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Midwest-based software engineer and amateur musician
How to Make an Alpine Linux Bootable USB With Persistence
Bootable USBs are useful to have in your tool belt and relatively easy to make. Some USBs are "live," meaning they are a clean slate every…
How I Made a Custom Controller With An Arduino
I recently built a custom arduino-powered controller. It was a lot of fun and easier than I thought it might be. If you're thinking of a…
Node.js Terminal Styling Packages Compared
There are many packages for filling your Node.js terminal programs with pretty colors. chalk is by far the most popular, but it may be…
Budgeteer - A Budget-Balancing Tool
You can gain some useful insights by visualizing your budget, but creating a chart like the one above this isn't always worth the effort…
Using the NPM API to Get Latest Package Versions
The official npm API provides a simple way to programmatically retrieve the latest version of any package, along with other metadata you…
Creating an Engraved Leather Effect with CSS
I love the look of gold-engraved leather. You see it all the time on portfolios, diplomas, etc., and I think the reason is because it…