Travis Horn
Travis Horn

Travis Horn

Travis Horn

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Data Scientist & Web Developer. I have a passion for discovering and working with cutting-edge technology. I enjoy collaborating with others to solve problems.

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xmobar

Jan 18, 20225 min read

So far in this series, we've installed Arch Linux, the xmonad window manager, and Alacritty terminal emulator. The system is actually pretty usable at this point. However, a very common UI element for most desktops is some sort of status bar to displ...

xmobar

Alacritty terminal emulator

Jan 10, 20222 min read

If you're following along with this series, we've already installed Arch Linux and xmonad window manager. Now, I think it's time to install a new terminal emulator. In the last article, we installed xterm when we installed xmonad. xterm is the defaul...

Alacritty terminal emulator

The xmonad Window Manager on Arch Linux

Jan 3, 20229 min read

In the last article, we installed a barebones installation of Arch Linux. The base of the operating system is there now. But if you want to have a more graphical user interface, you might consider installing a desktop environment or a window manager....

The xmonad Window Manager on Arch Linux

Installing Arch Linux

Dec 27, 202114 min read

Lately I've been experimenting with more customizable distributions of Linux. My only previous experience with Linux was Ubuntu. It's a nice distribution for new users. The installation is incredibly easy to follow nowadays. It comes with a lot of co...

Installing Arch Linux

Reverse-Proxying Node.js Apps on Windows with IIS

Apr 2, 20216 min read

You can run Node.js apps on Windows with the added layer of a reverse-proxy with the built-in web service manager IIS. Together with a process manager like PM2, it’s a viable strategy to run apps for production. Why use a reverse proxy? Having a ded...

Reverse-Proxying Node.js Apps on Windows with IIS

Some ways to align the last row in a flexbox grid

Mar 18, 20213 min read

Using flexbox doesn’t always produce the expected alignment, especially on the last row of a grid. When you use justify-content: space-between it will place a large gap in the last row unless there are a square number of items. Say we have a collect...

Some ways to align the last row in a flexbox grid