GPG Commit Signing on Windows

2023-06-06 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#Git #GPG

Signing commits on Windows with GPG in Windows, WSL, and Dev Containers

Hugo Base URL with Cloudflare Pages

2023-04-15 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#Hugo #Cloudflare

Properly configuring your Hugo site’s base URL when using Cloudflare Pages.

Hugo Resources

2023-04-15 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 8 min read

#Hugo

Using resources in Hugo to automatically process static site assets.

Python Tooling Volume 2

2023-01-22 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 10 min read

#Python

Modern Python tools for modern Python developers: Volume 2

Setting up Octoprint without a Raspberry Pi

2022-11-02 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 6 min read

#Linux #3D Printing

Setting up Octoprint without a Raspberry Pi

Using an HP Chromebox to run Octoprint for my Ender 3

Building a One-Key Keyboard

2022-06-10 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#mechanical keyboards

Building a one-key keyboard with the NovelKeys Big Switch

Python Pet Peeves

2022-04-16 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 4 min read

#Python

My personal pet peeves when writing Python

Python Tooling

2022-01-01 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 11 min read

#Python

Modern Python tools for modern Python developers

Docker Image Names for Dummies

2021-10-10 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 4 min read

#Docker #Docker Hub

Explaining the structure of Docker image names and the hidden defaults

Azure Artifacts Python Package Caching

2021-09-02 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 4 min read

#Python #Azure Artifacts #Azure Pipelines #GitHub Actions

How to effectively cache Python packages from Azure Artifacts in CI/CD

Python Type Hinting

2021-07-01 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 13 min read

#VS Code #Python #Microsoft

Take your Python code to the next level with type hints

My Must-Have VS Code Extensions and Settings

2021-06-03 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 4 min read

#VS Code #Python #Microsoft

Some of my favorite VS Code extensions that have changed how I write code.

Hosting your own fully featured Docker registry

2021-05-30 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 19 min read

#Docker #registry #self-hosting

Hosting your own fully featured Docker registry

Run your own Docker registry with a web UI and vulnerability scanning for free by using Quay and Clair from Red Hat

Stripping Down Botocore With Python Serverless Requirements

2021-04-19 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 6 min read

#AWS #Python #severless

Shave 50MB off your AWS Lambda functions with just a ~~little bit~~ lot of configuration

Building a Home Network on a Not-So-Budget

2021-02-21 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 9 min read

#home-networking #Docker

Building a Home Network on a Not-So-Budget

Now that I live somewhere permanently, my home network has gotten more complex.

IBM Model M Cleaning

2020-12-18 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 12 min read

#IBM #Model M #mechanical keyboards

Cleaning an original IBM Model M from 1986

Fixing a Weird Python Permission Issue

2020-10-26 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 2 min read

#Python #Windows

How to deal with an extremely strange Python file permission issue

Stop Using So Many Domain Names

2020-10-06 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#rant #domains #Microsoft #Google

A short rant on companies’ obsession with domain names

Spin Model Checker on Windows

2020-09-08 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 5 min read

#Windows

How to install the Spin model checker on Windows

Wyze Products Update

2020-08-22 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 2 min read

#Wyze #health

An update on my various Wyze health products

Feasibility of Using a Corncob as a Football

2020-06-24 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 11 min read

#humor #CFD #SOLIDWORKS

Feasibility of Using a Corncob as a Football

A humorous analysis of the practicality of using a corncob as a football

Wyze Scale Review

2020-06-24 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 2 min read

#Wyze #health #review

My review of the new(ish) Wyze Scale

Wyze Band Review

2020-06-20 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 12 min read

#Wyze #wearables #health #review

My review of the new(ish) Wyze Band

DynamoDB for Dummies

2020-06-19 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 6 min read

#AWS #DynamoDB #serverless

An introductory guide to using AWS DynamoDB

Faking Python Imports

2020-04-20 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#Python

Doing bad things with Python to fake module imports

1973 Schwinn Bicycle Update

2020-03-26 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#cycling

Short update on my repaired 1973 Schwinn bike

Windows Mouse Lagging

2020-03-19 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 2 min read

#Windows

Discovering that Synergy was causing my mouse cursor to lag on Windows

Fixing a 1973 Schwinn Bicycle

2020-02-26 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 12 min read

#cycling

Repairing an old 27" 1973 Schwinn Varsity 10-speed bicycle to rideable condition

Google Drive Isn’t a Very Good Product

2020-02-24 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 7 min read

#OneDrive #Google Drive #Box #Dropbox #Nextcloud

My experience moving from Google Drive to OneDrive.

Replacing Mailgun

2020-02-09 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 4 min read

#email #DNS

Replacing Mailgun with SendGrid and ForwardEmail

Armoury Crate Waking Windows from Sleep

2020-02-03 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 2 min read

#Windows

Fixing Asus Armoury Crate from waking my Windows computer from sleep

Sun Ultra 24 Server Build

2020-01-05 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 6 min read

#pc building #self-hosting

Building a server inside an old Sun Ultra 24 case

Docker Hub Build Hook to Apply Multiple Image Tags

2019-11-23 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#Docker #Docker Hub #bash

Writing a custom build hook for Docker Hub to apply multiple tags to a Docker image

Deploying a Static Site with GitHub Actions

2019-10-15 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 8 min read

#GitHub #GitHub Actions #continuous delivery #Hugo

How I used GitHub Actions to completely automate the building and deployment of my personal site (and this blog)

Building a Home Network on a Budget

2019-10-14 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 4 min read

#home-networking

This is the first time I’ve lived somewhere where I can setup my own network. I just wanted to write up how I’ve done it.

Installing HP ProLiant Utilities on Ubuntu Server

2019-07-21 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 5 min read

#Ubuntu #HP #ProLiant

Installing HPE Linux Management Component Pack on Ubuntu on a Gen 5 server

Converting MySQL 8 Docker Containers to MariaDB

2019-07-20 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 3 min read

#Docker #MySQL #MariaDB #bash

Converting MySQL 8 Docker Containers to MariaDB

Replacing existing MySQL 8 containers in Docker Compose stacks with MariaDB

Self-Hosting with Docker and Argo Tunnel

2019-07-07 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 12 min read

#Docker #self-hosting

Moving my personal web apps from the cloud to self-hosted infrastructure

Integrating BOINC with Sun Grid Engine

2019-07-05 — Written by Nathan Vaughn — 5 min read

#high-performance computing #Sun Grid Engine #BOINC #bash

Getting BOINC to work on a High-Performance Cluster that uses Sun Grid Engine for job scheduling to donate extra compute time

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