I am a CTO with over 5 years of experience in start-up and over 10 years in working at managing position for big companies. I am also a full-stacks developer with over 12 years in system design, product development and technology product deployment. User experience and system security are the things I care about most.
My Homelab Was Never More Valuable Than It Was This Weekend
This weekend, and continuing into the beginning of the week, many online services were dysfunctional or totally inaccessible. That happened because of a DNS bug on the part of Amazon. I avoided some of the issues though thanks to the homelabbing I do, meaning my hard work has paid off more than usual. My Services […]
KDE’s Image Manager Makes Bluring Backgrounds A Snap
DigiKam, KDE’s popular open source photo and image manager, just hit version 8.8.0. It brings a fantastic new tool that lets you easily blur the background or subject in a photo, and a ton of other improvements you’ll want to check out. The star of the show in digiKam 8.8.0 is definitely the new enhancement […]
Why NumPy is the Foundation of Python Data Analysis
You may have heard about NumPy and wondered why it seems so essential to data analysis in Python. What makes NumPy seemingly end up everywhere in statistical calculations with Python? Here are some good reasons. NumPy Makes It Easy to Create Multidimensional Arrays Science and engineering, including statistics and data science, rely heavily on linear […]
Stop Using Docker and Try One of These 4 Alternatives Instead
Are you looking for an alternative to Docker that’s fully open source and doesn’t have any vendor-lock in? Well, there are four tools that you can use which are completely free of Docker’s influence. Each tool has its own pros and cons, but thanks to the open source community and the Open Container Initiative (OCI), […]
I Wish I’d Discovered This Ultra-Simple File Server a Long Time Ago
Are you looking for the easiest way to launch a file server for either internal or external access? Copyparty is what you’ve been looking for. With the ability to launch with zero configuration, Copyparty gets you a file server up and running in seconds. What Is Copyparty? I love living in the modern open source […]
Tired of LibreOffice? The Open Source ONLYOFFICE Just Got a Big Update
The open source office application ONLYOFFICE had its first point release since June on Wednesday, and it comes with a bevy of new features for its “Desktop Editors” suite of apps. They include a document recovery function, faster spreadsheet functions, and PDF annotation tools. In its release announcement blog post, ONLYOFFICE showed off the new […]
7 Open-Source Apps That Will Let You Cancel Pricey Subscriptions
There’s almost certainly a good open-source alternative for most apps and services you depend on. Not all of them are comparable to paid software, and some require significant setup or technical knowledge, but all are worth considering. This is especially true if you’re looking for a way to cut down on your monthly subscription tally. […]
Python’s SymPy Library Makes Math Easy. Here Are 6 Practical Uses
If the mention of algebra conjures bad memories of math classes, a Python library called SymPy could change your mind about the subject. With SymPy, algebraic operations become easier than tedious hand calculations and a lot more fun. Here’s what you can do with SymPy. What Is SymPy? SymPy is a computer algebra system, or […]