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Using nginx as reverse proxy

Nginx (read: engine-x) has versatile options to set up web sites and more advanced configurations. This article explains briefly how to set up nginx as a reverse proxy to a web site in an internal network.

Windows

First steps using dictation in Windows 10

It looks pretty simple when you see it in movies that dictates into a recording device. Dictating an article requires a lot more concentration than typing.

Personal

2018: A retrospective

Reflecting on some of the activities done throughout the year I have to admit that 2018 was an amazing one.

Community

Campsite fire talk with John O'Nolan

Good things take time. After more than a year I finally managed to sit down and write about the experience of welcoming John O'Nolan, founder of Ghost blogging platform, to one of our MSCC meetings.

Windows

DIY Windows Game Box (Steam, Itch, Xbox, Store, Scumm, etc.)

Working in IT has its up's and down's. One of the up's is probably the circumstance of purchasing new hardware on a regular base. (Un)fortunately two events came together this year -

Community

The Curse of the Magical Tutorial

Have you ever read a tutorial about something that you are new to, and really need to get into the subject quickly, just to discover that there is an essential piece of information

Community

SSA Community Summit 2018

The purpose of the Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) Community Summit was to bring together organisers of Google Developer Groups (GDGs) from various locations in the region to talk about their user groups, to share their experience, and to inspire each other with success stories.

Development

When NULL isn't NULL

Using Visual FoxPro as an untyped programming language it is vital to always declare your variables and more importantly to assign the intended data type to it before use.

Development

OpenVPN: All TAP-Windows adapters on this system are currently in use

An OpenVPN client error like "All TAP-Windows adapters on this system are currently in use." can be resolved easily given a proper installation of OpenVPN.

Linux

OpenVPN re-visited

Earlier versions of OpenVPN are vulnerable to SWEET32. The attack vector can be mitigated by changing the default cipher. OpenVPN currently recommends using AES-256-CBC or AES-128-CBC.

Development

How to get your computer from blank disk(s) to fully operational in no time... (Windows edition)

The following article is about my process of setting up a fresh machine quickly, and hopefully it covers some areas where you might be able to take away something. Based on a few exchanges I had with other peers over various social media networks, including Twitter, Google+ and FB.

Projects

100 Days of Exam

A new adventure is on its way: #100DaysOfExam which has been inspired by two factors. First, my personal 30-day challenges I did in the past and the concept of "100 Days of Code".