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127 Recent Updates to this site

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2024

Password Protecting Blog Posts WebCrypto!
May 12, 2024 — "Published Post"

A Cheap Video Capture Solution
May 11, 2024 — Update: "Publish"

Running local LLMs using Ollama
May 6, 2024 — "Published Post"

VueJS - Digging into v-model
May 1, 2024 — "Published Post"

Raspberry Pi External Status Lights
Apr 23, 2024 — Update: "Added a more prominent note about the physical pin vs GPIO pin numbering"

Setting up Bind9 as a forwarding DNS server
Apr 23, 2024 — Update: "Add extra debugging info, and info about latest tested version"

Essential Shell Shortcuts
Apr 15, 2024 — Update: "Renamed to "Essential Shell Shortcuts", since most of these work in other shells too."

Thoughts on Code Clarity & Maintainability
Apr 15, 2024 — "Published Post"

Common Web App Security Bugs and where to find them
Apr 12, 2024 — Update: "Page updates for clarity and fixes for new site build system"

Intuitive Design
Apr 10, 2024 — Update: "Updated headings and clarified items"

Just Added - ColorPicker
Apr 10, 2024 — Update: "Updated download link to use Github releases"

Better macOS Screenshot Workflow
Apr 9, 2024 — "Published Post"

My Dotfiles, Refreshed
Apr 7, 2024 — "Published Post"

Typescript trick: Required enum values as keys
Apr 6, 2024 — "Published Post"

Hacker News Dark Theme
Mar 20, 2024 — "Published Post"

Rewriting this site using Astro
Mar 5, 2024 — "Published Post"

Detecting ECS Task Failures with EventBridge
Mar 1, 2024 — "Published Post"

blg - a 'social' rss feed reader
Feb 25, 2024 — "Published Post"

Effectively using ed (1)
Feb 24, 2024 — Update: "Fixing typo in example of line joins"

Local iOS builds using Expo Prebuild and Fastlane
Feb 7, 2024 — "Published Post"
2023

3D Printed "Red Button"
Dec 29, 2023 — "Published Post"

Terraform with EC2 instances as data source
Sep 4, 2023 — Update: "Updated Post"

Making Maple Syrup
Mar 9, 2023 — Update: "Add cautionary tale about boiling"

Quick JQ Usage & Examples
Feb 25, 2023 — "Published Post"

Making Maple Syrup
Feb 24, 2023 — Update: "Add additional information from 2023"

Raspberry Pi External Status Lights
Feb 22, 2023 — Update: "Added additional notes about wiring and setup"

Instrumenting Utilities Usage
Feb 18, 2023 — Update: "Added info about resetting the rtl-sdr device when it stops working properly, grammar fixes."

Terraform with EC2 instances as data source
Feb 1, 2023 — "Published Post"
2022

Using Certificate Transparency Logs for DNS Enumeration
Oct 25, 2022 — "Published Post"

iPhone Backup Tools v2
Oct 24, 2022 — "Published Post"

Site Redesign, new pages
Oct 23, 2022 — "Published Post"

Decentralizing Your Digital Life
Jul 18, 2022 — Update: "update links to protonmail and remove dead link"

Swift Errors
Jan 12, 2022 — Update: "updates to reword no longer consistently accurate information about default enum tag values"
2021

Raspberry Pi External Status Lights
Sep 9, 2021 — Update: "Added links to 3d-printed keystone plate with slots for a pair of leds"

Raspberry Pi External Status Lights
Aug 11, 2021 — "Published Post"

Instrumenting Utilities Usage
Aug 10, 2021 — "Published Post"

Making Maple Syrup
Mar 20, 2021 — Update: "Add photos"

Pi Pico Digital Clock
Mar 7, 2021 — "Published Post"

Making Maple Syrup
Mar 6, 2021 — Update: "Update with new photo, fix typos."

