MacOS

Removing backgrounds from images is always an annoying task which I always need to google. And every time I end up on a different website where you can upload an image and then download a low-resolution version without the background, and you’ll have to pay for the high-resolution. Turns out MacOS preview can do this just fine. I keep finding these little gems in MacOS that completely remove the need for any external app or saas. Such as Apple Reminders. ...

I’ve just released a comprehensive video delving deep into my Neovim setup and command-line centric workflow. This video is a response to the curiosity of my YouTube subscribers. It’s an all-inclusive guide from A to Z, detailing the rationale behind my configuration choices. I’ve spent years perfecting my workflow and this video has been several months in the making, so I’m excited that I can finally share it with you. ...

It happens that I want to share my notes with friends that just simply want a pdf instead of a markdown file. This morning I figured out a quick way to convert markdown to pdf on a M2 MacBook running MacOS Ventura. You need the pandoc and wkhtmltopdf packages. brew install pandoc wkhtmltopdf To convert: pandoc 00-zettelkasten/Fundamentals\ of\ Bicep.md --pdf-engine=wkhtmltopdf -o /tmp/test.pdf This will output a pdf to my /tmp/ directory and it looks pretty good. ...

The past few days I’ve been trying out a few options to run Docker containers and a Kubernetes clusters on my new MacBook Pro M2. Unfortunately you can’t just run brew install docker and expect it to work. Additionally, Docker desktop requires that you purchase a license if you use it for work purposes. Minikube works fine as well, but the networking driver for qemu is not fully supported yet, and I haven’t tried any of the other alternatives because I found something better. ...

I’m a little obsessed with controlling everything with my keyboard. That’s why I loved AwesomeWM so much on my Arch Linux setup, I hardly used my mouse anymore. One thing I loved about my setup was the ability to control my music from the keyboard from anywhere. This is a feature I picked up from the awesome-copycats theme for AwesomeWM. This was one of the first things I missed when I made my switch to MacOS. ...

My new employer kindly sponsored me with a new 16-inch MacBook Pro M2. I chose 32GB Ram and the base model with 12 CPU and 19 GPU cores and 1TB of hard disk. These specifications will suit my needs well. I’ve been daily driving Linux for a year now, and it has been such an incredible journey. Building my own Arch Linux system taught me much about Linux and what it means to maintain a system yourself. I will undoubtedly miss my custom AwesomeWM configuration and the freedom that Arch provides. ...