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  • Is your engineering team stuck in analysis paralysis? Take a lesson from the group that helped build the internet.

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    Making tough technical decisions can be... tough. But what if you could avoid analysis paralysis and make decisions that everyone can live with? Learn how the IETF's "rough consensus" approach can help your team move forward.

  • Google Apps Script for Fun and Profit

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    If you use Google Workspace, you should know about the amazing Google Apps Script functionality that lets you automate tasks, create custom functions, and build web apps. Read on for examples and tips on how to get started.

  • How to auto-start Deja Dup backup when the external backup drive is mounted

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    I use an external drive to back up my files with Deja Dup, but I wanted it to start automatically when I mounted the drive. Here’s how I did it with a systemd service.

  • Create your own dynamic wallpaper in KDE with NOAA GOES satellite images

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    NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) takes full disc photos of the earth every hour. You can create your own auto-updating dynamic wallpaper with these images and a little scripting. It's a fun way to make your desktop a little more alive and I'll show you how to do it in KDE.

  • How to Create a Free, Private Knowledge Base

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    You can easily create your own, free, private knowledge base site with minimal effort. Here's how it works - you will capture your knowlede base notes in Markdown files, which get turned into a searchable website by Docusaurus, and then are published privately on the web via Gitlab pages. Then you can access and search them from anywhere.