- Strings in Ruby - Learning Ruby 2
Ruby has great string support. This post summarises the functions that are available.
- Learning Ruby - First Impressions
Chef is used in my place of work, and so as a result I started learning Ruby programming language.
- Chernobyl - A Review
Chernobyl has screened on Sky Atlantic over the last few weeks. It represents a dramatic representation of the disaster back in 1986, which for a lot of people, is still in living memory.
- Setting Up Fujitsu Snapscan S1300i on Arch Linux
I have bought a Fujitsu Snapscan S1301i scanner - mainly because it is duplex - it saves a lot of time and will scan directly to Evernote.
- Setting Up MySQL Replication as a back-up solution
MySQL replication is a good thing to have. It provides greater resilience and removes a single point of failure. By following these steps, you will create a replica of a master server, acting as a permanent backup in the case of a DR scenario.
- Configure Autofs on Arch Linux
Autofs is a way of auto-mounting devices to a running system. Theses steps will walk through enabling it on an Archlinux system.
- Working with Terraform
Terraform is a cloud orchestration scripting language. This allows the capturing of cloud infrastructure.
- Sync Google Calendar With Org Agenda
I use org-mode an awful lot - it helps me manage my tasks and code all in one place.
- Moving Boot Partition (EFI/EPS partition)
If you’ve been using Linux for a few years, you’ll probably remember that 100MB for a /boot partition was no problem.
- Cycle Jaunt Around Bath
Sunday involved a train ride to bath with a Brompton in fold, and then cycling around the Two Tunnels circular route. A quick stop at The Hope and Anchor pub to avoid the sleet and get a quick half-way coffee, is highly recommended.