I’ve been looking for a cross-platform markdown editor. There are several good ones out there, … Read more
- Get off my (digital) lawnThe year was 1994. I was working apartment maintenance and had a healthy interest in computers. I also had a IBM XT knockoff in my … Read more
- Ohio Linuxfest 2020 – Nov 06-07 2020 (Virtual)Friday 2020-11-06 Day One YouTube Stream Saturday 2020-11-07 Day Two Youtube Stream
- Ohio Linuxfest 2019 – Nov 02 2019, Columbus, OhioMy Schedule 09:00 How Will You Steer Your Open Source Career? Keynote Rikii Endsley 11:00 Delta Ansible: Keeping up With Changes and Deprecations Andrew Cziryak … Read more
- FretMaster BetaIn 1998 I wrote the only piece of software I had intended other people to see. I wrote it in Visual Basic 4. It’s a … Read more
- SELinux is the devilI spent two hours troubleshooting strange Apache behavior on a new VM before discovering SELinux was enforcing I always use CentOS in the cloud because … Read more
- Read My FeedTwo weeks ago I stopped using TinyTinyRSS as my RSS feed reader. I love having self-hosted apps and the privacy and control they provide, but … Read more
- Fort Impostor
- Ohio Linuxfest 2017 – Sep 29-30 2017, Columbus, OhioAttended talks: Command Line Tools, Clif Flynt Keynote: The Battle Over Our Technology, Karen Sandler (robo-lawyer) Lumina Rising: Challenging Desktop Orthodoxy, Ken Moore The ‘Onwards’ … Read more
- 2017 Cleveland GivecampI made it to Cleveland Givecamp this year after many years of wanting to go but never having the guts. I added this to my … Read more
- Linux Doesn’t Ask “Are You Sure?”Preface: This happened a couple of years back and has completely resolved since. It’s also one of those events that fellow sysadmins might relate to … Read more
- Earliest Know Record of “The Linux Guy”I found what I believe to be the earliest reference of me using Linux on the internet. Via Google Groups, I had posted a question … Read more
- Nerves of JelloEver have a really bad day? Or a bunch of bad days in a row? Me too. I’ve masked the names to protect the guilty. … Read more
- Probably the worst day everAfter it was all over, I knew I was going to have to write about it. I don’t know why. Perhaps I like re-reading my … Read more
- Programming on a Full BrainI like my job. Remember that. “It helps to remind those who think of programming as a “cushy job” that programmer burnout rates are high, … Read more
- Abort, Retry, Ignore… Nevermore?Abort, Retry, Ignore… Nevermore? I installed Linux again. This is like the fourth or fifth time. This time I found a new distribution: Mepis. I … Read more