nicholas.cloud

Exporting iCloud reminders to Fastmail

2021-07-24 // 2 min read // #ios-shortcuts

If you’ve snooped the MX records for this site recently, you might have noticed that I’ve moved to Fastmail. In addition to email hosting, Fastmail also offers CalDAV accounts for users, so I’m trying it out for my calendar and reminders.

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Unblocking Buildkite Jobs With iOS Shortcuts

I could do it, I didn't stop to think whether it should be done

2020-10-16 // 7 min read // #automation #buildkite #ios-shortcuts

For a while now, I’ve been automatically sending out my newsletter as a part of the deployment process for my website. It’s a great convenience that means I can focus on writing and publishing new content, instead of worrying about generating and delivering actual emails.

In my current setup, I’m able to preview newsletters from my inbox before they’re delivered to my readers. If I think one is good to go, I can hit the big red button to send it out!

While pressing this “big red button” only takes a half-dozen clicks in a web UI, I’d love if it was just that little bit easier on my end. So that’s what I set about improving today!

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Debugging My Terraria Server's Startup

My server would start up under a specific set of circumstances, but mysteriously failed otherwise...

2019-12-18 // 6 min read // #automation #ios-shortcuts #linux

Recently, I had an interesting debugging session with my Terraria server, which I’ve been working to automate.

This has been one of the more complex problems I’ve encountered and fixed, so I’m writing about it for others to learn from!

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