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Clocks in multiple time zones with i3status

4 December 2022Major Hayden
#i3  #i3status  #timezones 
Have family or coworkers in multiple time zones? Get multiple clocks with i3status. ⌚
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Make screenshots quickly in i3 with maim and xclip

29 November 2022Major Hayden
#clipboard  #i3  #maim  #screenshot 
Take quick screenshots and send them to the clipboard in i3 with maim. 📸
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Manage sound volume with volumeicon in i3

27 November 2022Major Hayden
#i3  #sound 
Simplify your i3 configuration and monitor sound levels with volumeicon in your tray with the i3 window manager. 🔈
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Adventures with the mastodon herd

11 November 2022Major Hayden
#containers  #docker  #mastodon  #postgres  #redis  #twitter 
Ongoing changes at Twitter led me to take a second look at mastodon, including running my own mastodon instance. 🐘
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Amateur Guide to Running

6 November 2022Major Hayden
#advice  #exercise  #running 
Running gets me outside and gives me a challenge where I can compete against myself. Here are my tips for becoming an amateur runner. 🎽
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Monitor a UPS with a Mikrotik router via SNMP

28 October 2022Major Hayden
#mikrotik  #networking  #snmp  #ups 
Mikrotik routers and switches serve as efficient network devices, but they know other tricks, too. Monitor your UPS with a Mikrotik device and query it via SNMP. 🔌
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Build a Tailscale exit node with firewalld

27 October 2022Major Hayden
#centos  #cloud  #firewalld  #linux  #networking  #rhel  #tailscale 
Tailscale exit nodes allow you to route your traffic through nearly any system in your tailnet. Learn how to build an exit node using firewalld. 🕳️
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Strong impacts require soft skills

8 September 2022Major Hayden
#advice  #mentorship 
Success at work depends on more than your technical ability. Improve your soft skills to increase your impact. 💪
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PXE boot netboot.xyz on a Mikrotik router

2 September 2022Major Hayden
#fedora  #linux  #mikrotik  #networking  #pxe 
Get systems online quickly or rescue a broken system by PXE booting from netboot.xyz using a Mikrotik router. 🛠
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How I write blog posts

17 August 2022Major Hayden
#advice  #writing 
This feels very meta, but I thought it would be a good idea to share my blog post writing process anyway. 📝
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