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Jan 24, 2023 • 1 min read

Flutter and Dart Cookbook

Learn the essentials of working with Flutter and Dart to build full stack applications that meet the needs of a cloud-driven world.

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Feb 14, 2020 • 1 min read

Hands-On Serverless with Google Cloud

Learn how to use Google Cloud Serverless products e.g. App Engine, Cloud Functions and Cloud Run

google development

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Bash

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Apr 09, 2026 • 2 min read

Bash Command Substitution

How to use Command Substitution to read directly from files.

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Chromeos

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May 18, 2022 • 2 min read

Webm to Gif ChromeOS

Using ChromeOS video output to make a gif

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Mar 11, 2022 • 2 min read

Terminal in ChromeOS

Amend the term setting in ChromeOS to correctly render characters

chromeos productivity

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Sep 06, 2021 • 2 min read

Setting up ChromeOS Minikube

Configuring Minikube on ChromeOS

chromeos productivity

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Aug 06, 2021 • 3 min read

Setting up ChromeOS Virtual Machine

Configuring a new Virtual Machine on ChromeOS

chromeos productivity

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Cloud

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Apr 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Artifact Registry IAM

Accessing Artifact Registry using IAM

registry containers iam

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Oct 18, 2024 • 2 min read

Access Firebase site id

Access Firebase site ID from command line

google cloud firebase hosting

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Oct 14, 2024 • 2 min read

Host a static website

Host a Static website in Google Cloud Storage

google-cloud website hosting gcs

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Mar 14, 2023 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Storage CORS

Adding CORS access to Google Cloud Storage

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Cncf

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Aug 21, 2025 • 1 min read

Acing the CKA Exam 2nd Edition

Book Review: Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam

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Sep 14, 2020 • 4 min read

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam

Taking the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam - Sep 2020

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Codeceptjs

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Jan 01, 2022 • 3 min read

Codeceptjs Initialisation

First steps with Codeceptjs automation

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Dart

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Jan 01, 2024 • 6 min read

Remote JSON with Dart

Using Dart to process Remote JSON

dart flutter json

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Nov 01, 2023 • 4 min read

Local JSON with Dart

Using Dart to process local JSON

dart flutter json

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Jan 24, 2023 • 1 min read

Flutter and Dart Cookbook

Learn the essentials of working with Flutter and Dart to build full stack applications that meet the needs of a cloud-driven world.

flutter dart development

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Development

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Apr 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Git Pre-Commit Hook

How to use Git Pre-Commit Hook

git hooks development

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Sep 06, 2024 • 6 min read

Git worktree

How to use Git Worktree with multiple branches

git worktree development

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Feb 27, 2024 • 4 min read

Node Firestore Import

Firestore CSV import using NodeJS

firestore jq csv node JavaScript

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Feb 24, 2024 • 4 min read

Node Fake Data

Generating fake customer csv data using NodeJS

csv node JavaScript

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Diff

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Jan 10, 2025 • 7 min read

Using diff

Using diff to highlight inconsistency

linux diff

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Exam

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Aug 21, 2025 • 1 min read

Acing the CKA Exam 2nd Edition

Book Review: Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam

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Mar 16, 2024 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Workspace Administrator Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Workspace Administrator Exam - March 2024

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Mar 16, 2024 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Database Exam - Mar 2024

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Nov 08, 2023 • 1 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Network Exam - November 2023

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Firebase

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Oct 18, 2024 • 2 min read

Access Firebase site id

Access Firebase site ID from command line

google cloud firebase hosting

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Flutter

3 articles

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Jan 01, 2024 • 6 min read

Remote JSON with Dart

Using Dart to process Remote JSON

dart flutter json

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Nov 01, 2023 • 4 min read

Local JSON with Dart

Using Dart to process local JSON

dart flutter json

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Jan 24, 2023 • 1 min read

Flutter and Dart Cookbook

Learn the essentials of working with Flutter and Dart to build full stack applications that meet the needs of a cloud-driven world.

flutter dart development

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Gcp

12 articles

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Apr 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Artifact Registry IAM

Accessing Artifact Registry using IAM

registry containers iam

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Oct 14, 2024 • 2 min read

Host a static website

Host a Static website in Google Cloud Storage

google-cloud website hosting gcs

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Mar 14, 2023 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Storage CORS

Adding CORS access to Google Cloud Storage

google-cloud storage cors gcs

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Feb 24, 2023 • 1 min read

Google Cloud Storage Metadata

Caching Google Cloud Storage

google-cloud storage metadata gcs

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Git

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Apr 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Git Pre-Commit Hook

How to use Git Pre-Commit Hook

git hooks development

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Sep 06, 2024 • 6 min read

Git worktree

How to use Git Worktree with multiple branches

git worktree development

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May 14, 2021 • 1 min read

Git rename branch

How to rename the default branch in GitHub

git development

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Go

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Dec 26, 2021 • 2 min read

Cobra Command Line using Go

Getting started with Go and Cobra

chromeos go linux

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Dec 29, 2020 • 2 min read

Hello World in Go

First introduction to Go

chromeos go

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Dec 23, 2020 • 2 min read

Install Go

Install Go

chromeos go linux

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Google

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Mar 16, 2024 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Workspace Administrator Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Workspace Administrator Exam - March 2024

exam google pwa

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Mar 16, 2024 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Database Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Database Exam - Mar 2024

