Generate a GPG Key
GPG keys can be used to cryptographically sign Git commits, pushes, and tags. This associates your work with a particular identity. GPG is also used for enc...
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Backup and Restore a GPG Key
Gnu Privacy Guard, also known as GnuPG and GPG, is a handy tool for managing OpenPGP keys. While don’t use PGP keys for email encryption as many peopl...
Manage Python Dependencies
Making Python dependency management reproducible is complicated. Bringing Python dependency management to mere mortals who can’t remember where they p...
Manage Runtimes With asdf
asdf is a language-agnostic tool for managing multiple runtimes of a specific tool for a particular user. While it is able to manage runtime versions for a ...
Git Syntax Highlighting
If you like to use git from the command-line and enjoy syntax highlighting, you might be interested in delta, which adds this functionality and more to git.
Pagers and Syntax Highlighting
bat is a helpful alternative to cat when you want peruse files on the command-line with the improved readability that syntax highlighting has to offer. The ...
Solarized Vim
I enjoy the Solarized color scheme, so I figured out how to set it up in Vim. The Solarized color scheme provides a plugin for Vim, which makes this pretty ...
Switch to fish
I’ve finally made the switch from ZSH to the fish shell. Unlike ZSH, I don’t need to install and manage a whole host of plugins. Everything I wa...
Change your Shell
Sometimes, you just want to switch to a better shell for your terminal - like fish.
Automatically Update Antigen
There’s a catch when it comes to managing plugins with Antigen as done in Configure ZSH.
Configure ZSH
I’ve been using ZSH for years now as my shell. In that time, I’ve learned a few niceties to make the experience better. Namely, I’ve found...
Easily Virtualize Ubuntu MATE on macOS With Multipass
It’s Always Greener on the MATE Side
Virtualize Ubuntu Desktop on macOS with QEMU
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Backup Docker Data
Backups are super helpful, especially when you like to blow everything away fairly often. Backing up the data from a Docker container can help you quickly g...
UniFi Controller
For wi-fi, I use use a UniFi AP. One slightly annoying aspect of this is the UniFi Controller. If you don’t have a smartphone or need to manage more t...
Automatically Detect and Report Hard Drive Failure
I recently fixed my mother-in-law’s laptop. Long story short, the hard disk was toast. When I repaired the computer, I decided it would be best to avo...
OpenSMTPD Relay on Ubuntu
It can be handy to have your system email you if it detects an issue or potential security risk. Unfortunately, this isn’t always straightforward, esp...