https://saguaro.space/ Recent content in Home on Saguaro Space Hugo en-us Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:10:56 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/front-end-web-in-2026/ Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:10:56 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/front-end-web-in-2026/ If you have been away for a while https://saguaro.space/posts/visual-communication-tools/ Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:32:12 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/visual-communication-tools/ There are quite a few https://saguaro.space/posts/2026-dev-setup/ Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:13:26 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/2026-dev-setup/ Tools I&rsquo;m using now - and those want to try soon https://saguaro.space/posts/gpg-for-secrets/ Fri, 13 Jun 2025 07:02:21 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/gpg-for-secrets/ Using GPG to store secrets https://saguaro.space/posts/aider-plus-bedrock/ Fri, 25 Apr 2025 09:50:09 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/aider-plus-bedrock/ How to use Aider with LLMs in AWS Bedrock https://saguaro.space/posts/git-is-communication/ Thu, 06 Mar 2025 14:34:40 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/git-is-communication/ Commit to your collaborator&rsquo;s brains first https://saguaro.space/posts/what-they-do/ Fri, 21 Feb 2025 09:17:26 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/what-they-do/ What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things https://saguaro.space/posts/four-types-of-projects/ Fri, 14 Feb 2025 06:31:47 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/four-types-of-projects/ Can you name them? https://saguaro.space/posts/vim-colors-modus/ Sat, 12 Oct 2024 06:44:25 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/vim-colors-modus/ You should try them. https://saguaro.space/posts/emacs-icon-macos-sonoma/emacs-icon-macos-sonoma/ Sat, 31 Aug 2024 16:31:58 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/emacs-icon-macos-sonoma/emacs-icon-macos-sonoma/ It will look great in your Dock https://saguaro.space/posts/2024-06-dev-setup/ Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 +0000 https://saguaro.space/posts/2024-06-dev-setup/ How I set up my Mac <em>without</em> Homebrew https://saguaro.space/posts/doing-it-poorly/ Sat, 01 Jun 2024 10:24:07 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/doing-it-poorly/ Humility and learning https://saguaro.space/posts/2024-05-dotfiles/ Fri, 31 May 2024 16:39:20 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/2024-05-dotfiles/ My dotfiles &amp; how I manage them with GNU stow https://saguaro.space/posts/useful-cli/ Sat, 20 Apr 2024 07:38:19 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/useful-cli/ My daily drivers https://saguaro.space/posts/my-grandma/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 15:20:14 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/my-grandma/ You do not really understand something unless you can explain it to your grandmother https://saguaro.space/posts/building-insight-console/ Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:57:37 -0700 https://saguaro.space/posts/building-insight-console/ How I designed and built a new web-based admin console for Internet2 https://saguaro.space/posts/2023-02-14-technology-incentives/ Tue, 14 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000 https://saguaro.space/posts/2023-02-14-technology-incentives/ Quote from the 9/11 Commission Report https://saguaro.space/posts/lilypond-on-macos/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://saguaro.space/posts/lilypond-on-macos/ How I typeset music https://saguaro.space/posts/vectors-with-potrace/ Sat, 27 Nov 2021 00:00:00 +0000 https://saguaro.space/posts/vectors-with-potrace/ Turn any bitmap image into a vector https://saguaro.space/work/apm/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://saguaro.space/work/apm/ <h2 id="reading-list">Reading List</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://jpattonassociates.com/story-mapping/">User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Effective_Project_Management/mvOODwAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Effective Project Management; Traditional, Agile, Extreme, Hybrid by Robert K. Wysocki</a></li> <li><a href="https://martinfowler.com/articles/itsNotJustStandingUp.html">It&rsquo;s Not Just Standing Up: Patterns for Daily Standup Meetings by Jason Yip</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/titles/dlret2/agile-retrospectives-second-edition/">Agile Retrospectives by Esther Derby, Diana Larsen, David Horowitz</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Remote/52CMDQAAQBAJ">Remote - Office Not Required</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/titles/snfocus/pomodoro-technique-illustrated/">Pomodoro Technique Illustrated</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="certifications">Certifications</h2> <img src="https://saguaro.space/sa-csm-300.webp" height="150" alt="Certified Scrum Master" /> <img src="https://saguaro.space/sa-cspo-300.webp" height="150" alt="Certified Scrum Product Owner" /> <img src="https://saguaro.space/CompTIA_Project_2B.png" height="150" alt="CompTIA Project+" /> <h2 id="related-notes">Related Notes</h2> <div> <a href="https://saguaro.space/posts/four-types-of-projects/" class="post-summary"> <h2>Four Types of Projects</h2> <div class="post-summary-content"> Can you name them? </div> <div class="post-time"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#5e5343" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M208,28H188V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H92V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,48V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H208a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V48A20,20,0,0,0,208,28ZM68,52a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h72a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h16V76H52V52ZM52,204V100H204V204Zm92-76a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,128Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,128ZM96,176a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,96,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,176Z"></path></svg> <time datetime="2025-02-14T06:31:47-07:00">February 14, 2025</time> </div> </a> </div> https://saguaro.space/work/swe/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://saguaro.space/work/swe/ <h2 id="reading-list">Reading List</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.computer.org/education/bodies-of-knowledge/software-engineering/v4">SWEBOK 4</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragmaticstudio.com/">Everything from the Pragmatic Studio</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/titles/modvim/modern-vim/">Modern Vim by Drew Niel</a></li> <li><a href="https://pragprog.com/titles/dnvim2/practical-vim-second-edition/">Practical Vim by Drew Niel</a></li> <li><a href="https://blog.sanctum.geek.nz/series/unix-as-ide/">Unix as IDE by Tom Ryder</a></li> <li><a href="https://12factor.net/">The Twelve Factor App</a></li> <li><a href="https://ensembleprogramming.xyz/">Ensemble Programming Guidebook</a></li> <li><a href="https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/the-managers-path/9781491973882/">The Manager&rsquo;s Path</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="certifications">Certifications</h2> <img src="https://saguaro.space/CompTIA_Network_2Bce.png" height="150" alt="CompTIA Network+" /> <img src="https://saguaro.space/CompTIA_A_2Bce.png" height="150" alt="CompTIA A+" /> <img