(in)formal education
I'm surely not the first self-taught computer person to wonder about the gaps in my theoretical knowledge.
Manil
Using dd on MacOS to make a live USB of Fedora
As of Fedora 34, the only official and supported method for creating a Fedora USB stick is the Fedora Media Writer utility. But, for my own reasons, I'll use the command line utility dd.
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.
relationships don’t scale
You've got to be ok with that. Each quality relationship takes more time.
From RSS readers to RSS triggers
RSS ➡️ email ➡️ wherever I like to read, listen, or watch.
Spot unexpected URLs: Firefox Containers for visual signals
I found a phishing attempt, using search engine results, for Bitwarden credentials.
Update, 2023.02.22: seems a recurring, if not regular, occurrence for Bitwarden users 🧐
Now, avoid using search engines for regular logins－save your regular URLs. But I visit lots of URLs, and it's tough to
Sunsetting deprecated messaging tools
Moving away from WhatsApp could take time. Here are dates, and more.
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.
Keyboard triggers to custom workflows for Trello
I’m a fan of the keyboard. And I’m a fan of not doing tedious, repetitive actions.
And I very much enjoy using Trello as my dashboard.
What had started as my hack to easily move Cards around Trello is actually a pretty flexible way to apply custom workflows
On the shortcut value in a favicon link element
MDN said to avoid it. I looked for why.