Intuitive Design
Mar 4, 2021 — "Published Post"

3D Printing
Feb 25, 2021 — "Published Post"

Common Web App Security Bugs and where to find them
Jan 11, 2021 — "Published Post"
2020

Constructing Helpful Log Messages
Dec 12, 2020 — "Published Post"

Christmas Light Troubleshooting Guide
Nov 24, 2020 — "Published Post"

Effectively using ed (1)
Nov 23, 2020 — "Published Post"

Converting Video for the Web with FFMPEG
Nov 5, 2020 — Update: "Remove confusing `an` flag (used for the example to remove the audio, but not common cases!)"

A Cheap Video Capture Solution
Sep 7, 2020 — "Published Post"

PlantCam (how it works)
Jun 16, 2020 — "Published Post"

Decentralizing Your Digital Life
May 27, 2020 — "Published Post"

Cinnamon Crumb Topping
May 26, 2020 — "Published Post"

Tools for Small Electronics Projects
May 25, 2020 — "Published Post"

Linux Framebuffer Graphics
May 5, 2020 — Update: "Add link to new tool"

Debian (XFCE/Wfm4) with macOS-like keybindings
Apr 30, 2020 — "Published Post"

Making Maple Syrup
Apr 13, 2020 — "Published Post"

Reverse Engineering some Wordpress Malware
Apr 12, 2020 — "Published Post"

Setting up Bind9 as a forwarding DNS server
Mar 1, 2020 — "Published Post"

IR Remote-Controlled Light
Feb 29, 2020 — Update: "Add schematic"

Farming Notes
Feb 17, 2020 — Update: "Indoor peppers info"

Farming Notes
Feb 16, 2020 — Update: "Updates from 2019 season"

IR Remote-Controlled Light
Jan 19, 2020 — Update: "Fix datestamp"

IR Remote-Controlled Light
Jan 19, 2020 — "Published Post"

WASM Basics using WAST
Jan 3, 2020 — "Published Post"

Fix your 2012 Honda Civic's charging system
Jan 2, 2020 — Update: "Set status to published"
2019

Retrocomputing - Repairing my old PC
Dec 26, 2019 — Update: "add keyboard cleaning info"

Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup
Dec 16, 2019 — Update: "Add information about contacts, sms. Minor updates + extra information. Grammar & spelling fixes."

TV Recommendations
Dec 2, 2019 — "Published Post"

Fix your 2012 Honda Civic's charging system
Oct 24, 2019 — "Published Post"

Farming Notes
Aug 18, 2019 — Update: "Minor updates"

Farming Notes
Jul 29, 2019 — Update: "Add cucumber beetle and pumpkin photos"

Farming Notes
Jul 25, 2019 — Update: "Add corn R2 info"

Farming Notes
Jul 20, 2019 — Update: "Add squash and corn borer information"

Farming Notes
Jul 18, 2019 — Update: "Add additional pictures + timelines"

Farming Notes
Jul 15, 2019 — Update: "Add additional corn info + timelines"

Converting Video for the Web with FFMPEG
Jul 13, 2019 — "Published Post"

Retrocomputing - Repairing my old PC
Jul 12, 2019 — Update: "add windows 98 stuff"

Making GIFs with FFMPEG
Jul 10, 2019 — "Published Post"

Farming Notes
Jul 8, 2019 — Update: "Added additional squash bug info"

Retrocomputing - Repairing my old PC
Jul 8, 2019 — Update: "update notes on mkisofs, images, and windows 98"

Farming Notes
Jul 5, 2019 — Update: "Added additional information on fertilizers"

Farming Notes
Jul 4, 2019 — "Published Post"

macOS Satellite Screensaver
Apr 28, 2019 — Update: "Added Dev. Notes about linking with dylibs."

macOS Satellite Screensaver
Apr 25, 2019 — "Published Post"

Building a new Static Site Generator
Apr 18, 2019 — "Published Post"

Tracking Satellites with Rust
Apr 9, 2019 — "Published Post"

My Raspberry Pi Setup Checklist
Mar 30, 2019 — Update: "Added note about configuring over ssh. Updated article name."

