01-13-2026

January 13, 2026

I had planned to journal over the last few days but didn't, so this entry covers a few days.

Over my three day weekend, I spent about 8 or 9 hours studying for the Linux+ certification exam. Notes are in the new Linux folder in the sidebar.

For hands on experience, I have three Linux distros installed in VMs on my Arch Linux laptop:

Ubuntu
Rocky Linux
openSUSE

Each has a different package manager and I also installed a different desktop environment on each to broaden my client experience. I'm keeping these distros up to date on a regular basis using the different package managers.

I also learned quite a bit about Linux mail servers. However, I think I need some hands on time setting up my own test email server in the near future; there's a ton of configuration steps that I need to experience.

Last week wasn't great for my workout schedule so on Sunday, I did a reset, starting a new 5 week program (3x a week) using the Speedience machine. Unfortunately, I strained my Achilles on a treadmill run and took the next day off from strength training. We'll see how and when I'll safely proceed with my program.

I blew my Wordle streak on Sunday and had to start over. A friend turned me on to another NYT game, the Spelling Bee, over the weekend. So I'm doing that daily as well. This one definitely takes more practice and more time. But I'm improving quickly.