src="https://saguaro.space/aws-certified-cloud-practitioner-badge.png" height="150" alt="AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner" /> <img src="https://saguaro.space/ITIL-4-Foundation.png" height="150" alt="ITIL 4 Foundation" /> <h2 id="related-notes">Related Notes</h2> <div> <a href="https://saguaro.space/posts/gpg-for-secrets/" class="post-summary"> <h2>GPG for Secrets</h2> <div class="post-summary-content"> Using GPG to store secrets </div> <div class="post-time"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#5e5343" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M208,28H188V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H92V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,48V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H208a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V48A20,20,0,0,0,208,28ZM68,52a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h72a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h16V76H52V52ZM52,204V100H204V204Zm92-76a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,128Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,128ZM96,176a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,96,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,176Z"></path></svg> <time datetime="2025-06-13T07:02:21-07:00">June 13, 2025</time> </div> </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://saguaro.space/posts/aider-plus-bedrock/" class="post-summary"> <h2>Aider &#43; AWS Bedrock</h2> <div class="post-summary-content"> How to use Aider with LLMs in AWS Bedrock </div> <div class="post-time"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#5e5343" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M208,28H188V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H92V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,48V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H208a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V48A20,20,0,0,0,208,28ZM68,52a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h72a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h16V76H52V52ZM52,204V100H204V204Zm92-76a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,128Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,128ZM96,176a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,96,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,176Z"></path></svg> <time datetime="2025-04-25T09:50:09-07:00">April 25, 2025</time> </div> </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://saguaro.space/posts/git-is-communication/" class="post-summary"> <h2>Git is Communication</h2> <div class="post-summary-content"> Commit to your collaborator&rsquo;s brains first </div> <div class="post-time"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#5e5343" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M208,28H188V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H92V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,48V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H208a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V48A20,20,0,0,0,208,28ZM68,52a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h72a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h16V76H52V52ZM52,204V100H204V204Zm92-76a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,128Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,128ZM96,176a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,96,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,176Z"></path></svg> <time datetime="2025-03-06T14:34:40-07:00">March 6, 2025</time> </div> </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://saguaro.space/posts/building-insight-console/" class="post-summary"> <h2>Building Insight Console</h2> <div class="post-summary-content"> How I designed and built a new web-based admin console for Internet2 </div> <div class="post-time"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#5e5343" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M208,28H188V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H92V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,48V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H208a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V48A20,20,0,0,0,208,28ZM68,52a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h72a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h16V76H52V52ZM52,204V100H204V204Zm92-76a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,128Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,128ZM96,176a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,96,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,176Z"></path></svg> <time datetime="2024-04-19T14:57:37-07:00">April 19, 2024</time> </div> </a> </div> https://saguaro.space/work/uxd/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 https://saguaro.space/work/uxd/ <h2 id="reading-list">Reading List</h2> <ul> <li><a href="https://jpattonassociates.com/story-mapping/">User Story Mapping by Jeff Patton</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.nngroup.com/">Nielsen Norman Group</a></li> <li><a href="https://worldaftercapital.org/">The World After Capital</a></li> <li><a href="https://learning.oreilly.com/library/view/interaction-design-5th/9781119547259/">Interaction Design, 5th Edition by Helen Sharp, Jennifer Preece, Yvonne Rogers</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="certifications">Certifications</h2> <a href="https://www.nngroup.com/ux-certification/verify/"> <img src="https://media.nngroup.com/nng-uxc-master-badge.png" width="200" height="174" alt="UX Master Certification Badge from Nielsen Norman Group" /></a> <h2 id="related-notes">Related Notes</h2> <div> <a href="https://saguaro.space/posts/what-they-do/" class="post-summary"> <h2>Don&#39;t listen to users</h2> <div class="post-summary-content"> What people say, what people do, and what they say they do are entirely different things </div> <div class="post-time"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#5e5343" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M208,28H188V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H92V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,48V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H208a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V48A20,20,0,0,0,208,28ZM68,52a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h72a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h16V76H52V52ZM52,204V100H204V204Zm92-76a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,128Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,128ZM96,176a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,96,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,176Z"></path></svg> <time datetime="2025-02-21T09:17:26-07:00">February 21, 2025</time> </div> </a> </div> <div> <a href="https://saguaro.space/posts/building-insight-console/" class="post-summary"> <h2>Building Insight Console</h2> <div class="post-summary-content"> How I designed and built a new web-based admin console for Internet2 </div> <div class="post-time"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" width="16" height="16" fill="#5e5343" viewBox="0 0 256 256"><path d="M208,28H188V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H92V24a12,12,0,0,0-24,0v4H48A20,20,0,0,0,28,48V208a20,20,0,0,0,20,20H208a20,20,0,0,0,20-20V48A20,20,0,0,0,208,28ZM68,52a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h72a12,12,0,0,0,24,0h16V76H52V52ZM52,204V100H204V204Zm92-76a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,128Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,128ZM96,176a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,96,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,144,176Zm48,0a16,16,0,1,1-16-16A16,16,0,0,1,192,176Z"></path></svg> <time datetime="2024-04-19T14:57:37-07:00">April 19, 2024</time> </div> </a> </div>