Windows Tip: Open PowerShell window here As a power user I'm really more used to hotkeys and application shortcuts than moving the mouse pointer on the screen. The article describes a few options of how to open an instance of PowerShell in the current folder.
Linux Using Apache HTTP as reverse proxy The Apache HTTP Server, colloquially called Apache, is a free and open-source cross-platform web server. This article explains briefly how to set up Apache as a reverse proxy to a web site in an internal network.
Linux 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.
