Linux
An introduction to WireGuard VPN
You may have heard that all the cool kids are using WireGuard as their VPN now. To find out why and how, read this blog post!
2020 in review
Each December, I like to take some time to reflect on the events of the year - and this year was, well... not really that bad at all!
5 Z shell features that will encourage you to switch from Bash
macOS and some Linux distributions now use the Z shell as the default login shell instead of Bash. This post outlines five awesome Z shell features that may encourage you to switch from Bash.
A brief history of technology
A lighthearted graphical timeline that details what happened in the technology world during the past 50 years. No boring details - just the important stuff.
Most people don't want a computer
But there are still many who do. And this divide is likely going to change the face of technology and computing for the next decade and beyond. What side are you going to be on?
Open does not always mean Open Source
Before the term Open Source was popularized, Open meant something altogether different in the technology world.
Tracing difficult shell scripts
If you've ever examined the contents of a shell script and thought to yourself - OH, HELL NO! - then this blog post is for you.
FreeBSD UNIX for Linux sysadmins
If you’ve ever installed and explored another Linux distro, then exploring FreeBSD is going be familiar with a few key differences. In this blog post, I’ll run through those differences, as well as the reasons to use FreeBSD over Linux for certain tasks.
How to learn vi (vim)
vi (vim) is arguably the best text editor ever made. You should master it if you haven't done so already. To do that, start by reading this post.
What Nokia tells us about the Internet in 2008
Digging up this early mobile Internet tablet and the Nokia promotional video that it shipped with uncovers how we viewed the Internet in 2008.