Use 1Password to manage a Docker Personal Access Token in WSL2
Posted 8th October 2026
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You can use 1Password to manage Docker Personal Access Tokens within Windows Subsystem for Linux. This improves security and efficiency.
Create a permanent link or shortcut to an application installed via an MSIX
Posted 4th October 2026
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A methodology for creating persistent shortcuts to Windows applications installed via MSIX technology.
Duplicate and repeat vector elements in Canva Affinity
Posted 1st October 2026
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Here are some simple steps for duplicating and repeating an element in Canva Affinity using the Duplicate Selection (Ctrl+J) method.
Installing custom fonts in R
Posted 3rd July 2026
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Add your own custom fonts to an installation of R on Windows or Linux.
Using 1Password SSH Keys with Git in RStudio on Windows
Posted 4th June 2026
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Getting RStudio to authenticate Git operations via 1Password-managed SSH keys on Windows requires three small but non-obvious fixes: pointing Git at the Windows OpenSSH client, correcting RStudio’s HOME directory, and explicitly configuring SSH-based commit signing.
Setting up SSH keys in 1Password for WSL2
Posted 27th May 2026
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Use the 1Password password manager to store your SSH keys to enable SSH access to GitHub and other servers that you work on in Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL2).
Setting up SSH keys in 1Password for Windows
Posted 25th May 2026
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Use the 1Password password manager to store your SSH keys to enable SSH access to GitHub and other servers that you work on.
Accessing remote Linux GUI apps from Windows 11
Posted 4th May 2026
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The use of an X server permits the execution of graphical user interface (GUI) apps on one machine whilst being displayed on another. Here’s a guide to setting this up from Windows 11.
Tracking jobs in Slurm
Posted 19th February 2026
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Here is some useful code for tracking current and historical jobs on a High Performance Computing system.
Compressing files on Linux
Posted 4th February 2026
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A simple guide to compressing (zipping) and extracting (unzipping) files on the Linux command line.