Using AppleScript to quick add Things3 to Fantastical3
Warning: Sadly this no longer works from the Things menu bar due to sandboxing. You can still run this script outside of Things, and it will work just the same.
Calendar blocking (the process of marking of pieces of time in your calendar to work on a given task) can be a real productivity booster. Not only does it help you in planning out your ...
Using Alfred and qlmarkdown to Quicklook .md files in macOS
I have been using Alfred more and more during the past months and I’ve been looking for a quick way to view little snippets of information with it. I use a few ‘cheat sheets’ for commands and application I use where I’m not always sure of the right command or syntax.
Cheat sheets
I have been creating very simple .md markdown sheets for a few co...
Using RescueTime and Alfred for easy focus sessions
During the last weeks of working from home I have been using the FocusTime feature of RescueTime a lot more. I use these timeblocks (20 minutes for example) to focus in on specific tasks or to create a timebox where I can work trough a small set of problems. For this I have been using
RescueTime (Premium)
Alfred
IFTTT
A TimeTimer
Over...
Simple DIY Wood Palmrest
With the Corona crisis in full swing (which forces us all to work from home) I decided I needed a palm rest for my 60% AnnePro2. Not being willing to shell out 20-40 dollars on a plastic one that would ship next week I decided to take to the internet and some good old handy work. Being inspired by [https://medium.com/@vveleva/diy-free-ish-wooden...
SSH Keys and Auth - Part 1 of 3
In this ‘back to basics’ blog entry we’re going to talk about setting up SSH keys. SSH keys are used for logging in to stuff and authorizing to other stuff (like GiT). You can create a PRIVATE PULBIC keypair and share the PUBLIC key with the world!
Note, this guide is bases on macOS
Getting started
Start by opening a terminal.
Use the fol...
Primer on YAML
It’s always good to write down the basics, rehearse the syntax and go trough the motions. So let’s do that with YAML.
YAML is a data serialisation language. It’s used to store and display information. I always think of it as JSON 2.0 . You can create value pairs in YAML like:
lists
values
objects
YAML files are identfied by the exteni...
DIY Personal CI/CD Pipline
Using Docker, Azure DevOps and Azure Container Instances we are going to setup a simple pipe-line that will build our image from code to Docker image, tag and push that image to a private Azure Container Registry and deploy the latest version of said container to a Azure Container Instance. I use this personally for a few small projects like my ...
Fixing Windows scaling issues on the Surface Pro
We all know that scaling on Windows has … some issues. If you use a Surface Device and Surface dock’s a lot you’ll run in to countless situations where you need the famous CRTL+WIN+ALT+B shortcut thank me later.
So, the biggest problem comes when you’re using screens that are scaled differently. for example, if screen 1 is at 125% and screen 2 ...
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