I created this site to talk about the applications I used to write. That part of my life is temporarily on pause, but the site lives mainly as my blog.
In this post, I explain how to verify the validity of encryption keys on a Synology NAS with DSM 7.2. Since using encrypted volumes, I found it challenging to check if the keys were still valid. Here, I share a straightforward method to ensure your keys are reliable, helping you maintain access to your data even if you need to reset the NAS or move the HDDs.
How to run tmux on a Synology NAS, using only Docker and without installing any unofficial package.
The idea behind this post came to me from Twitter’s initiative, allowing users to set an NFT as profile picture. Unfortunately, I arrived into the NFT world late, and I do not own any of the blue-chip assets. At the same time, I like the idea of having my photo as profile picture. So, I decided to create an NFT collection and to mint my photo as an NFT.
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of recording a session for a Fintech Forum, about NFTs and marketplaces.
Since the Work-from-Home trend started, video conferencing software has become prevalent. I often have to switch between different platforms since not everyone uses the same: usually, I am on the receiving side of an invitation. This switching makes it challenging to build muscle memory for the most crucial action during a video conference: muting and unmuting the microphone.
It’s been a (very) long while since I posted something here, and it’s not for lack of ideas. The reality is that time is always the most precious commodity, and, for some reason, other things always end up taking priority.
You may have noticed an increasing trend of news articles about breaches of privacy, confidential data being leaked, and abuse of privacy regulations. We are used to big companies being hacked, leaking private data, and their ineptitude in handling these privacy incidents. You probably remember the Equifax data breach in 2017, or more recently, in Singapore, SingHealth (Singapore’s biggest network…
As CTO at TSC, this is one of the questions I am asked most often: Why choose niche technologies such as Elixir and Phoenix, rather than using something more mainstream like Java, Ruby, or Python? The answer encompasses both the type of people I want on my team and the sheer advantages of the technology for TSC's specific use cases.
As already said last week, I decided to migrate OSOMac to a new architecture. Over last weekend I had some time on my hands, and I started. The migration went smoothly, and as far as I can see, most things _should_ work.
I have not updated anything on this site in a very long while. Partly because I do not have the time to maintain my applications, partly because the misalignment between the site and my current situation creates a lot of friction.