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Day To Day Tools
Russ McKendrick
Cloud ⛅️Tools 🧰

Day To Day Tools

Discover my must-have desktop & command-line apps, services, and utilities I use daily on my macOS machine.

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Migration of Server & Swap Space
Russ McKendrick
Tools 🧰Cloud ⛅️

Migration of Server & Swap Space

Migrate DigitalOcean instance for cost efficiency. Enable swap space to prevent oomkiller issues. Optimize performance with tuned settings.

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NGINX & ngx_pagespeed on CentOS 7
Russ McKendrick
Linux 🐧Web 🌍

NGINX & ngx_pagespeed on CentOS 7

Compile NGINX with ngx_pagespeed on CentOS 7. Automate setup with init script. Configure NGINX for ngx_pagespeed to enhance performance.

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Backups
Russ McKendrick
macOS 🍏

Backups

Secure backups for WordPress with VaultPress and DigitalOcean.

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Production Ready Images with Packer
Russ McKendrick
AWS ☁️Automation 🤖

Production Ready Images with Packer

Automate AWS instance setup with Packer. Ensure rapid scalability with pre-configured images. Explore Packer's versatility across platforms.

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Blah Blah Blah Cloud
Russ McKendrick
Cloud ⛅️Blog 🤷‍♂️

Blah Blah Blah Cloud

Deciphering the complexities of 'Cloud' in computing, from VMs to SaaS. Embrace clarity by avoiding catch-all terms, following Dilbert's lead.

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First Steps with Ansible
Russ McKendrick
Linux 🐧Automation 🤖

First Steps with Ansible

Explore Ansible for AWS automation, transitioning from manual scripting. Initiate playbook for VPC and ELB deployment.

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More Grunt & Jekyll
Russ McKendrick
Code 🐛Tools 🧰

More Grunt & Jekyll

Streamlined my Grunt configuration by combining tasks, now I can concatenate JS files, compress them with Uglify, and minify CSS files in one go!

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2014’s Top 20 Albums
Russ McKendrick
Life 👨‍🏫Vinyl 🎧

2014’s Top 20 Albums

Revealing my top 10 albums of 2014 with a mix of genres and artists, plus additional favorites that almost made the cut, all available on Spotify.

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