I like the "idea" of Unix and the derivatives Linux and FreeBSD in particular. However, most the applications that I need to actually get work done rely on Windows.
So, when I build personal proejcts I like to build them with FreeBSD or a flavour of Linux (Like with TrueNAS …
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This project has developed A LOT in the last 11 months (where does the time go). If you are interested in using it, the repository is here - git.jeffmackinnon.com.
It was a post titled How to write a Pelican theme for your static website by The Digital Cat …
For a while I was trying to update daily, but I'm thinking it is time to think about why that is, and instead, update at most weekly. That means if you are following along with the RSS feed, then there may be weeks that you end up with a bunch …
The times that I can't think of ways to be creative I end up spending time on workflow or maybe redesigning something that is working realitvely fine, or maybe it is researching tech that I would need if the ideas that I want to develop caught hold.
If this was …
It took some tweaking, mostly because I'm not very careful at the start when I'm playing with things like this, but I have it working.
At the bottom you will see a gallery of a selection of "test" images that I have put in a folder that is in my …
With my new site arctiecture , I didn't like updating git everytime I created a new output, so I added the "output" folder in .gitignore.
And it doesn't work
I will have to figure out how this works, but from everything I know about git, which isn't a lot, is that …
For a little background, I haven't had a lot of fun with wordpress for my personal homepage for a while. Its not that wordpress is a bad piece of software, or that the company behind it are bad. Rather, this homepage is my hobby …
Last year I came across this cookie recipe and it was amazing. One of the best things about it is that you can just make the balls and then freeze them so when you are ready to have delishious cookies, you just have to thaw and bake.
We took a wander out to the Pockwock Falls outside Upper Hammonds Plains, NS. It is a simple walk out an old service road and then less 100m off the road north, just before the bridge.
We headed over to Eastern Passage to try and beat the heat, it didn’t work, it was hot there too, but the breeze and beach was nice .
I’ve found AllTrails hit or miss lately, but this little trail was exactly what we were looking for - Tanner Trail on …