Linux

For the longest time I have disabled my CapsLock key. I used to hit it from time to time and get annoyed by having to redo the bit I was typing, but this time not in all caps. For a little while I also used it in a keybinding, but found that using VoidSymbol (the key it will register as when disabled) is flakey. So this left me with a big button, right on the home row of my keyboard that does nothing at all, which is a waste.

📄️ Distraction free YouTube videos

I'm trying to only enjoy content I like. I try not to get involved in social media. Not to get into that trap of watching one thing followed by the next, and then the next thing. I don't do Twitter, I don't do Facebook, I don't do Instagram, I don't do Tiktok. I do like some content on YouTube. This presents me with a problem. If I were to go to the site they offer, I'd watch the video I came for and then I'd watch the next one they offer, and then the following and then... well, you get the idea. This is a rabbit hole I want to not get into. Hence I found a solution to this, by making sure I only watch what I like and nothing more.

📄️ Installing software on Arch Linux with fzf

Fuzzy file finding is amazing. It really is. You can search a query containing at least part of what you're looking for and it'll find it. It's like magic. My fuzzy file finder of choice is called fzf.

📄️ Global playback control

I love to use MPRIS (Media Player Remote Interfacing Specification), which is a standard DBUS interface to manage (among other things) audio playback on your system. I use it through playerctl, which is a command line utility which provides a command line interface to media players that support MPRIS.

📄️ Managing dotfiles

Everyone handles backing up their dotfiles in their own way. Some people use GNU Stow, some manually back them up, some don't bother and some have a script. I have a script.

📄️ Connect to SSH using keys instead of password

An RSA keypair will be created using the following commands. This will allow for connecting to a server from your machine without using a password.

📄️ Sorting your movie directory

Movie\

📄️ Open text file in a terminal editor from Thunar

For some reason I like to use Thunar as a file manager. It's been my go-to for years now. It has worked a treat for ages, however I used to want to edit text files (like configuration files) in Code (the editor). I don't anymore. I want to be able to edit those files in Micro, which runs in the terminal.

🗃️ Scripting

📄️ Auto mounting a drive

📄️ Compose key