Hey, I'm Michael. š
I'm a Linux specialist and open source contributor living up in the Appalachian mountains. When I'm not at a keyboard I'm out on the trails, and when I am, I'm usually automating some small piece of mountain life. Welcome to my digital cabin. Grab a coffee and stay a while.
Latest writing
All postsI'm the person QuickBooks customers get routed to after they have already been let down a few times. Here is what I have learned about what distressed customers actually need, and why most of it has nothing to do with the software.
Sep 21, 2026
A tour of the new foggymtndrifter.com: an Apple inspired design, a search box that answers questions, comments that look like text messages, and a few other things I picked up along the way.
Sep 20, 2026
How I replaced Giscus with a custom comment system powered by GitHub Discussions, complete with guest comments, OAuth, and spam protection.
Jan 29, 2026