Enabling Dark Mode in CSS
Mar 26, 2019 — "Published Post"

Swift Errors
Mar 25, 2019 — Update: "updates to include better information about code / domain retrieval, clarified language, added tl;dr, and added correction about hashCode"

How I Publish This Blog
Mar 20, 2019 — "Published Post"

SHBAR - Shell Scripts in your macOS Menu
Feb 23, 2019 — "Published Post"

Debian 9 NAS
Feb 21, 2019 — "Published Post"

Dotfiles
Feb 9, 2019 — "Published Post"

Bye, Google Analytics
Jan 30, 2019 — "Published Post"

My Raspberry Pi Setup Checklist
Jan 27, 2019 — "Published Post"

Retrocomputing - Repairing my old PC
Jan 26, 2019 — Update: "set status to Published"

Retrocomputing - Repairing my old PC
Jan 19, 2019 — "Published Post"
2018

Root Shell on your Drone!
May 31, 2018 — "Published Post"

Custom Solar Light using a Mason Jar
May 15, 2018 — "Published Post"

iOS Backup Information Extractor Tool Updated
Mar 18, 2018 — Update: "Update to add link to new v3 docs"

ARKit + 3D printing: STL files in AR
Feb 19, 2018 — "Published Post"

Visualizing Algorithms
Feb 12, 2018 — "Published Post"

Swift Errors
Jan 25, 2018 — "Published Post"

Linux Framebuffer Graphics
Jan 24, 2018 — Update: "fix typos"

Linux Framebuffer Graphics
Jan 6, 2018 — "Published Post"
2017

Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup
Dec 9, 2017 — Update: "Add Voicemail, Call Logs, and WiFi"

Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup
Dec 5, 2017 — Update: "Updated iOS notes with new database information"

iOS Backup Information Extractor Tool Updated
Dec 5, 2017 — Update: "Update to reflect tools v2.0.1"

iOS Backup Information Extractor Tool Updated
Dec 5, 2017 — Update: "Update to reflect tools v2.0.5"

iOS Backup Information Extractor Tool Updated
Dec 5, 2017 — "Published Post"

Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup
Dec 4, 2017 — Update: "Updated additional info about iOS 11 backup format and add notes about Calendars, Notes, Photos format."

Using Swift DispatchGroups
Dec 4, 2017 — "Published Post"

Essential Shell Shortcuts
Oct 12, 2017 — "Published Post"

Essential Shell Shortcuts
Oct 11, 2017 — Update: "Renamed article to be titled "Essential Bash Shortcuts" from "My favorite bash shortcuts""

Essential Shell Shortcuts
Oct 11, 2017 — Update: "Added #8: Pipe into "while read line""

Tutorial: AWS Static Hosting
Oct 5, 2017 — "Published Post"

Moved to AWS
Sep 21, 2017 — "Published Post"

My Summer Internship!
Sep 2, 2017 — "Published Post"

Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup
Mar 17, 2017 — "Published Post"

Day Plan 2.0 Beta
Mar 8, 2017 — "Published Post"

Reverse Engineering the iOS Backup
Feb 5, 2017 — Update: "Add link to messages schemas"
2016

2016 In Review
Dec 30, 2016 — "Published Post"

Introducing GroupChat
Oct 15, 2016 — "Published Post"

BeachParking.com solves beach parking hassles
Jul 13, 2016 — "Published Post"

Just released: Day Plan
Mar 9, 2016 — "Published Post"

Just Added - ColorPicker
Jan 25, 2016 — "Published Post"

Say Hello to FlipHop
Jan 19, 2016 — "Published Post"
2015

Swift is open source
Dec 9, 2015 — "Published Post"

Hello World!
Oct 30, 2015 — "Published Post"