Alec Clews
Stuff about Alec the Geek
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Computer Consultant providing security assistance in the local communuity. Business website
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I live and work on Bunurong Land, Melbourne, Australia
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I like to explain and teach things, and I present free cyber security training for the community
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I often speak at meetups and conferences. Ping me if you want me to speak to your group
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Over 40 years of IT experience and still very Geeky ...
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I run Linux in many places. Debian or Apline in Docker or Google Cloud Run , Raspian on Raspberry Pi's, and Debian in ChromeOS.
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I can program in many different computer languages, but I'm not an expert in single one
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You can find my links on the right
My last five blog posts
| Title | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| XDG and Tmux Plugins | Configure TMUX plugins outside the config directory | 13 Aug 2025 |
| Manage Git and Hook Scripts the easy way | Use the hooksPath config setting to manage hook scripts under version control | 28 Aug 2024 |
| Spell Check with Vale | Implement better spellchecking with Vale custom spelling rules | 27 May 2024 |
| Add Vale to Your Project | Use Vale text linting to improve your technical writing and automate your style guide | 09 May 2024 |
| Use GitHub Actions to update your profile page | Update your GitHub profile README with content from an RSS feed the hard way | 07 Oct 2023 |
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About
Pronouns: He/Him/Grumpy
Old school software geek. All views and work my own, unless indicated otherwise. More info below