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This may be a fun project to do to add some extra holiday cheer during Covid-19.

Year Round Holiday LEDs Part 1: Hardware
Year Round Holiday LEDs Part 2: Software
Year Round Holiday LEDs Part 3: Installation
Total Beginners Guide: Holiday Lights 2.0 Step by Step Arduino Installation and Setup.
Beginner's Guide to Christmas Lights - and LED Shows for Every Holiday

Here is some information about AutoHotkey.  There is also a link to a thread discussing how to change the default editor *without* admin access.

How to Install AutoHotkey (Even without Administrator Access)
How to change AutoHotKey default editor
How do I add “Edit with Notepad++” to the Windows context menu (without admin access)?

Here are some tips and tricks for Cygwin.  The Install and maintain Cygwin link includes a section on installing without admin rights.

Install and maintain Cygwin

I use virtual terminals frequently.  It makes executing long running processes safer (in case of unplanned disconnection) and more flexible (planned disconnection) and is more efficient when you can set your environment up and have it persist across disconnects.  While I've used screen to do this, I've been transitioning to tmux and here is some information about tmux to help with the transition.

A Quick and Easy Guide to tmux
The Tao of tmux
The Tao of tmux (leanpub)
tmux bottom bar color change
A tmux cheat sheet
Tactical tmux: The 10 Most Important Commands
Is moving tmux panes around possible?
How do I access tmux session after I leave it?
Complete tmux Tutorial

Here's some info on how to set up a Min/Max virtual sensor using MQTT in Home Assistant.

Max Min Temperature for the last 24 hours
How to: Daily rain sensor from cumulative sensor using MQTT and template_sensor