Jan 06, 2020
New FOSS cli tools and services discovered in 2019
There are many essential cli tools for the everyday use. And from time to time even better, newer tools arrive :) Reasons may be a nicer …
1 min read »Dec 16, 2019
Extract and recover inaccessible application files from iOS devices
By default iOS applications store their files sandboxed to maximize security. But sometimes you need to backup application files directly. …
1 min read »May 17, 2018
Debugging i18n translation in SilverStripe
The scaffold form generator does a very good job bringing you the models to forms for editing. When using translations, sometimes debugging …
1 min read »Sep 08, 2017
Sending SMTP Mails with SilverStripe 4
Since SilverStripe 4 uses Swift Mailer for sending emails, you can easily activate SMTP support for it. You just need to setup a project's …
less than 1 min read »Apr 17, 2017
Two Piano improvisations
Recorded on December 21st in 2016 a-minor improvisation_a_moll.mp3 c-minor improvisation_c_moll.mp3
less than 1 min read »Mar 05, 2016
Minimal Cookie disclosure implementation in SilverStripe
We implement two Controller methods in Page_Controller and explicitly allow the action confirmCookieUsage: <?php // Page Controller …
1 min read »Feb 01, 2016
Using CoffeeScript to build small UNIX-friendly tools
During the last weeks I've started intensively working with NodeJS on collecting and processing api data. In most cases api data is …
3 min read »Dec 24, 2015
Piano song: Bei Gezeiten
This time recorded on a real piano - so there will be some extra noise. bei_gezeiten.mp3
less than 1 min read »Dec 06, 2015
Piano Song: Past Places
Currently I've started working on some new age piano inspired songs. First one is called Past Places, which are actually two pieces in one. …
less than 1 min read »Aug 26, 2014
Report about migration of SilverStripe from 2.4 to 3.1
These days I've been working on a migration of a project from SilverStripe 2.4.x to a 3.1.x version. There are already some decent reports …
3 min read »Jun 10, 2014
Marathon Dash (Boulder Dash clone on C64)
While recovering some old C64 floppy discs (most of them are still working after 15 years!) I found "Marathon Dash", a Boulder Dash clone …
less than 1 min read »Jun 06, 2014
Giana Sisters "The lost Levels"
In 1989 the two german programmers Sandy and Prof. Knibble hacked the C64 game "The Great Giana Sisters". They programmed a Giana Sisters …
1 min read »Apr 30, 2014
Using git versioning to keep track of your UNIX settings in `/etc/`
Simple idea: Using git's versioning and remote capabilities to keep track of your settings in /etc/. Why? you can view diffs on settings …
1 min read »Apr 28, 2014
Wrong Rabbit (a small groovy piano piece)
A small piano piece wich I wrote in 2000. At this time I played bass guitar in a big band and was inspired by that kind of swingish music …
less than 1 min read »Apr 27, 2014