Python

Playing With Pelican - A Static Blog Website

When looking at Codeberg as a European alternative to github I came across mentions of Pelican, a static blog generator. Yesterday I spent several hours setting it up and playing. Whilst playing with it I saw some opportunities. By default Pelican is designed to have one category per blog post. For small websites this is fine. It encourages people to focus on three to five topics, and ensure that each topic is clearly visible in the nav bar at the top of the page.

Timetrap - A Command Line Time Tracking App

Today I played with Timetrap, a command line time tracking app. It allows you to track the time you spend doing specific tasks with ease. To install the app you can run the command. gem install timetrap To create a timesheet you type: t sheet blogging and it will create/switch to that timesheet. Type this to start the timer. t in And to stop the timer t out t list will show a list of timesheets, t display will show the timed sessions for that document and more.