Creating a fork on github is the default way of submitting pull requests or perform off the shelf changes. If you would like to re-integrate the updates from an upstream repository, this is sometimes a bit tricky. Here is how to do this.

Remote desktop on linux is sometimes a bit of a pain. With xdrp there is a solution, that works pretty well, although it utilises a Microsoft Protocol and sometimes does not work out of the box - the configuration is tricky. Here is how to set up with Kubuntu.

There are many tools to build your own blog. If you prefer lightweight websites, you should take a look at hugo . With configuration files, some Markdown and templates you create a completely static, blazing fast html site, which is easy to maintain.

If you must encrypt in the browser, JavaScript with Web Crypto API is an option. If you need to decrypt the results in a different language, it takes some time to find out how. Here’s one approach with AES-GCM.

Software development is a complex task and today it is characterized by the use of third-party libraries and frameworks. Unfortunately learning to use them may not be the best way to improve as a programmer. So what to do instead?

Here’s a cheatsheet for shell scripting including some tips and tricks, where and how to use it.

Sharing files is one of the oldest but also most delicate tasks on servers. If you would like to share your files in a simple but also pretty secure way, here is how to do it with SSH / SFTP.

Meetings are time-consuming and often frustrating - especially if there is not much outcome. Here are some tips and tricks I came across in the last years that may help you getting more efficient.

There is a lot of free software out there. Sometimes it may be hard to find the right tools for the right purpose. Here is a list of the best freeware and open source tools I could find.

Here’s a cheatsheet of useful shell shortcuts, that might be interesting for you.

Markdown is an easy way to write formatted and structured content in a simple text editor. It converts easily to various formats, such as HTML and is often used to publish github project documentation in form of a README.md. Here is my personal cheatsheet.

In the last years I came across some really useful HTML and CSS tricks, I find really useful and that I would like to share with you.

The Unix shell is powerful. By writing shell scripts you can create a little toolbox - or even really advanced utilities to accomplish complex tasks. Anyway, here are some tricks, you might not know…