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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

Mar 01, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Ollama with Zellij

A quick development environment using the Nix Ollama + Zellij

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Feb 04, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Zellij

A quick development environment using the Nix + Zellij

linux nix zellij

Feb 03, 2026 • 3 min read

Nix Tmux

A quick development environment using the Nix + Tmux

linux nix tmux

Jan 10, 2026 • 1 min read

Python Workout 2nd Ed

Book Review: Python Workout 2nd Ed

python review

Aug 21, 2025 • 1 min read

Acing the CKA Exam 2nd Edition

Book Review: Acing the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam

exam cncf review

May 21, 2025 • 4 min read

Nix Unattended

Adding nix using a script for unattended installations

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May 05, 2025 • 2 min read

Nix and MacOS Sequoia

Restoring Nix post MacOS update

linux macos nix

Apr 18, 2025 • 2 min read

Git Pre-Commit Hook

How to use Git Pre-Commit Hook

git hooks development

Apr 09, 2025 • 2 min read

Nix Package Manager Housekeeping

Cleaning up a Nix Environment

linux nix

Apr 01, 2025 • 5 min read

Artifact Registry IAM

Accessing Artifact Registry using IAM

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Mar 10, 2025 • 2 min read

Nix Firebase

A quick development environment using the Nix + Firebase

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Feb 21, 2025 • 3 min read

Nix Golang

A quick development environment using the Nix + Go

linux nix go

Jan 19, 2025 • 7 min read

Using Patch

Using patch to update files

linux patch

Jan 10, 2025 • 7 min read

Using diff

Using diff to highlight inconsistency

linux diff

Jan 08, 2025 • 3 min read

Using heredoc

Using heredoc to create files

linux heredoc

google cloud firebase hosting

Oct 18, 2024 • 2 min read

Access Firebase site id

Access Firebase site ID from command line

google-cloud website hosting gcs gsutil

Oct 14, 2024 • 2 min read

Host a static website (gsutil)

Host a Static website in Google Cloud Storage (gsutil)

Sep 06, 2024 • 6 min read

Git worktree

How to use Git Worktree with multiple branches

git worktree development

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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Mar 09, 2024 • 3 min read

Getting started with Nix Package Manager

Using the Nix Package Manager

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firestore jq csv node JavaScript

Feb 27, 2024 • 4 min read

Node Firestore Import

Firestore CSV import using NodeJS

Feb 24, 2024 • 4 min read

Node Fake Data

Generating fake customer csv data using NodeJS

csv node JavaScript

Jan 02, 2024 • 1 min read

Plan to succeed with certifications in 2024

Outlining planned certification journey for 2024

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Jan 01, 2024 • 6 min read

Remote JSON with Dart

Using Dart to process Remote JSON

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Dec 21, 2023 • 3 min read

CSV delimiter and JOIN

Extend command-line fu with a custom CSV delimiter

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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

Nov 01, 2023 • 4 min read

Local JSON with Dart

Using Dart to process local JSON

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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

Oct 29, 2023 • 3 min read

Merge multiple JSON files with JQ

Using jq command-line fu with JSON files

linux jq json

Oct 13, 2023 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Security Exam - Oct 2023

Apr 12, 2023 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Fuzz Transparent

Remove background color in a PNG image

linux imagemagick

google-cloud storage cors gcs

Mar 14, 2023 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Storage CORS

Adding CORS access to Google Cloud Storage

google-cloud storage metadata gcs

Feb 24, 2023 • 1 min read

Google Cloud Storage Metadata

Caching Google Cloud Storage

Feb 10, 2023 • 1 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer 2023

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Cloud Developer Exam - Feb 2023

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Feb 03, 2023 • 1 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect 2023

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Architect Exam - Feb 2023

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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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Jan 15, 2023 • 1 min read

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer 2023

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Exam - Jan 2023

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Nov 06, 2022 • 4 min read

Plan to succeed with certifications in 2023

Outlining planned certification journey for 2023

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Nov 04, 2022 • 4 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Google Cloud Professional Security Certification

Oct 20, 2022 • 1 min read

Pdftk merge

Merging multiple docs into a PDF

linux pdf merge

Jun 13, 2022 • 2 min read

Tmux and Cloudshell

Improving the cloudshell developer experience

May 18, 2022 • 2 min read

Webm to Gif ChromeOS

Using ChromeOS video output to make a gif

Apr 10, 2022 • 4 min read

Install Xpra

Installing Xpra for remote applications

ssh linux remote desktop

Mar 18, 2022 • 1 min read

Cloud Run Regex

Adding a regex for Cloud Run

google development

Mar 11, 2022 • 2 min read

Terminal in ChromeOS

Amend the term setting in ChromeOS to correctly render characters

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Jan 01, 2022 • 3 min read

Codeceptjs Initialisation

First steps with Codeceptjs automation

Dec 26, 2021 • 2 min read

Cobra Command Line using Go

Getting started with Go and Cobra

chromeos go linux

Oct 08, 2021 • 3 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Network Exam - September 2021

