macOS Sequoia window tiling custom keyboard shortcut
With macOS Sequoia 15, Apple introduced the highly requested feature window tiling feature. This allows the user to quickly put windows side-by-side using a simple keyboard shortcut, similar to what Windows and Linx distributions have long been able to achieve. The feature works as expected, but…
Enable JPEG-XL support in Ubuntu 24.10
The recently released Ubuntu 24.10 ships with Gnome 47, but doesn't include the default Gnome wallpapers by default. You can manually install these wallpapers by installing gnome-backgrounds using sudo apt install gnome-backgrounds. However you will notice that many wallpapers will only render one…
Some Fritz!Box modems might have been hijacked
TL;DR: Fritz!Box devices using custom DNS resolution services like Pihole or Adguard might have been compromised by DNS hijacking and using those Fritz!Box devices might be unsafe, especially for Windows users. Update: I updated the article to downscale the severity of the situation. After posting…
Restore WSL2 network connectivity when using a VPN
If you are using WSL for the company you are working for, it might be that the VPN solution may affect network connectivity in WSL, resulting in no internet connectivity. wsl-vpnkit is a solution for this…
Install Docker in WSL2 with Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Installing Docker in WSL2 with Ubuntu 22.04 will not go without issues if you don't change the iptables…
Automated backups using cloud storage with rclone
There's a simple rule for file backups, the so-called 3-2-1 rule: 3 copies, 2 different media, 1 offsite. Applying this simple rule ensures that in the case of a calamity there is a high chance you are able to recover your files. However, creating automated offsite backups is not a trivial task.…
Easy multiboot ISO USB drives with Ventoy
Often you want to create a bootable USB using an ISO file to install or upgrade Windows or Linux. Another reason to create a bootable USB could be to use a tool like GParted to manage your disk partition, or perhaps you simply want to try out a new Linux distribution. This means you often have to…
Simple network performance measurements with iperf
iperf is free open-source command-line utility for measuring network performance. It is available for Linux, Windows and macOS. It can be used in both client and server mode. Install iperf * Ubuntu: sudo apt-get install -y iperf * macOS: brew install iperf * Windows: download here Server…
Use Authelia for single-sign on with Caddy as a reverse proxy
Use Authelia for single-sign on with Caddy as a reverse proxy. 1. Use Traefik as a reverse proxy for your secure domains behind Caddy (proxy behind a proxy). 2. Forward your secure domains to Traefik by creating one single entry in your…
Using pyenv for Python version management
Python is currently the 2nd most used programming language in the world. Development tools are increasing in quality as well, making life as a Python developer much easier (shoutout to Visual Studio Code, poetry, black and flake8). Most of the time you use only the Python version installed in your…