Ritvik Nag

Software Dev & Autom. Engineer. CS Grad Student @ George Mason. Love to run, read, cook, write, & game!

Tech Tips

How I Automated Parking Permit Purchases at GMU with Python

Sep 4, 2025 at 11:04 PM local time 3 minute read

A Python + Selenium tool to automate GMU daily parking permits. It’s open source, semi-automated with Duo Mobile 2FA, and saves me from last-minute stress.

Sleep Mode: Automating Wi-Fi & Bluetooth Off at Night on Apple Devices

May 22, 2025 at 12:26 AM local time 6 minute read

How I automated turning off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on my Apple devices at night to reduce distractions and improve sleep quality — step by step.

Navigating Medium API with JavaScript in 2024

Feb 17, 2024 at 07:07 PM local time 7 minute read

Leverage the Medium API in JavaScript to publish a post to medium.com, and retrieve a list of all (published) posts for a user.

How to Mount Current Working Directory To Your Docker Container

Feb 9, 2024 at 11:12 AM local time 7 minute read

Learn how to obviate the need to rebuild a Docker image every time an local file in the host’s current directory changes, with the power of Bind mounts!

Ruby (Versioning) Hell with Jekyll & GitHub Pages

Jan 28, 2024 at 10:06 PM local time 6 minute read

A how-to (with lessons learned) on Ruby versioning with Jekyll and GitHub Pages.