Seedomatic - Using Home Assistant to Automate Seedlings

I have a vegetable garden and start seedlings indoors during the winter. I recently renovated my automation setup for this to be based in Home Assistant.

How Do I Update Docker Container/Image Version in QNAP Container Station?

I needed to update a service running in docker container (Pi-hole – Network-wide Ad Blocking) on my QNAP NAS. It is running as a container and not an “app” (docker compose in QNAP vernacular) and was originally created by GUI. Googling for how to do using the QNAP QTS Container Station GUI only worked for apps. I eventually have figured out a general way to do what I need, using command line docker on the QNAP.

Comparing Physical Dimensions of MacBook Air 15-Inch (2023)

Comparing physical dimensions of the new MacBook Air 15-Inch (2023) with select 13-inch and 14-inch MacBook models. Amazing feats performs with shrinking bezels and thin components.

Update This Blog for Faster macOS Docker Development

Using docker on macOS for jekyll development has always been slower than other platforms. There are ways to mitigate this, including a recent Docker Desktop update for macOS.

Comparing Physical Dimensions of MacBook Pro 14-Inch (2021)

Comparing physical dimensions of the new MacBook Pro 14-Inch (2021) with other select 13-inch Mac models.

Secure Shellfish (Plus Textastic) on iPad Gets the Jobs Done

Secure ShellFish is an iOS/iPadOS terminal + file sharing app by Anders Borum. It has a few interesting features that make it a compelling tool to put in your iOS toolbox for SSH-backed work.

Vapor 4 on Raspberry Pi 4 With aarch64 Swift 5.2

Using a Raspberry Pi 4 running 64-bit Ubuntu 20.04 (aarch64 a.k.a. arm64)

Multi-Monitor Weird Tricks in Linux

Using different Linux systems with a dual-monitor setup has been out frustrating, especially with the physical LCD monitors using different pixel resolutions. Now I have some (non-foolproof) ways from command line under Linux to set their resolutions.