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Asus XG27JCG: An Apple Studio Display XDR contender?

A couple of years ago, I gave in and paid the Apple tax for the Studio Display (1st generation.) Was it worth the money? Yes. The picture is crystal clear, you only have to connect 1 cable for the display to work and charge your MacBook. The speakers, microphone and webcam is acceptable. And it ... read more .

Embed email logos in Laravel

It's nice to embed your logo in emails. When the logo file is embedded (or attached), it is then visible immediately for users that have enabled email privacy in their email clients - without having to click the "Show Inline Images" button. I've customized the default Laravel email template quite a bit. You can do ... read more .

Scantron dørtelefon: Et casestudy i dårlig brugervenlighed

I starten af 2025 havde jeg den misfornøjelse at flytte ind i en lejlighed, der bruger Scantrons "SAGA IP" dørstationer med tilhørende mobilapp (som af en eller anden årsag kaldes "MultiApp" – et virkeligt underligt navn til en app, især fordi det kun gør én ting). Det betyder, at når en gæst eller leverance ringer ... read more .

Making osTicket Somewhat Acceptable on Mobile

TL;DR: Copy the HTML and CSS at the end of this post to your osTicket installation to make it somewhat acceptable on mobile. I've been using osTicket for years. It's a pretty neat ticket system, and does pretty much what you want. But since the osTicket administration interface expects you're at your workstation, the entire ... read more .

How to fix continually reconnecting Bluetooth devices in macOS

Lately I've been having a problem with an Audio Bluetooth device (specifically, a Jabra Speak 510) that would keep reconnecting indefinitely to my MacBook Pro, a 16" model running macOS 11.1 Big Sur. This Bluetooth device is slightly out of range, causing the system to drop the connection. Weirdly enough, it affected other devices connected, ... read more .

Ubuntu 18.04 Networking Explained

Managing networks got confusing in Ubuntu 18.04 and later. Here's what you need to know.

Takeaways from Kubecon North America 2019

Kubernetes has established itself as the App Store of the Enterprise, with the majority of Fortune 500 companies using it to run apps of all kinds. But it's not without problems. In this blog post, I detail some of the issues Kubernetes is still facing as it becomes the favored app platform of organizations across the globe.

Toggling BIOS mode on Corsair keyboards

Some Corsair keyboards won't work in your computer's BIOS due to gaming optimizations -- any keys you press before booting an OS will not be recognized. In order to use your keyboard in the BIOS, you must turn on "BIOS mode" for your keyboard. This mode apparently also is required to use the keyboard on ... read more .

Why is the Mac Pro so expensive?

On June 3, 2019, Apple launched its long awaited successor to the "trashcan" Mac Pro introduced back in 2013. In what some has dubbed "its attempt to build the most powerful Mac ever", Apple went all out to create the ultimate workstation for scientists, 3D modelers, creative professionals, movie editors, composers, and many more. Yet, ... read more .

Optimizing a web app for a 400x traffic increase

A post chronicling the challenges of managing increasing complexities and growth of Webhook.site, a simple tool for Web developers used by thousands of users.