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Docsify a Different Animal

2021-04-09

I thought I would break the silence on this Hugo powered blog with a post about another SSG Static Site Generator . Docsify is a SSG that is truly a different kind of animal. To illustrate the difference, let me start by mapping my current workflow to make a post using Hugo as my SSG. Make sure I have the latest version of Hugo on my local machine. Admittedly, because it is written in Golang and comes as a single binary this is pretty easy.…

Sharpening Your Tools

2020-12-01

While taking a break from writing, I’ve been sharpening my writing tools. Four weeks ago, my primary markdown editor was Featherpad . I still love Featherpad, and this amazing lightweight GUI text editor deserves its own article on discoverfoss.com . After I physically changed my workspace by adding a keyboard tray and a new keyboard, I don’t want to take my fingers off of the keyboard as I write because of the increased comfort.…

Pandoc and Markdown for the Win

2020-09-23

When real life intersects my love of FOSS, I get excited. I’ve been working with a physical therapist to learn exercises to prevent future lower back injures. My physical therapist opens our session by asking how frequently I did the exercises that he assigned, and how they went. I decided that instead of trying to recall 3-7 days of exercises, I would keep a log. Since I’m a geek, I kept my log in plain text.…