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UNIX and Linux users find many uses for links, particularly symbolic links. One way that I like to use symbolic links is to manage configuration backups of various IT equipment.

Mastodon is a great open source, decentralised social network. I use Mastodon every day, and it's probably most common to use Mastodon through its web interface (although being open source, there are many different ways to interact with it, including terminal-based applications and mobile apps), but I prefer dedicated application windows.

Sideloading installs unofficial apps. Learn here how to sideload apps on Android TV, Roku, Fire TV, and Google Chromecast.

Malcolm Splendiff revives a Goblin Teasmade

The benefits of multifactor authentication are widely documented, and there are a number of options for using 2FA on GitHub.

If you ever think about it, computers are exceedingly stupid. Even the most powerful CPU can’t do very much. However, it can do what it does very rapidly and repeatably. Computers are so fast…

Motivation For a moderately security conscious geek like myself, there can be a number of reasons to want to set up a home VPN server: Accessing your home computer via screen sharing without exposing it to the Internet (and thereby to potential evil-doers). Accessing servers with IP white lists (common case for security hardened IT systems). Accessing county-IP-filtered things like Netflix while travelling. Browsing privately from insecure WiFi networks. Getting access to services that are blocked inside restrictive corporate networks.

Don't bother with chat apps that don't respect your privacy. Revolt is a brand new chat platform designed around you.

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All you need is a Raspberry Pi and a USB TV Tuner

The Rolodex and the Filofax disappeared a while ago, but we’re still not all using the tools that make it easier to coordinate people and time. I use Calendly to book various kinds of 1 on 1 …

At times we need to search files which contain some particular text or words in them. This often happens if you are a developer or programmer. Now, one can always use Linux commands to find all files containing specific text, but not everyone is command line fan. I have seen…

Do an extensive file search in Linux with a GUI tool called ANGRYsearch. Learn how to install and use it.

Catfish is a nifty file searching GUI tool for Linux desktop. The interface is lightweight and simple and the tool allows to refine your search with criteria like time, file type etc.

In this article, we'll learn how to do vector similarity search using elasticsearch with an example before jumping into the tutorial for elasticsearch.

A small desktop search application written in Python that runs on top of a local Elasticsearch installation. It indexes HTML documents into Elasticsearch and provides an intuitive browser-based int…

Mozilla Firefox is arguably the best browser available that combines strong privacy protection features, good security, active development, and regular updates. In this guide we will explain the different modifications and add-ons to achieve maximum privacy and security with Firefox.

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There are a number of ways to install Elixir. However, to get the best experience, there are some non-obvious things you need to pay attention to. Here I’ll walk you through how to do this on MacOS and Linux using the asdf version manager project. Why is this important? Many people (myself included) have unknowingly…

The security advantages of unikernels make them a great fit for a public-facing dedicated network appliance such as a VPN gateway. With some special configuration, we can run a userspace WireGuard implementation on Nanos to make a gateway to a cloud private network.

Secondary custom keyboards are terrific if you’re doing something technical — like editing music or video, or even playing a video game. You can assign a key to run a command or a macro…

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