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Nov 08, 2023 • 1 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Network Exam - November 2023

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Oct 13, 2023 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Security Exam - Oct 2023

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Google Cloud

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Apr 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Artifact Registry IAM

Accessing Artifact Registry using IAM

registry containers iam

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Oct 18, 2024 • 2 min read

Access Firebase site id

Access Firebase site ID from command line

google cloud firebase hosting

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Oct 14, 2024 • 2 min read

Host a static website

Host a Static website in Google Cloud Storage

google-cloud website hosting gcs

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Mar 14, 2023 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Storage CORS

Adding CORS access to Google Cloud Storage

google-cloud storage cors gcs

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Heredoc

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Jan 08, 2025 • 3 min read

Using heredoc

Using heredoc to create files

linux heredoc

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Hugo

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Mar 13, 2021 • 2 min read

Hugo site automation with Cloud Build

Using Google Cloud Build to automate site updates.

google cloud storage hosting hugo github cloud build

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Jan 24, 2021 • 3 min read

Deploying a Hugo Blog with Cloud Build

Automate Hugo deployment by using CloudBuild to go from repo to the cloud

google cloud blog hugo cloud build linux

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Jan 21, 2021 • 4 min read

Build a container image with Cloud Build

How to build an container image with Cloud Build on Google Cloud

google cloud containers container registry cloud build hugo linux

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Jan 13, 2021 • 4 min read

Blogging with Hugo

How to get started with Hugo

hugo blog linux

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Imagemagick

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Apr 12, 2023 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Fuzz Transparent

Remove background color in a PNG image

linux imagemagick

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May 03, 2021 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Transparent

Remove background color in a PNG image

linux imagemagick

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May 02, 2021 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Shadow

Add a shadow to an image

linux imagemagick

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May 01, 2021 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Resize

Resizing an image

imagemagick

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Jq

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Dec 21, 2023 • 3 min read

CSV delimiter and JOIN

Extend command-line fu with a custom CSV delimiter

sheets excel jq csv

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Nov 01, 2023 • 3 min read

Convert CSV to JSON with JQ

Extend command-line fu with CSV files

linux jq json csv

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Oct 29, 2023 • 3 min read

Merge multiple JSON files with JQ

Using jq command-line fu with JSON files

linux jq json

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Mar 05, 2021 • 4 min read

Convert JSON to CSV with JQ

Extend command-line fu with JSON files

linux jq json csv

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Linux

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Apr 09, 2026 • 2 min read

Bash Command Substitution

How to use Command Substitution to read directly from files.

linux bash

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Mar 01, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Ollama with Zellij

A quick development environment using the Nix Ollama + Zellij

linux nix zellij

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Feb 04, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Zellij

A quick development environment using the Nix + Zellij

linux nix zellij

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Feb 03, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Tmux

A quick development environment using the Nix + Tmux

linux nix tmux

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Nanodegree

4 articles

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Oct 24, 2020 • 1 min read

Project 3: Udacity Racer

Udacity Racer project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Sep 24, 2020 • 2 min read

Project 2: Mars Rover

Nasa Mars Rover project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Sep 07, 2020 • 1 min read

Project 1: Dinosaurs

Dinosaur project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Aug 24, 2020 • 2 min read

Intermediate Javascript Developer (Nanodegree)

Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Nginx

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Aug 22, 2021 • 3 min read

NGINX reverse proxy

Nginx reverse proxy configuration

nginx linux proxy

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Nix

9 articles

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Mar 01, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Ollama with Zellij

A quick development environment using the Nix Ollama + Zellij

linux nix zellij

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Feb 04, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Zellij

A quick development environment using the Nix + Zellij

linux nix zellij

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Feb 03, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Tmux

A quick development environment using the Nix + Tmux

linux nix tmux

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May 21, 2025 • 4 min read

Nix Unattended

Adding nix using a script for unattended installations

linux nix google cloud

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Nodejs

4 articles

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Feb 27, 2024 • 4 min read

Node Firestore Import

Firestore CSV import using NodeJS

firestore jq csv node JavaScript

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Feb 24, 2024 • 4 min read

Node Fake Data

Generating fake customer csv data using NodeJS

csv node JavaScript

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Jun 12, 2021 • 3 min read

Node Rest API

A Simple REST API in NodeJS

linux node JavaScript

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Apr 05, 2021 • 2 min read

Install Node

Install NodeJS

chromeos node JavaScript

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Oh-My-Bash

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Dec 23, 2020 • 3 min read

Install Oh my bash

Installing Oh-my-bash

chromeos bash linux

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Ollama

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Mar 01, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Ollama with Zellij

