Toolage

My Tools and Techniques

The what and how of building and refining my environment; code, systems, and hardware included. Covering how I make my tools fit the job through system configuration, automation, and custom hardware, focusing on reducing friction, improving reliability, and my enjoying of use. Keeping things going as intended-ish.

• Kernel patch and compile the Fedora way

  Jan 18, 2018

  4 min read

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  Linux Fedora Kernel Opensource

  Each distribution has a preferred way which tends to result in a nice reusable packaged compatible to specific package management system. For this scenario I’ll focus on Fedora 27

• explainshell.com is awesome

  Sep 25, 2017

  1 min read

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  Linux Shell Resource

  Bash shell is under rated and the CLI is very powerful if not arcane with mysterious incantations. Well I came across this site breaks down a command and exlpains the structure and what is it is doing. preaty cool

• GDM display on the monitor you want

  Sep 24, 2017

  2 min read

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  Linux Solution Gnome

  How configure gdm when running a duel monitor setup. I’m running Gnome3 and the GNOME Display Manager (GDM) which handles graphical user login, as well as other duties….My primary monitor…

• Peer certificate error when S/MIME signing email

  Aug 16, 2017

  2 min read

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  Linux Solution Opensource Smime

  Notes on overcoming certificate trusted peer certificate errors when importing and using s/mime for email signing on systems that use NSS instead of OpenSSL libraries

• Using your iCloud address book in Linux

  Aug 11, 2017

  2 min read

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  Linux Solution Icloud

  Notes on how to get any application that supports WebDAV or CardDAV to access apple iCloud resources. Following on from previous posts about using Apples iCloud services on non Apple devices or operating systems.

• youtube-dl bombs and needs updating

  Jul 8, 2017

  2 min read

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  Linux Solution

  youtuble-dl bombs when trying to extract from html5 player sites and updating it solves this but the native update command has stopped working and package managers are inconsistant

• Improve FFmpeg x264/AAC quality

  May 24, 2017

  3 min read

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  Mac Macports Opensource Ffmpeg

  Install and use the open source FFmpeg utility on macOS for high quality audio and video encoding and transcoding with support for x two AAC-LC encoders (aac & libfdk_aac) and one HE-AAC(v1/2) encoder (libfdk_aac).

• Bootable USB install device in MacOS

  Apr 27, 2017

  1 min read

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  Mac Opensource Linux

  These instructions will create a bootable install medium for the installation of a operating system using a .iso file downloaded from the network, the dd command and a standard USB…

• Bootable USB install device in Linux

  Apr 27, 2017

  3 min read

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  Linux Opensource Mac

  These instructions will create a bootable install medium for the installation of a operating system using a .iso file downloaded from the network, the dd command and a standard USB…

• Apple CalDAV address...without .plist

  Apr 24, 2017

  2 min read

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  Mac Solution

  Alternate method to get non apple devices to acces iCal. Using three ingredients. Your calendar’s server address . Your user ID dsid. The calendar name (cal_name).

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