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Victoria Drake Create a self-hosted chat service with your own Matrix server
A speed-run introduction to Matrix via Dendrite.

privacy 6 min read 2021-02-15 01:38:07 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Three rules for choosing a VPN that takes your privacy seriously
The lesser-known risks of ISPs and why I chose ExpressVPN.

privacy 6 min read 2020-10-18 04:41:37 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake Deceptively simple search-and-replace across multiple files
How to interactively search-and-replace across many files with just two commands, thanks to Vim.

terminal 2 min read 2020-08-25 04:48:39 -0600 -0600
Victoria Drake Command line tricks for managing your messy open source repository
A handy toolbox for the terminal to help open source maintainers make their projects sparkle.

terminal 5 min read 2020-02-17 08:05:06 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake Bash and shell expansions: lazy list-making
A tour of brace expansion, shell parameter expansions, and playing with substrings in Bash.

terminal 5 min read 2019-11-18 07:07:24 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake A portable Makefile for continuous delivery with Hugo and GitHub Pages
My Makefile for building this site, optimizing images, and running my CI/CD GitHub Actions flow.

ci/cd 5 min read 2019-10-21 09:09:06 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake How to set up OpenVPN on AWS EC2 and fix DNS leaks on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
A guide for setting up your own private VPN service, and understanding and fixing a DNS leak.

aws 14 min read 2019-08-26 09:01:23 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake How to do twice as much with half the keystrokes using `.bashrc`
An overview of time-saving aliases, functions, and creating a useful Bash prompt.

linux 7 min read 2019-08-21 09:17:02 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake How to set up a fresh Ubuntu desktop using only dotfiles and bash scripts
Configure settings, install programs, and customize your desktop environment with a single bash command.

linux 9 min read 2019-08-19 07:58:18 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake How to write Bash one-liners for cloning and managing GitHub and GitLab repositories
Using xargs and awk in Bash to automate managing remote-hosted repositories.

terminal 8 min read 2019-08-06 10:55:19 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake A quick guide to changing your GitHub username
Some additional steps to consider after making a change to your username on GitHub.

websites 2 min read 2019-07-28 15:19:13 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake A remote sync solution for iOS and Linux: Git and Working Copy
How to set up a cross-platform solution for working with Git on iOS.

linux 6 min read 2019-03-15 11:55:28 -0400 -0400
Victoria Drake Batch renaming images, including image resolution, with awk
How to batch rename images with custom values using file, awk, and rename - in rainbow colors!

terminal 4 min read 2017-11-20 13:59:30 -0500 -0500
Victoria Drake How I turned Unity into a tiling window manager
Love i3 but like having things easy? Me too. Here's a guide to getting (something similar to) the i3 features you love working in Unity.

linux 4 min read 2017-03-22 16:10:10 +0800 +0800
Victoria Drake How I set up a single Dropbox folder on my dual-boot Windows and Linux system
A quick guide to installing Dropbox on your dual-boot system with a central folder (instead of two)

linux 4 min read 2017-03-17 10:58:01 +0800 +0800
Victoria Drake How I created custom desktop notifications using terminal and cron
How you can use tools your Linux system already has to create custom desktop notifications.

terminal 6 min read 2017-02-21 10:48:38 +0700 +0700
Victoria Drake How a lifelong Windows user switched to Linux... the hard way
An overview of challenges I encountered setting up Linux using a Debian base system.

linux 7 min read 2017-02-06 14:23:59 +0700 +0700

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