Customizing Azure Cloud Shell with Zsh and Fish for use with Terraform, Git and Kubernetes We’ll go over customizing your Azure Cloud Shell in a way that helps you get things done on a daily basis in vim, git, terraform and kubernetes. Azure Cloud shell is super handy because you can get to it over […]
Category Archives: software
Disable Natural Scrolling in macOS Catalina
This is perhaps the first thing I do on all OSX machines: set the scroll to match my Linux and Windows computers. No judgement call as to which way is “right”, I’m simply used to this by now, and instead of changing it on two other operating systems, scripting it on only one seemed easier. […]
Flashing HHKB Jp Controller Mac Layout Hex
Having recently received Hasu’s fantastic HHKB JP Bluetooth Controller, I noticed one irksome thing: the alt and command keys were reversed on the left hand side, and the kana key that I typically remap to right command was reverted. This is normal: the keyboard targets Windows users primarily, but one thing you lose when upgrading […]
Getting Started with Salt Stack Windows Minions
This how-to on Windows Salt minions will just scratch the surface of the power behind Salt, and will cover remote execution, installation and management. Please note: I’m new to Salt, and I’m a recovering Windows syasdamin from the 2000-2013 era. This means I probably have a bunch of out-moded ways of working with Windows. To […]
Flashing an AMJPad with QMK
Thanks to the hard work of /u/TerryMatthews on Reddit, there’s now a port of QMK for the AMJ numpad! In order to get QMK on the number pad, however, a bit of work will need to be done, though none of it is insurmountable. First off, I’ve compiled the AMJ Pad QMK default layout hex […]
Building Zeal60 Keymaps on OSX
Before starting, this guide requires Homebrew, which you can install from here: https://brew.sh Open Terminal, and paste in the following. It will take a while to build, but you should be able to get it all done in one fell swoop: cd git clone https://github.com/Wilba6582/qmk_firmware.git cd qmk_firmware git branch zeal60 cd keyboards/zeal60 git submodule update […]
Getting Started with the ZealPC Zeal60 Keyboard PCB
Recently I picked up a Zeal 60 printed circuit board from BC-based ZealPC, and I couldn’t be happier! The board supports a few layouts for now, though it’s open source, and you can either fork it to add your own, or add a pull request to share with the community. The first thing you’ll want […]
Top 10 Virtual Appliances, Revisited
It’s been almost 4 years since I’ve rounded up VMs used on a daily basis, so it’s high time I take another kick at the can and make an update list. My workflows have changed quite a bit over the years, with more focus being on the Windows side of things. That said, I havent […]
Top 10 Chrome Applications I Can’t Live Without
I’ve been trying to become as agile as possible when it comes to personal data in order to be able to run and test any platform of my choosing. To that end, I usually resort to web applications. That said, Chrome and its open source cousin Chromium can only be run on many (but not […]
Clear All ZFS Snapshots
If you’ve been running snapshots for a while and have already backed them up, you might occasional need to delete all zfs snapshots for your pool. Typically, you’d do this as part of your backup script, assuming that they have been written correctly. First, to find the used snapshot space, run this command: zfs list […]