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VPS Showdown – May 2024 – DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr

I wasn't sure how this month was going to go in terms of the availability of Ubuntu 24.04 LTS with each provider. Fortunately, everybody is already supporting this fresh off the presses release. Even more fortunately, is that there was [...]

Numeronym in JavaScript

Numeronyms are a form of abbreviation. The middle of the word or phrase is swapped out for a number that represents the number of letters that are being replaced. The first and last letters are retained. Some examples are: a16z [...]

Yoast SEO: No Focus Keyphrase showing posts with keyphrase

Even though I migrated back to WordPress months ago, I'm still in a constant cycle of improving my content. I tend to focus my efforts around my most trafficked content. Here and there I chip away at certain tasks that [...]

Adding a custom script to an Unbounce landing page

When asked if I knew how to add a custom script to an Unbounce landing page. I have never used Unbounce before, but I've worked with enough marketing tools that I figured I could figure it out. Also, figuring out [...]

VPS Showdown – April 2024 – DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr

All right y'all, the second quarter of 2024 is upon us. Been a bit all over the place on my end, doubly so with it being the high holiday known as WrestleMania Weekend. #CodyCryBabies I mentioned last month that I'd [...]

How to check package version on Linux

In light of the recent discovery of a backdoor in the XZ Utils package (CVE-2024-3094), knowing how to check package versions on Linux has come to front of mind." I try to be security cautious. Typically I reach for boring [...]

Stop ESLint from searching up the directory tree

For most projects, I use a monorepo, and nest my scripts in a directory. I'll npm init each script, and maintain an isolated set of dependencies outside of the main dependency tree. This includes maintaining a separate .eslintrc file as [...]

Airbnb style guide with Next.js

Starting a fresh Next.js project the other day, I was happy to see that configuring eslint was part of the bootstrapping process. Where things fell short for me, was the lack of a prompt asking me which style guide I'd [...]

Fix for gnome-keyring 46.0+ disabling ssh-agent

A breaking change landed on my Arch Linux system the other day, revealing itself when trying to use git. Usually something like this would wind up in the Arch Linux home page. Not this time. Booting up on a Monday [...]

VPS Showdown – March 2024 – DigitalOcean vs. Linode vs. Vultr

While spring isn't officially here yet, it's definitely starting to feel like winter is over. More of the same this month, as we finish off the first quarter of 2024. Next month, I'm hoping to finally get some MongoDB benchmarks [...]