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Fix big cursors in Java applications in Wayland

Java applications under Wayland seemed to have all different sizes of cursors, but some were way, way, too big. 🐘

26 April 2024 · 3 min · 626 words · Major Hayden
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Roll your own static blog analytics

Static blogs are easy to serve, but so many of the free options have no analytics whatsoever. This post talks about how to serve your own blog from a container with live updating analytics

4 April 2024 · 7 min · 1288 words · Major Hayden
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Linux on the AMD ThinkPad Z13 G2

Now that AMD’s Zen 4 CPUs landed in lots of laptops, I picked up a ThinkPad Z13 G2 with an AMD Ryzen CPU. Did I put Linux on it? Of course I did. 🐧

14 January 2024 · 3 min · 539 words · Major Hayden
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Dark mode in Sway

Dark mode lovers rejoice! It’s possible to get (most) applications to show up in dark mode in the Sway window manager. 😎

9 January 2024 · 3 min · 432 words · Major Hayden
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1Password quick access in Sway

1Password has a handy quick access launcher and you can bring it on screen for fast access to passwords and two factor codes in Sway. 🔐

19 April 2023 · 2 min · 238 words · Major Hayden
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Configure multimedia keys on a Ducky One keyboard

Setting up the multimedia keys on Ducky One keyboards lets you manage your music quickly. ⌨

5 December 2022 · 4 min · 829 words · Major Hayden
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Use GNOME Keyring with Sway

Add encrypted ssh keys to your workflow more efficiently with gnome-keyring in the sway window manager.

5 August 2022 · 5 min · 1060 words · Major Hayden

Efficient emoji experience in Wayland

Because nobody wants an inefficient emoji workflow. 🙈

27 May 2022 · 3 min · 609 words · Major Hayden

Sway reload causes a Firefox crash

Reload your sway config without disrupting Firefox. 🔥

24 May 2022 · 4 min · 711 words · Major Hayden