A quick development environment using the Nix Ollama + Zellij

linux nix zellij

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Pack

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Feb 09, 2021 • 2 min read

Getting started with Pack + Buildpacks

Migrating from Dockerfiles to Buildpacks

linux buildpacks container cncf

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Pass

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Dec 24, 2019 • 4 min read

Install Pass

Installing Pass

chromeos pass security

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Patch

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Jan 19, 2025 • 7 min read

Using Patch

Using patch to update files

linux patch

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Pdftk

3 articles

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Oct 20, 2022 • 1 min read

Pdftk merge

Merging multiple docs into a PDF

linux pdf merge

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Jan 23, 2021 • 1 min read

Pdftk watermark removal

Removing a watermark from a PDF

linux pdf sed watermark

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Jan 23, 2021 • 1 min read

Pdftk Installation

Installating PDFTK on Linux

linux pdf

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Plan

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Jan 02, 2024 • 1 min read

Plan to succeed with certifications in 2024

Outlining planned certification journey for 2024

exam career

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Nov 06, 2022 • 4 min read

Plan to succeed with certifications in 2023

Outlining planned certification journey for 2023

exam career

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Jul 07, 2016 • 3 min read

Life long learning

Life long learning with Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Presentation

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Sep 14, 2020 • 1 min read

Serverless Days 2020

Getting started with Serverless on Google Cloud

google development

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Python

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Apr 03, 2016 • 3 min read

Adventures in Python: Transposing data

Do the right thing and learn how to amend rows to column based data

python wrangle

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Quick-Class-Diagram

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Mar 22, 2016 • 7 min read

Quick Class Diagram

Create a Quick Class diagram.

linux uml

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Review

5 articles

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Jan 10, 2026 • 1 min read

Python Workout 2nd Ed

Book Review: Python Workout 2nd Ed

python review

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Aug 21, 2025 • 1 min read

Acing the CKA Exam 2nd Edition

Book Review: Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam

exam cncf review

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Jan 24, 2023 • 1 min read

Flutter and Dart Cookbook

Learn the essentials of working with Flutter and Dart to build full stack applications that meet the needs of a cloud-driven world.

flutter dart development

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Aug 15, 2020 • 2 min read

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with tests

exam cncf udemy

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Rpi

2 articles

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Nov 12, 2020 • 6 min read

RPi Kubernetes

Create a Kubernetes cluster using Raspberry Pi.

rpi linux kubernetes

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Nov 10, 2020 • 2 min read

RPi Base Image

Create a Raspberry Pi base image.

rpi linux debian

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Serverless

2 articles

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Mar 18, 2022 • 1 min read

Cloud Run Regex

Adding a regex for Cloud Run

google development

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Feb 14, 2020 • 1 min read

Hands-On Serverless with Google Cloud

Learn how to use Google Cloud Serverless products e.g. App Engine, Cloud Functions and Cloud Run

google development

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Tmux

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Jan 23, 2021 • 2 min read

Setting up tmux

Configuring Tmux on ChromeOS + Linux

linux tmux chromeos

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Tutorial

4 articles

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May 18, 2022 • 2 min read

Webm to Gif ChromeOS

Using ChromeOS video output to make a gif

chromeos productivity

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Mar 11, 2022 • 2 min read

Terminal in ChromeOS

Amend the term setting in ChromeOS to correctly render characters

chromeos productivity

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Sep 06, 2021 • 2 min read

Setting up ChromeOS Minikube

Configuring Minikube on ChromeOS

chromeos productivity

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Aug 06, 2021 • 3 min read

Setting up ChromeOS Virtual Machine

Configuring a new Virtual Machine on ChromeOS

chromeos productivity

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Udacity

4 articles

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Oct 24, 2020 • 1 min read

Project 3: Udacity Racer

Udacity Racer project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Sep 24, 2020 • 2 min read

Project 2: Mars Rover

Nasa Mars Rover project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Sep 07, 2020 • 1 min read

Project 1: Dinosaurs

Dinosaur project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Aug 24, 2020 • 2 min read

Intermediate Javascript Developer (Nanodegree)

Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

udacity nanodegree

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Udemy

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Aug 15, 2020 • 2 min read

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with tests

exam cncf udemy

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Vim

2 articles

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Dec 23, 2020 • 3 min read

Compiling Vim

Compiling Vim in a Linux environment with Python3+ support

chromeos linux python3 vim

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Nov 23, 2020 • 2 min read

Setting up Vim

Setup up Vim on your machine

chromeos linux vim

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Web

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May 08, 2021 • 2 min read

Web Cors Proxy

Creating a simple proxy to handle cors issues

html web development nodejs

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Jan 02, 2021 • 2 min read

Setting up a landing page

Getting started with a landing page

html web development hosting

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X2go

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May 12, 2021 • 3 min read

Install X2Go

Installing X2Go client and server

ssh linux remote desktop

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Xpra

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Apr 10, 2022 • 4 min read

Install Xpra

Installing Xpra for remote applications

ssh linux remote desktop

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