March 30th, 2024 (originally published January 22nd, 2001)
The technology stack I work with
The opinionated technology stack that I currently primarily work with.
October 29th, 2022
One-click Restic backup on Windows
A quick and simple PowerShell automation.
July 14th, 2022 (originally published September 3rd, 2003)
My journey through the tech world
A description of the technologies that I've previously worked with as a full-stack developer and IT architect.
January 6th, 2021 (originally published October 9th, 2019)
Serverless Django on Zeit Now 2.0
How to jump on the serverless bandwagon using your favourite Python framework in a headless fashion.
September 5th, 2019
Why you need to ditch your NFS- or SSH-based development environment
A solution that seems to remain popular for all the wrong reasons and what to do instead.
September 6th, 2013 (originally published December 1st, 2003)
A bootstrapped RAID-1 setup using Vinum
A walkthrough of FreeBSD's volume manager for a mirrored RAID setup.
December 12th, 2011 (originally published April 25th, 2004)
Chrooting psyBNC on FreeBSD
Chrooting the popular IRC bouncer for security.
December 3rd, 2011 (originally published March 9th, 2004)
Apache with PHP, JSP, Perl and MySQL on FreeBSD
Setting up a dynamic web server environment on FreeBSD.
November 12th, 2011 (originally published February 25th, 2004)
Jailing psyBNC, inetd and identd on FreeBSD
A guide on utilizing FreeBSD's jail functionality for added security when installing the popular IRC bouncer.
September 10th, 2011 (originally published March 10th, 2003)
DIY half-height 19" rack
Piecing together a home for all that hardware.
September 1st, 2011 (originally published March 22nd, 2003)
Exim, Amavis, Qpopper with TLS+MySQL Auth Mini How-To
How to set up an encrypted mail server.
August 7th, 2011 (originally published February 23rd, 2003)
Installing Midgard 1.4.1 CMS on Debian GNU/Linux Sid/unstable
Some quick notes on how to compile and install the CMS from source.
August 1st, 2011 (originally published December 11th, 2003)
Practical study of a SQL-based server management solution
How to use MySQL for services
February 25th, 2004
Dual-booting Linux and Windows on a Compaq Evo N1015v laptop
How to install Windows XP and Debian side-by-side.
February 24th, 2003
Capturing VHS to DivX using Virtualdub
Save those old VHS tapes by converting them to a digital format.