itch batch downloader v0.1.0 released!
downloads all your stuff from your itch.io account, useful if you bought on itch.io and want to have your purchases batch-downloaded and updated offline
Victim of Success Blog
Dexter Stardust on M1 MacBook
I learned how to do it stuff by trying to make games work on my Olivetti M24 (circa 1990). Fast forward to 2022 and I learn new stuff by trying playing games on an Apple M1
KeePass 2.50 on CrossOver on 21.1.0
A pretty strange error message I am not seeing on the current version of KeePass. However. if you landed here by searching, it still might be useful to you!
How to use ProtonVPN nodes with the OpenVPN Connect client
The ProtonVPN Client didn’t work as expected for me, so I tried OpenVPN Connect and found out a small change is needed to make it work. Read more about this here
String permutations sample code
A really simple project in Xojo, just for fun and because I noticed there were examples of string permutations code in so many languages but Xojo. I fixed that. You are welcome
Black boxes and notifications on macOS Catalina
macOS Catalina on a Mac Mini from Mid-2011. Yes, that is possible, but then you (might) get black boxes. Read about some suggestions on how to get rid of them!
Core PHP + Okta Login Example
Encountered a funny error while testing an Okta tutorial. This is the story of how I overcome the problem and lived happily ever after
Shaarli and external links in a new tab
I love Shaarli. I loved it less when I found out links were opened in the same tab as Shaarli itself. Then I felt in love again when I found out this plugin to open links in new tabs. Eventually I modified it. Read about the excellent modification!
Getting ready for the next job interview
An idea you can reuse for your next interview. If you are going on site of course. You can always build something similar for your email signature for remote interviews too. That’s all. What else? Ah, yes. Break a leg!
This software is not supported on your system
How to force-install something you are not allowed to install on your Mac in the first place? Nobody likes being told what they can and cannot do. And a customer success manager and his Mac Mini are no exception
AnyDesk connection drops with status “anynet_unknown”
Problem: connection from an Anydesk PC client to a macOS AnyDesk instance drops after a few seconds/minutes with the the following error message: “anynet_unknown”. Read about a possible solution to it
Thank you for not having done it
Don’t forget to celebrate things that didn’t happen. Those are as important as things that happened
Customer Success in Cybersecurity: Why Security Starts With People, Not Software
Fabio joins Rick Adams to discuss the human side of cybersecurity and the role Customer Success plays in turning security tools into real business outcomes. From usability and trust to risk reduction and behaviour change, this episode shows why security starts with people, not software.
How many dates and activities are keeping your mind busy?
I keep track of important deadlines and expiration dates with a project management tool. A calendar also will do. However you do it, make sure you do it
Feeding Your SIEM: Integrating Cisco AMP for Endpoints via Event Streams
Tutorial: how to integrate data from Cisco AMP4EP into your SIEM with Ruby, Postman and some command line
Remember when computing was fun?
Do you remember Commodore? And the Amiga?
Believe it or not, the Amiga is still very much alive. Here is a short whiteboard animation showing how to get started with the latest Amiga operating system available at the time of writing.
Learning by Playing: Turning Business Training Into a Game
Can learning work better when it feels like play? A simple memory card game becomes a small experiment in turning business training into something people actually want to return to.
From a Boring BI Publisher Tip to a Small Comic Experiment
Who says technical documentation has to be dry? A look back at how a highly technical Oracle BI Publisher tutorial from 2016 became a comic-style experiment—and why making tech accessible is always a good idea.