Sep 06, 2021 • 2 min read

Setting up ChromeOS Minikube

Configuring Minikube on ChromeOS

linux google-cloud development

Aug 27, 2021 • 4 min read

Enhancing Cloudshell on Google Cloud

Making Cloud Shell a better developer environment

Aug 25, 2021 • 3 min read

Fish on Cloudshell

Adding Fish command prompt to Cloudshell

Aug 22, 2021 • 3 min read

NGINX reverse proxy

Nginx reverse proxy configuration

nginx linux proxy

Aug 15, 2021 • 1 min read

oh-my-bash on Cloudshell

Adding oh-my-bash command prompt to Cloudshell

Aug 06, 2021 • 3 min read

Setting up ChromeOS Virtual Machine

Configuring a new Virtual Machine on ChromeOS

Jul 27, 2021 • 3 min read

AppSheet Apps

Using the Google Sheets to build No-Code apps

Jun 24, 2021 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer Exam

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Security Exam - June 2021

Jun 12, 2021 • 3 min read

Node Rest API

A Simple REST API in NodeJS

linux node JavaScript

Jun 11, 2021 • 4 min read

A Free Virtual machine

Setting up a remote server with a FREE tier machine type

Jun 04, 2021 • 4 min read

Setting up Brunch ChromeOS

Configuring ChromeOS Brunch on ASUS CN62

chromeos os

May 25, 2021 • 3 min read

Why ChromeOS?

Why ChromeOS may offer more than you thought?

May 14, 2021 • 1 min read

Git rename branch

How to rename the default branch in GitHub

git development

May 12, 2021 • 3 min read

Install X2Go

Installing X2Go client and server

ssh linux remote desktop

html web development nodejs

May 08, 2021 • 2 min read

Web Cors Proxy

Creating a simple proxy to handle cors issues

May 03, 2021 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Transparent

Remove background color in a PNG image

linux imagemagick

May 02, 2021 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Shadow

Add a shadow to an image

linux imagemagick

May 01, 2021 • 1 min read

Imagemagick Resize

Resizing an image

imagemagick

Apr 05, 2021 • 2 min read

Install Node

Install NodeJS

chromeos node JavaScript

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Mar 13, 2021 • 2 min read

Hugo site automation with Cloud Build

Using Google Cloud Build to automate site updates.

Mar 05, 2021 • 4 min read

Convert JSON to CSV with JQ

Extend command-line fu with JSON files

linux jq json csv

linux buildpacks container cncf

Feb 09, 2021 • 2 min read

Getting started with Pack + Buildpacks

Migrating from Dockerfiles to Buildpacks

Feb 03, 2021 • 3 min read

Google Cloud Professional Cloud Architect

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Architect Exam - Feb 2021

google-cloud domain cloudflare dns hosting

Jan 31, 2021 • 5 min read

Setting up a Custom Domain on GCP

Integrate Cloudflare DNS with a Google Domain.

Jan 26, 2021 • 2 min read

Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer

Taking the Google Cloud Professional Data Engineer Exam - Jan 2021

google cloud blog hugo cloud build linux

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

Jan 23, 2021 • 2 min read

Setting up tmux

Configuring Tmux on ChromeOS + Linux

linux tmux chromeos

Jan 23, 2021 • 1 min read

Pdftk watermark removal

Removing a watermark from a PDF

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Jan 23, 2021 • 1 min read

Pdftk Installation

Installating PDFTK on Linux

linux pdf

google cloud containers container registry cloud build hugo linux

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

Jan 13, 2021 • 4 min read

Blogging with Hugo

How to get started with Hugo

hugo blog linux

google-cloud website hosting gcs

Jan 09, 2021 • 2 min read

Creating a Static website in Google Cloud Storage

Creating a Static website using Google Cloud Storage

html web development hosting

Jan 02, 2021 • 2 min read

Setting up a landing page

Getting started with a landing page

Dec 29, 2020 • 2 min read

Hello World in Go

First introduction to Go

chromeos go

Dec 23, 2020 • 3 min read

Install Oh my bash

Installing Oh-my-bash

chromeos bash linux

Dec 23, 2020 • 2 min read

Install Go

chromeos go linux

chromeos linux python3 vim

Dec 23, 2020 • 3 min read

Compiling Vim

Compiling Vim in a Linux environment with Python3+ support

Nov 23, 2020 • 2 min read

Setting up Vim

Setup up Vim on your machine

chromeos linux vim

Nov 12, 2020 • 6 min read

RPi Kubernetes

Create a Kubernetes cluster using Raspberry Pi.

rpi linux kubernetes

Nov 10, 2020 • 2 min read

RPi Base Image

Create a Raspberry Pi base image.

rpi linux debian

Oct 24, 2020 • 1 min read

Project 3: Udacity Racer

Udacity Racer project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

Sep 24, 2020 • 2 min read

Project 2: Mars Rover

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

Sep 14, 2020 • 4 min read

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) Exam

Taking the Certified Kubernetes Administrator Exam - Sep 2020

exam cncf

Sep 14, 2020 • 1 min read

Serverless Days 2020

Getting started with Serverless on Google Cloud

google development

Sep 07, 2020 • 1 min read

Project 1: Dinosaurs

Dinosaur project on the Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

Aug 24, 2020 • 2 min read

Intermediate Javascript Developer (Nanodegree)

Intermediate JavaScript Developer Nanodegree by Udacity

Aug 15, 2020 • 2 min read

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA)

Certified Kubernetes Administrator (CKA) with tests

exam cncf udemy

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

Jan 01, 2020 • 2 min read

Training: Google Cloud Professional Cloud Security Engineer

Official Training: Google Cloud Professional Security Engineer

Dec 24, 2019 • 5 min read

Install Pass

Installing Pass

chromeos pass security

Jul 07, 2016 • 3 min read

Life long learning

Life long learning with Udacity

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

Mar 22, 2016 • 7 min read

Quick Class Diagram

Create a Quick Class diagram.

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