Blog overview

Here is a list of all my articles.

Should you prefer a regular "Blog" overview, with teasers and so on, please visit this alternative or a list of post per year.

Short summary

I have written 43 articles until today. 😊

The total estimated time you need to read them all is about 166 minutes. ⏳

List of articles

2023-11-30 Magic The Gathering Made Easy: Adapting MTG to be Kid-Friendly for My 6-Year-Old Daughter 7 min read. ✏ Learn how I made Magic The Gathering easy and fun for my 6-year-old daughter. This post offers practical tips for adapting MTG into a child-friendly game, ensuring a great time for young players and their parents. #non-technical #magic-the-gathering #MTG #games #card games #board games #family games #MTG for Kids
2023-11-23 How to change docker root data directory and why would you want to do that (hint: to optimize space) 2 min read. ✏ This article provides a guide on how to change Docker's root data directory to a new volume on a VPS, #docker #linux #ubuntu #vps #server #docker-compose #Overlay2 #docker space issues
2023-11-16 How to configure an Ubuntu Linux server to allow SSH sessions only with a key and disable password-based 3 min read. ✏ How to configure an Ubuntu linux server to allow SSH sessions only with a key and disable #ssh #linux #security #ssh key #ssh identity #ubuntu #command-line #terminal
2023-10-20 How to use a Telegram Bot with a private channel (or how to post a message to a private channel) 3 min read. ✏ Learn how to share your website updates automatically on a private Telegram channel using a Telegram Bot. Find out how to obtain the private channel ID and simplify content distribution without manual work. #telegram bot #activepieces #rss feed #social media sharing #automation tools
2023-10-10 (Quick-note) How to fix Virtualbox 7 screen turning black when on fullscreen (or above a specific screen size) on Windows 11 1 min read. #technical #windows #virtualbox
2023-08-24 Writing useful books (Template) 4 min read. ✏ This is the template I use on new book projects based on the book "Write Useful Books" for non-fiction. #writing #write useful books #templates #resources #non-technical #resource #notes
2023-08-19 Digital Marketing Playbook 4 min read. ✏ I'm writing a book on Practical digital marketing 😊. This article is the pre-work I did to decide which kind of book I wanted to write, what is it about, who should read it and who shouldn't. #books #writing #digital marketing #projects
2023-08-17 I got a facial paralysis as a warning, this is what I have reflected upon 7 min read. ✏ I few weeks ago I woke up with a weird sensation in the face. I ignored that thinking it would #essay #paralysis #life-learnings
2023-08-16 What you should know about Epilepsy 10 min read. ✏ What you should know about Epilepsy #non-technical #epilepsy
2023-07-13 How to install Poedit pro and activate its license on openSuse Tumbleweed 1 min read. ✏ How to activate a poedit pro license on openSuse Tumbleweed. #openSuse #bash #command-line #terminal #poedit #how-to #snapd
2023-07-11 How to install snapd on openSuse Tumbleweed 1 min read. ✏ How to install snapd on opensuse Tumbleweed #how-to #openSuse #snapd #terminal #command-line
2023-05-25 How to configure and use a reiner SCT card reader with a german ID in Linux Mint 4 min read. ✏ How to configure and use a reiner SCT card reader with a german ID in Linux Mint. The German ID card is a smart card that can be used for authentication in many government websites. In order to use it, you need a card reader. You can use a Smartphone as a SmartReader on Windows and macOS. I haven't tried it to do it on Linux. The other option is to use a card reader. I bought a used a Reiner SCT cyberJack RFID standard from KleinAnzeigen. #command-line #linux-mint #reiner-sct #card-reader #german id #cyberjack #rfid #pcscd #libccid
2023-05-11 How to auto restart command/ process in Linux after specific run time or duration (quick-note) 1 min read. ✏ (quick-note) How to auto restart command/ process in Linux after specific run time, duration or time period #how-to #linux #bash #command-line #quick-note
2023-03-29 Navigating the Python Development Ecosystem: The Essential Tools and Techniques - An opinionated guide 17 min read. ✏ In this opinionated article, I share the tools and workflows that have worked well for me as a Python developer and data scientist in 2023. As I recently helped someone new to Python and data science, I found myself explaining the surrounding tools that were not covered in the courses he had taken. In this post, I cover the tools I use, including Git, virtual machines/containers, the terminal/shell, and IDEs, such as PyCharm, VSCode, and Jupyter Lab. Additionally, I explain the benefits of virtual environments and the differences between using Conda and Virtualenv. While this list is not comprehensive and subject to change, I hope it will be helpful for others looking to improve their Python and data science workflows. #technical #first-steps-python #python
2023-02-23 (Quick-note) SSH Keys Permissions 1 min read. ✏ You want to add a SSH Key to your SSH Agent and you get an error `Permissions are too open.` #technical #ssh #ssh-keys #command-line #terminal
2023-01-26 How to deal with dates, dates with timezones and dates with particular formats with python and pandas (code snippets for different use cases) 2 min read. ✏ When dealing with dates, I’ve sometimes problems because the source is not clean, or not all the #technical #pandas #python #
