Linux Quick: How to fix screen tearing in Ubuntu with AMD GPUs and X11 Every now and then you run into a little oddity that reminds you you're running Linux. Something that you really shouldn't even have to think about, but somehow lacks any
Learn With Me Converting a WordPress site into a static website Recently I had to convert a website powered by WordPress into a static site, as I wanted to host it in an archived state without having to maintain it on
Hackintosh Install macOS Big Sur 10.0.1 public release in a VM (QEMU) This is a small addendum to my main article on how to install macOS in a VM, which I'll keep as-is as that's effectively the normal way. But, if you'd
Linux Increase thumbnail cache in Ubuntu You might have noticed that with the thumbnail view enabled in Ubuntu (or, the Nautilus file browser) that thumbnails seem to have to be re-generated quite frequently. This is due
Development Audit & Fix your NPM packages when using Yarn Yarn is a nice alternative to NPM, with pretty much feature parity and, depending on the version, some speed benefits too, though these days perhaps slightly less so as compared
Hackintosh Install macOS Big Sur 11.0.1 RC2 in a VM (QEMU) A new macOS release is nearing release, and it's a big one. So big that this time it's really, completely and definitely not OS X any longer. With the death
Linux Install a Linux kernel of choice under Ubuntu. Checking this one off of the "did not expect I'd ever have to figure this one out" list. Here's a quick guide on how to install a Linux kernel version
Quick Quick: Give full filesystem access to Flatpak-installed applications When installing applications using Flatpak you'll sooner or later run into a situation where the default filesystem access permissions the application has been given can get in the way. Sometimes
Development Setting up MonoDevelop on Ubuntu for SMAPI Development As with all things Linux, you occasionally run into a quirk or issue that is either caused by the project not primarily being developed or maintained for Linux, or more
Linux Enable Korean input on Ubuntu 19.10 & 20.04 Here's of those things that are on the surface straight-forward but in practice require a few steps that might not be easy to remember for future (re-)installs. Here are
Quick My Recommended Firefox Settings A bit of a minor post today. I have been meaning to write down my preferred settings for Firefox as its defaults leave a lot to be desired. This is
Quick Quick: How to dump & restore a MariaDB/MySQL database from a docker container In the same vein as my previous post on dumping and restoring your PostgreSQL database, here are mostly copy/paste-able commands for when you're using a MariaDB or MySQL database.
Quick Quick: How to dump & restore a PostgreSQL database from a docker container Sometimes you need to quickly dump and restore a PostgreSQL database, but what's the easiest way to do this when your database is in a Docker container? Check out this
Quick Quick: dd with progress indication on macOS While newer versions of dd on Ubuntu or the like come with a new option called status=progress, the one included with macOS sadly does not. A nice way I
Homelab Recommended settings for Windows 10 and 2019 Server on Proxmox Installing most operating systems in a virtual machine is pretty straight-forward these days, but for Windows specifically there are a few recommended settings and steps to get the best out
Quick Guide: How to run Steam when your macOS drive is case-sensitive Unfortunately companies like Steam and Adobe have still opted not to properly update their apps to be compatible with case-sensitive file systems, so if you have opted to choose this
Hackintosh Turning on FileVault on your Hackintosh Enabling FileVault is a smart move, especially if your device is portable. It ensures that if your computer and/or hard drive ever gets in the wrong hands, your (work)
Hackintosh Keeping your Hackintosh up-to-date, my method One of the possible challenges with using a Hackintosh is having to deal with OS updates. Though this is much less of an issue if you have properly set up
Tech Applying new thermal paste on the GPD Pocket 2 for better thermals The GPD Pocket 2 (P2) has decent thermal paste applied coming out of the factory, but thanks to modders and tinkerers it became rather evident that you could get quite
Tutorial Installing Ubuntu 18.10 on a GPD Pocket 2 In case you're not familiar, the GPD Pocket 2 is a tiny, 7" computer that quite literally fits in your pocket, yet packs a lot of power. With its unibody
Homelab Proxmox VE 5.3 The new version of Proxmox was released a few days ago, and brings several very nice new features with it. For me the most interesting is that they've added PCI
Gaming Upgrading a PS4 Hard Drive Not too long ago I upgraded the hard drive of my PS4. This was just in time, too, with Red Dead Redemption 2 coming out not long after and weighing
Development How to set up and use Postgres locally using Docker Here are my personal notes on how to set up Postgres locally using Docker. This is by no means the perfect or one-and-only method, but it works for my specific needs, and might help you as-well. I have also included how to easily download
