Articles in the Software category

1. Ghostty Vs. iTerm2 For Developers: Which Terminal Workflow Fits Your Work?

   Posted on August 21, 2026 in Software

   Choose between Ghostty and iTerm2 by comparing the terminal responsibilities, compatibility needs, and migration cost that shape your daily development workflow.

2. How To Configure Ghostty For A Productive macOS Development Terminal

   Posted on August 17, 2026 in Software

   Configure Ghostty on macOS with a small, documented setup that improves readability and key workflows without turning a terminal emulator into a fragile personal platform.

3. Switching From iTerm2 To Ghostty: What Changes In A Mac Developer Workflow

   Posted on August 14, 2026 in Software

   Move from iTerm2 to Ghostty without losing a productive Mac development workflow by preserving shell habits, validating terminal compatibility, and changing only the parts that improve daily work.

4. The Rise of Serverless Architecture: Benefits and Challenges

   Posted on June 06, 2024 in Software

   Serverless architecture has become a game-changer in the world of software development and cloud computing. By abstracting away server management, serverless architecture allows developers to focus on writing code without worrying about the underlying infrastructure. This article explores the benefits and challenges of serverless architecture, providing insights into why it …

5. Microservices Architecture: Benefits and Challenges

   Posted on June 02, 2024 in Software

   Microservices architecture has emerged as a popular approach to designing and building scalable, flexible, and resilient applications. Unlike traditional monolithic architecture, microservices break down an application into smaller, loosely coupled services that can be developed, deployed, and scaled independently. This article will delve into the benefits and challenges of microservices …

6. Quick and Efficient Subversion Repository Setup with SSH

   Posted on April 03, 2024 in Software

   Setting up a Subversion (SVN) repository can be streamlined by using SSH, especially when developers already have system accounts. This method bypasses the complexity of setting up WebDAV with Apache.

   Steps to Set Up Subversion with SSH

   1. Create the Repository:

      sudo svnadmin create /var/svn
      

      This command initializes a new …

7. Demystifying Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG): A Boon for Powerful and Informed Language Models

   Posted on March 14, 2024 in Software

   Large language models (LLMs) have taken the world by storm. Their ability to process and generate human-quality text has opened doors to a plethora of applications, from crafting captivating stories to translating languages with impressive fluency. However, LLMs have an Achilles' heel: their dependence on the data they are trained …

8. Disabling Wordpress

   Posted on March 28, 2023 in Software

   A brief migration announcement explaining why the site moved from WordPress to Pelican.

9. Implementing 'git show' in Mercurial

   Posted on December 10, 2015 in Software

   One of my frequently used git commands is 'git show <rev>'. As in, "show me what the heck this guy did here." Unfortunately, Mercurial doesn't have the same command, but it's easy enough to implement it using an alias in your .hgrc.

   The command you would run from the command …

10. Getting Started With Pelican

    Posted on October 20, 2015 in Software

    I've been using WordPress on this site since 2007. After all this time, I've decided I want to try something new. So, I've decided to go in a completely different direction and start serving static content. There are three things driving my decision to change:

    • The existing site is really …

11. Mutt: Deleting Messages Older Than 30 Days

    Posted on March 26, 2014 in Software

    I tend to clear out large chunks of email all at once. The most common thing I do is clear out all mail older than 30 days.

    In mutt do the following:

    1. Shift-D to delete messages matching a pattern. This will return a prompt that says Delete messages matching:.
    2. ~d …

12. Google Chrome Stuck Overseas

    Posted on February 25, 2013 in Software

    I recently spent six weeks in Sydney working for my new job. Naturally, while I was there, I let Google Chrome's omnibox redirect my searches to Google Australia. Fast forward a few weeks, and I'm back in the States, but Chrome is living in the past. After trying just about …

13. iPod Appears in Finder, Not In iTunes

    Posted on July 02, 2012 in Software

    A legacy troubleshooting note for iPods that appear in Finder but not in iTunes after a power event.

14. Mutt: Tagging Messages Based on Message ID

    Posted on November 28, 2011 in Software

    I recently needed to tag the first 5,389 messages in a mailbox using Mutt. This is much easier than you might think.

    1. shift-t - By default, the command to tag messages based on a pattern is bound to shift-t. If you've changed this in your muttrc, use whatever you've bound …

15. Comments in .vimrc

    Posted on November 14, 2011 in Software

    If you need to comment something out of your .vimrc, start the line with a double quote (").

    "autocmd BufRead *.xml :source ~/.vimrc.xml
    

    It's embarrassing to admit how long it takes to find the answer to that question.