2023-01-19 How to set up fingerprint authentication on openSuse Tumbleweed and KDE Plasma 3 min read. #technical #openSuse #tumbleweed #shell
2022-12-29 How to add a table of contents (TOC) to a markdown post or page to nikola ssg 1 min read. #nikola #markdown #ssg #python-markdown
2022-12-22 How to find all processes with a specific string in their name and kill them all (in linux command line using ps, grep and awk) 1 min read. ✏ You want to find all the processes of, for example, visual studio code, and kill them all for the command line in linux. #linux #command-line #how-to #awk #grep #ps
2022-12-16 Business Toolkits for Innovation, Management, and Solving Problems 6 min read. #innovation #business #non-technical #business-toolkits-series #personal-insights
2022-12-08 What is Git (version control system) and why you need to use it for your projects (any project with files and content, not just code) 7 min read. ✏ How to track changes to one or several files and do not go crazy in the process. Using git for #git #non-technical #personal-insights
2022-12-01 How to back up your Mac config and apps from Terminal (using brew, conda, pip and mackup) 2 min read. ✏ How to backup my conda, brew, pip and other app settings in Mac from the terminal. #mac #brew #conda #pip #mackup #how-to
2022-11-24 How to remove a network with active endpoints in Docker 1 min read. ✏ How to solve docker ERROR: error while removing network when running docker-compose down #docker #command-line
2022-11-17 How to copy files to remote server through SSH Tunnel using ngrok and rsync (quick-note) 1 min read. ✏ How to copy files to remote server through SSH Tunnel using ngrok and rsync (quick-note) #command-line #linux #ssh #rsync #reverse-tunnel
2022-11-10 Fixed: When using Jupyter on WSL2 on Windows 11 I get "Kernel won't start", and throws "Permissions assignment failed for secure file" error 1 min read. ✏ What to do when you are running Jupyter Notebook on WSL2 on Windows 11 and get an error "Kernel won't start" and "Permissions assignment failed for secure file" #howto #WSL2 #Windows 11 #dev #command-line #quick-guides #python
2022-11-03 How to download Google Takeout files (150GB+) with wget (on a remote server) 2 min read. ✏ How to download several many GB Google TakeOuts with wget on the command line #how-to #linux #command-line
2022-10-31 How to install Proxmox VE 6.4 in an old HPE MicroServer G8 on SATA 5 (ODD) using iLo and boot from the microSD card in 2021 8 min read. ✏ How to install Proxmox VE 6.4 in an old HPE MicroServer G8 on SATA 5 (ODD) using iLo and boot from the microSD card in 2021. Step by Step, with images, problems and solutions. #linux #HP MicroServer G8 #Proxmox #HPE iLo #HomeServer
2022-10-30 How to batch print multiple PDFs from multiple (sub)folders in linux (command line, find, xargs and lpr) 2 min read. ✏ How to print several PDFs from several folders using the command line on linux (hint: you use find, xargs and lpr) #command-line #linux #bash #how-to
2022-10-29 How to write and publish a book 10 min read. ✏ How to write a book for yourself, your family and friends. Tips about the process of writing and publishing a book. #write books #English #Learning #non-technical #personal-insights
2022-10-28 La destrucción de la razón 2 min read. #books #writing #projects
2022-10-28 Zen Stories 2 min read. #books #writing #projects
2021-06-10 How to import several folders with files into WordPress Media Library using wp-cli 1 min read. #command-line #dev #how-to #linux #ssh #wordpress #Developer
2020-06-03 How to run multiple instances of Google Chrome on Mac 3 min read. #command-line #how-to #MacOS #technical
2020-06-02 How to manage several SSH Config files on Mac and Linux (quick-note) 1 min read. #command-line #how-to #linux #MacOS #ssh #ubuntu #Developer
2020-05-31 How to use multiple SSH keys on a Mac with Github or Gitlab 2 min read. #command-line #github #how-to #MacOS #Developer #English
2019-03-24 How to find files using Regex (Regular Expressions) in GNU/Linux and MacOs command line and do something. 3 min read. #command-line #find #how-to #linux #MacOS #ssh #ubuntu #Developer
2019-03-04 How to access Jupyter Notebooks running in your local server with ngrok (and an intro to GNU Screen) 3 min read. #dev #how-to #ngrok #ssh #ubuntu #Developer
2019-03-02 Back to Windows 7 & 10 Home (for some tasks): chocolatey (package manager) and cmder (terminal emulator) 2 min read. #chocolatey #dev #how-to #windows #Developer #English
2019-03-01 How to create a SSH Tunnel with ngrok on Ubuntu Server (aka ssh access to your local server in local network with dynamic ip) 3 min read. #how-to #ngrok #ssh #ssh-tunnel #ubuntu #Developer #English #linux
2019-02-26 How to prepare Ubuntu for Data Science: Torus, Cookiecutter and Docker in Ubuntu Server LTS 18.04 5 min read. #data science #dev #how-to #python #ubuntu #English #
2019-02-22 Clustering cities in Germany and Chile based on their infrastructure 7 min read. #code #coursera #data science #dev #github #projects #python #English #Learning #non-technical
2019-02-16 Data Science - A small intro, what enticed me and a few resources to start 4 min read. #coursera #data science #dev #python #Developer #English #Learning #non-technical
2019-02-16 Python package to get venues from Foursquare API into Pandas DataFrame (archived) 15 min read. #code #data science #dev #github #projects #python #Developer #English