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Stop Using Hamburger Menus (Sometimes) 2023-05-05 I recently tooted about my hatred of website hamburger menus which was met with a surprising amount of support from other users.

Converting My X201 ThinkPad into a Slabtop 2023-05-01 I recently wrote about physically disabling the WiFi toggle switch on my X201 which was a fun “hack” to an annoying issue I was running into.

Applying Email-Based Git Patches in Evolution on Linux 2023-04-25 Users who work with git patches through email most likely use a terminal-based program such as aerc or mutt.

Launching Sublime Text with dmenu on Alpine Linux 2023-04-13 Everyone seems to be running some version of VSCode as their main editor these days.

HTML Dark Mode 2023-04-11 I wrote an article back in 2021 called The Lazy Developer’s Dark Mode where I explained how to implement a very basic “dark mode” by using the prefers-color-scheme CSS attribute.

Bypassing the WiFi Hardware Switch on the Lenovo X201 2023-04-02 I recently received a ThinkPad X201 to start using as my daily driver.

Installing Ruby with RVM on Alpine Linux 2023-03-16 For some on-going projects I need to switch to different versions of ruby.

Stop Using Custom Web Fonts 2023-03-14 I recently read an excellent post by Manu Moreale titled A rant on web font licenses.

Replacing My Eero Mesh Network with Two Mangos 2023-03-09 It has been one week since I retired my Eero mesh network setup and replaced it with two Mango Mini Travel Routers (GL-MT300N-V2).

Why I Stopped Using an External Monitor 2023-03-03 For the longest time I’ve been using a Samsung 27” UHD monitor as my main display.

Dynamic Viewports with CSS 2023-02-08 I think it’s safe to assume most web designers and developers are familiar with the standard vh and vw parameters in CSS.

My Coffee Maker Just Makes Coffee 2023-01-09 I had to replace my dual Keurig coffee maker twice over a period of five months.

I Want to Suckless and You Can Too 2022-12-23 The Desire to Suckless While I have been happy with my previous desktop setup using Wayland on Alpine Linux, I just couldn’t shake the urge to fully embrace the suckless ecosystem.

Adventures in Creating a Minimal Alpine Linux Installer 2022-12-08 Introduction I’ve made the switch to Alpine Linux as my main laptop/desktop hybrid workstation and I love it - warts and all.

Building openring with Jekyll Build 2022-12-02 I think it’s great when bloggers post their own personal “reading list” of blogs they themselves follow.

Do You Have an Extra $10?

Embracing Slow Tech 2022-11-22 I’m writing this post on my “new” X260 ThinkPad running Garuda Linux through Wayland/Sway and it is going well so far.

Migrating from GitHub to sourcehut 2022-11-14 It has taken a little bit longer than I anticipated, but I have finally started to port over all my personal open-source projects to sourcehut.org.

Never Do Spec Work for Free 2022-11-07 Your time is valuable and shouldn’t be taken for granted.

Setting Up AdGuard Home with Eero 2022-11-04 Eariler this year I posted detailed instructions on setting up Pi-Hole with Eero and it seemed to help out a few people having troubles.

Avoiding Featurism 2022-10-14 I rather enjoy the term “featurism”.

Simplifying the Craigslist Gallery 2022-10-03 This article was updated on October 11, 2022 I’m a big fan of craigslist.org and the overall UX used throughout their application.

RE: Creating a Simple HTML/CSS Notice Box 2022-09-22 I recently read Kev Quirk’s post, How to Create a Simple HTML/CSS Notice Box and loved the simplicity of it.

Installing Custom Fonts on Linux from the Command Line 2022-09-20 Installing custom fonts is a fairly streamlined feature on operating systems like MacOS and Windows.

Setup Jekyll from Scratch on a New Linux System 2022-09-19 Special Note: Credit needs to be given to user Achraf JEDAY for putting these instructions together on Stack Overflow (although his comments were targeting an older version of Ruby).

Don’t Make a Blog, Make a Brain Dump 2022-09-10 Not enough people have personal blogs.

A Warning for New Designers: Avoid Dribbble 2022-09-08 Everyday a new designer begins their journey into the world of insert design industry here and it is magical!

Setting Up Jekyll on Windows 2022-09-02 I’ve recently been playing around with using Windows 10 as my daily operating system.

Looping Through Jekyll Collections 2022-08-12 I recently needed to add a couple new items to my wife’s personal recipe website (cookingwith.casa) which I hadn’t touched in quite a while.

Making a Website Under 1kB 2022-08-02 I recently launched (another) website club called the 1kB Club.

Hosting with Codeberg Pages 2022-07-29 I recently switched the pblog project repo over from Sourcehut to Codeberg (mostly for UX reasons) and it got me looking into Codeberg Pages.

The Linux Desktop is Hard to Love 2022-07-14 I want to love the “Linux Desktop”.

Yet Another Static Site Generator Switch 2022-07-06 If you’re an RSS subscriber, I’ve probably blown up your feed reader (again).

Happily Paying For macOS Apps 2022-06-29 It’s no secret that I am a huge advocate for open source software.

Clickable Links Inside XML 2022-06-20 With the recent patch1 to the Shinobi Website project, I thought it would be best to share my experience implementing clickable links inside a rendered XML RSS file directly through a browser.

Schools Should Be Using Open Source Software 2022-05-30 I firmly believe that proprietary software has no business in any school environment.

RSS Hacks With XSLT 2022-05-23 In my spare time I’ve been further tinkering (hopefully for the better) with my humble Shinobi Website1 script.

Two Weeks with the DuckDuckGo Browser 2022-05-17 After using the beta apps for the new DuckDuckGo browser for both macOS and iOS, I have returned to Safari.

This Site is Now a Shinobi Website 2022-05-13 Update 2024: this website is now built with wruby My personal website is now an RSS-focused blog, generated from a collection of plain text files.

Dear Apple, Please Fix Safari’s Default Dark Mode Link Color 2022-04-18 Supporting dark mode on the modern web falls under the realm of accessibility and should not be ignored.

My Static Blog Publishing Setup and an Apology to RSS Subscribers 2022-03-21 In case you missed it, this website is now generated with pure HTML & CSS.

Setting Up a Pi-hole Server with Eero 2022-03-14 For the past few years, I’ve been using a set of Eero routers as my home mesh network.

Transferring Media from macOS to a Jellyfin Server (Raspberry Pi 4) 2022-03-12 I run a personal media server using Jellyfin on a Raspberry Pi 4 in my home.

February 2022 Update 2022-02-23 It’s been a little quiet around here lately and for good reason: my wife gave birth to our third child last Thursday.

My Cheapskate Commenting System 2022-02-03 My blog now has comments!

Convert Files to HTML with macOS Automator Quick Actions 2022-01-28 Since a few people have reached out and thanked me for my previous post Batch Converting Images to webp with macOS Automator, I thought I would continue to share more of my own custom Aut…

Chrome OS Could Become the Future Leader of Computing 2022-01-06 FOSS Enthusiasts: This article discusses the use of proprietary software and places it in a positive light.

Icons Should be Complementary - Text is Always Better 2021-12-17 Designing1 software is a complex thing.

Hosting a Jekyll Site on Sourcehut 2021-12-06 I recently decided to switch my personal, static site’s hosting from Netlify to sourcehut pages.

Using Netlify for Dynamic URL Redirects 2021-12-03 With the recent domain switch that took place on this website, I needed to have a dependable setup to forward my old domain URLs to the new one.