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Backups: what counts?

(2025-07-12 01:00:00 +0000)

Why do I want 3-2-1? Does a RAID count?

Steam Games for Video-Call Game Night.

(2025-07-07 01:00:00 +0000)

Want to play Steam games with friends? Here's a list of ones that my family found works well for our friend group.

Signing Programs: Digitally saying "I wrote this".

(2025-01-30 02:00:00 +0000)

Publishing code/software always comes with the question of "But what if someone take a copy, maliciously alters it, then passes it off as from me". Also, Windows is starting to get really annoying about untrusted code. Let's learn how to solve this.

Cable Running: My favorite tools.

(2024-01-21 02:00:00 +0000)

Every now and then, I need to run an Ethernet cable or something in/through the walls. These are the tools I have found useful for this.

Microsoft Teams hangs on load (solved)

(2021-01-17 02:00:00 +0000)

How I fixed Microsoft Teams hanging on load

Tips for testing in Python

(2020-09-19 02:00:00 +0000)

Want to write better Python tests? Here's a set of tips and tricks I've picked up over the years.

Website Hosting: A review of different options

(2020-08-28 02:00:00 +0000)

So you want to make a website. What type of hosting options is best for you?

Have your cake and eat it too: How to get Travis-CI to build your Jekyll site AND run tests on it through Python with Selenium

(2020-06-24 00:30:00 +0000)

I run a website (ahkgen.com) for which I wrote Python Selenium based system tests. Coming back to this project, I decided it was time to get these tests running in Travis-CI.

Google Drive: A Simple option for hosting high resolution photos for your website

(2020-05-24 02:00:00 +0000)

Lot's of free hosting website tools drastically decrease the resolution of images you upload to them, but with Google Drive you can get the full resolution version into your site.

Lightweight Python Virtual Env Manager

(2019-09-18 02:00:00 +0000)

A utility script for managing virtual env's

AutoHotkey: What is it and why would I use it.

(2019-05-24 02:00:00 +0000)

AutoHotkey is a powerful scripting language. With its powerful and simple syntax for key-binding and window management, it is a useful tool for any Windows user's tool belt.

Super Lightweight Static Web Server

(2019-05-22 02:00:00 +0000)

A quick and dirty python script to serve up it's current directory as a webserver through Flask

Making Backups

(2018-06-24 02:00:00 +0000)

Are backups important? How can I make them without a hassle?

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