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Extracurricular Activities

Automating an Art Commission Pipeline with Zapier

Why struggle with your current workflow when we can find a solution to the problem using technical tools? Let's check out Zapier.
The Software Life

Task: A Modern, Friendly Make Replacement

Task is a tiny, cross‑platform task runner that understands dependencies, supports watch mode, and plays nicely with tools you already use.
UX/Design Tools

UI Automation with (AX)Swift (and AI)

Recently, I wanted to automate a tedious task in a UI application. I eventually settled on writing a small Swift app.
Developer Tools

A Foray into Mac and Python Automation

A recent scripting spike aimed at automating a workflow led me down a deeper rabbit hole: AppleScript/AppleEvents and Python GUI automations.
Extracurricular Activities

Home Automation in 2024: What’s New?

After avoiding it for a decade or so, I’m finally dipping my toes into home automation. So, what's changed, and why now?
Extracurricular Activities

Use Cheapie Scripts to Update a Batch of Linux Installations

Sometimes some ugly, non-reusable shell scripts can really tie the room together. I consider this set of scripts a big win.
AI for Developers

Automate the Mundane Stuff with AI

GPT-4 Turbo is the tool that’s been keeping me sane as I automate the mundane stuff so I can focus on the big picture.
Python

Use iTerm2 Scripts to Run Your Software Projects Locally Easier

I found that iTerm2 has a Python API that you can use to write some really useful scripts that make running your software projects locally a lot easier.
Extracurricular Activities

A Docker Pipeline for Mirroring & Archiving a Website

My goal is to have zipped website archives created once a week, with my process built on Docker, and the Synology task scheduler taking care of the work.
Developer Tools

run_me: Smart Selection of Command Line Tasks by File

The run_me command is useful for any task where you might use different command line programs for the same semantic meaning (e.g. “build” or “execute”).
DevOps & System Admin.

Don’t Forget to Kick the Tires – On Automatic Monitoring & Human Intervention

Monitoring systems can only be programmed for a finite set of situations. There will always be things overlooked and complexities not anticipated.
Personal Optimization

I Wish I’d Met You Ten Years Ago, TextExpander

TextExpander has saved me from countless hours of typing, and the errors that come along with manual typing.

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