LINUX

    My dot Files

    Originally published: 2021-11-27. So that I can share how I’ve configured several of my applications and systems on my laptop, I’ve created a new Git project for my dotfiles. Hope you can use them to find a different way to accomplish your goals or, even better, you find a bug or have a suggestion for me. What are dotfiles? “dotfiles” are generally files that being with a period in the filename. By starting a filename with a period character, they are hidden by default from many graphical file managers and the ls(1) command. With ls specifically, you can list “dotfiles” by running ls -a or ls -al.
    Aug 31, 2025
    Technical
    My dot Files

    Password Management with Bitwarden

    In a past life, I managed both Lastpass and 1Password. Neither of them were something I wanted to use personally, so I was looking for something better. In the mean time, I was using KeePassXC stored in Google Drive. And Holly and I also had a shared Keepass file stored in a shared directory so we could share passwords between us. But then I learned about Bitwarden.
    Nov 26, 2021
    Technical
    Password Management with Bitwarden

    Wireguard: Home VPN Server

    I used to use OpenVPN as a means to connect to my internal network from outside of my house. It worked really well, but managing its configs was a little bit of a hassle and, frankly, OpenVPN is old news (/s). I wanted to play with a new toy. So I looked into Wireguard. Server Config Since I use Home Assistant and it has Add-Ons available available, I decided to use its Wireguard Add-On.
    Nov 26, 2021
    Technical
    Wireguard: Home VPN Server

    Centralized Bookmarks with Linkding

    As I mentioned in my Qutebrowser article, my browser doesn’t have the ability to share bookmarks with my other browsers. I run Chrome on my phone and Chrome on my Chromebook. And I have a second Linux laptop that also runs Qutebrowser. I needed a solution to share bookmarks between them. And I settled on Linkding. My Search I looked through Reddit r/selfhost and scoured the web looking at different self-hosted bookmark services I could run at home.
    Nov 25, 2021
    Technical
    Centralized Bookmarks with Linkding

    Qutebrowser

    These days, it’s more important than ever to find a good web browser: one that’s easy to use, has the functionality you want, and, most importantly, is reasonably secure. It’s also a good idea to consider the privacy features the browser has too. Too many of the popular browsers have privacy issues (Chrome sharing info with Google, Edge sharing info with Microsoft, Brave sharing info with…).
    Nov 24, 2021
    Technical
    Qutebrowser

    Applying style to ssh-askpass

    ssh-askpass(1) is a graphical program that prompts the user for their SSH Key passphrase and passes it to the ssh-add(1) command. Out of the box, ssh-askpass is pretty ugly, but I’ve managed to make it look dark, modern, and good. A screenshot This is how my ssh-askpass window looks: The code SshAskpassDialog.font: -adobe-helvetica-bold-r-normal---120-----iso8859-1 SshAskpassDialog.label: Please enter your authentication passphrase: SshAskpassDialog.title: SshAskpassbackground: #000000 SshAskpassforeground: #cccccc SshAskpass.Buttonbackground: #000000 SshAskpass.Button*foreground: #cccccc The above code goes in your ${HOME}/.Xresources file.
    Nov 22, 2021
    Technical
    Applying style to ssh-askpass

    Qtile Window Manager

    For most people, their window manager is something they probably don’t think much about. Consider all of the Windows and Mac users out there. They may or may not think about the fact that they appreciate how using Windows is different from using a Mac, but they may not be able to explain exactly why (Though over the past few years, it feels like Mac and Windows interfaces are slowing becoming very similar).
    Nov 22, 2021
    Technical
    Qtile Window Manager

    I use Arch, BTW

    My journey to using Arch Linux took a round about path: Windows, MacOS, OpenBSD, Ubuntu, Fedora, and finally … Arch. I have not used Windows as my primary Operating System for many years (since around 2003). Sure, I’ve had to run Windows on a work laptop here and there, but for anything personal, I’ve been non-Windows. I used a Mac for a while and as a Unix-based OS, MacOS is pretty nice. Not exactly what I like, but I much prefer it to Windows.
    Nov 21, 2021
    Technical
    I use Arch, BTW

    My Desktop/Laptop

    I went a few years without a computer at my desk at home. I lived off a laptop and never sat at my desk with a proper keyboard, mouse, and monitor setup. But as I started working from home more, I wanted a nice, comfortable setup in our office, so I started looking for a computer for my desk. I settled on a huge, powerful gaming laptop: an MSI GT76 Titan DT
    Nov 20, 2021
    Technical
    My Desktop/Laptop