Pandemic restrictions have made me more self-sufficient, and will help me save $10k over 10 years
This is a story about haircuts. And the rare, light side of a particularly difficult year.…
Feeling overwhelmed? You may need a clean start
This is, unintentionally, almost like what I did to my email when I first decided to target Inbox Zero. I archived everything that was more than a day old. I gave myself a fresh start.…
Friction-log: ActiveState
Does what it says on the box.…
API: HTTP Headers
I used half the time thinking of recursive acronyms for this series: APIs Par Introspection.…
💪 You Can: Set up your own VPN
Alternative title: "ssh into a server, scp files from it, set up your own VPN, or all of the above".…
Setting up Mailgun DNS records with Namecheap domains
Syndicated on Medium. Mailgun is a service that lets developers programmatically send and receive emails. Namecheap is a domain registrar. I wanted to setup Mailgun to use custom email with the domain I manage using Namecheap. But I stumbled on some issues with settings. I eventually got it working, and…
💪 You Can: Write a shell script!
Syndicated on Medium. Today I finally simplified some tasks I keep doing over and over again. These tasks are exactly what shell scripts are useful for! Somebody say shell scripts?!I’ll list 5 steps to writing your own basic shell script! You can easily extend it after. If you’…