today's howtos
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How to Check Your Wi-Fi Signal Strength from the Command Line
This free, open source tool has a neat ncurses-based UI that shows a real-time graph of signal strength for the wireless network you’re currently connected to.
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Building a custom site for zine feedback
The basic strategy for getting feedback there was to email people a PDF and ask for feedback. This was kind of inefficient, and so over the past couple of years, I’ve worked a lot with Marie Flanagan to improve the process. In this post we’ll talk about: [...]
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Administrivia: HTML generation and my general clowniness
I've been kind of quiet these past few weeks. Part of that has been from plowing a bunch of work into getting serious about how all of the /w/ posts get generated. I figure if I'm going to start leaning on people to not do goofy things with their feed readers, the least I can do is make sure I'm not sending them broken garbage.
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The Inside Playbook
New reference architecture: Deploying Ansible Automation Platform 2 on Red Hat OpenShift
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8 Useful Linux Shutdown Commands to Reboot or Shut Down Your Linux PC - Make Tech Easier
Whether it’s for an SSH Ubuntu server or because your mouse stopped working, learning how to use Linux shutdown commands on the command line works wonders for everybody. Here we show you how to master the shutdown command to quickly shut down your PC.
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How to use SSHFS to share files between computers
SSHFS is a handy tool for mounting remote file systems over SSH connections. In this article, we'll guide you through the process of installing and using SSHFS on Ubuntu, from setting up SSH to mounting remote file systems and managing permissions.
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How to change NPM version in Linux, Windows or macOS?
Working on different Node.js projects and the version of dependencies required by them; you may often need to switch between different versions of the Node Package Manager (NPM). However, for beginners, it can be a tricky task but don't worry.
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How to Permanently Change Your MAC Address on Linux
Every network interface has a unique MAC address, set by the manufacturer. It’s how network connections identify connection endpoints. On Linux, you can permanently change a MAC address if you want.