Another neat tool I came across recently, is fx (https://github.com/antonmedv/fx). It’s Linux/Mac only (altho a chromebook’s Linux or Windows WSL should work, too) and gives you the ability to pretty print JSON. But that’s not all! It has quite an extensive set of capabilities so I invite you to check it out,
It’s been around for quite a while (version 21 is out) but I just came across it recently. https://www.bookstackapp.com/ is its homepage but you can grab the source over on github (link on the homepage). Why would you want to host your own wiki? Keep track of information like research or recipes or a journal or…just to be a nerd! Securely share with friends – it’s got authentication via LDAP, SAML, Google, Slack and others with multi-factor authentication on a per user basis. You can restrict registration so the only way to add a user is from an admin account and you can restrict content so the site is only available to registered users. Seriously, it looks like something worth considering.
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I admit, it never occurred to me but now that someone has created a tool, I think it ay not be a bad idea! Maybe not ALL of my email but maybe my subscriptions and purchases and license keys?
Check out https://github.com/joeyates/imap-backup for details and installation.
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https://cloud.google.com/shell gives you access to a shell with loads of preinstalled binaries and 50 hours of free time every week. And it can be installed as a PWA.
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I just came across this recently and I haven’t used it much but it looks like it could save me a bit of time, not to mention not having to downloading compilers. C, C++, C#, VB, Java, Python, PHP, Ruby, Rust, Go and even, wait for it…BASH (no debugging of Bash yet, though) plus even MORE! Give it a shot for your quick and dirty projects or just to try something out.
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What is it? It’s a way to send arbitrary notifications from…well, just about anywhere to just about anything that can “listen”. The author has created an app (iOS and Android) as well as a CLI, and an API that you can run via cURL or any other similar app which means you can drive it just about any way you want!
I came across this in HackerNews at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29715464. The author has the source available on github at https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy. While you can host it yourself, the author has the service available for free at ntfy,sh.
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I’ve dabbled a bit in Go and, to the limited extent that I’ve used it, I like it. https://medium.com/@mertarguc/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-golang-c1b6b64bc96 is a good overview of its pros and cons.
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I’ve been using a Mac for the past few years a work. It was an opportunity to learn and use a Mac at no cost to myself and, well, honestly, the corporate addons for the Mac were considerably fewer than those for a Windows machine. At home I was a die hard Windows and Linux user. Linux couldn’t do everything I wanted easily – too many distros, too many packages, too difficult to upgrade to a new version – and Windows did pretty much everything I needed (especially with the new Windows Terminal and WSL/WSL2) for my use here at home. When it came time to replace my work Macbook, I was offered my old Macbook at a very reasonable price so I took it and began using it for my stuff here at home. What made me move to it as my primary machine? Windows updates! I use a Windows laptop and every time I picked it up the battery was dead because Microsoft had decided it needed to wake it up and install the latest updates! So I eventually moved all my home stuff over to the Mac.
I’ve had chromebooks for a few years and they’ve been OK as an occasional use platform. The best part is you have a real desktop browser in Chrome on them. So, with a small-ish chromebook (10-12″ screen) I could easily and quickly pull up a desktop site on a fully capable browser. Over the years Google has added the ability to run Android apps and even host a full Linux (Debian) distro, complete with full GUI access…and support for Windows is just around the corner (it’s already available for Enterprise customers). So I’ve been on the lookout for a new chromebook, which I found in the Acer Spin 713 with an 11th generation Intel i5 on sale at Best Buy for a tad over $500. That’s what I’m writing this on. It’s still on the small side – 13″ screen – but plenty powerful. And, honestly, I can already do 95% of everything I need on it now AND I can run the Android apps that I use every day as well as Progressive Web Apps. This is now my go-to machine. The one I keep nearby and reach for whenever I need to do something…pretty much anything that requires a decent keyboard and/or a larger screen and/or a desktop browser and/or multiple windows.
Feel free to reach out to me with questions or comments. Honestly, I can’t recommend this enough and I may consider getting a chromebox to replace my little Linux server.
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A few days ago I was fortunate enough to find out about thirdweb.com over on ProductHunt.com. (see https://www.producthunt.com/posts/thirdweb). ThirdWeb is a platform to help you build and deploy web3 apps and games without worrying about how to make your commits to the blockchain of your choice. It’s still in the early adopter phase and they interface with various testnets so you can create and test your ideas for no cost (you can easisly get free testnet tokens). If you’re interested in learning more or trying your hand at creating a web3 app (dApp), check them out – https://thirdweb.com/early
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Dig has a dizzying array of options and outputs but it’s my favorite way to query DNS https://jvns.ca/blog/2021/12/04/how-to-use-dig/ has some really good info…stuff I didn’t know (or remember) after 20+ years of using it. From basics to more advanced topics, it’s a handy guide and tutorial on what you can do and HOW to do it.
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