Jacob Tomlinson writes about Python, open-source development, GitHub Actions, automation, and best practices for software maintenance.
151 articles from this blog
Guide to installing and configuring a third-party driver to use an Xbox 360 controller on macOS El Capitan.
A developer documents the process of wiping and reinstalling their MacBook, listing essential software, tools, and customizations for a fresh development setup.
A guide to creating visually enhanced git log aliases for better branch topology visualization in the terminal.
Details and fix for the OpenSSH client roaming vulnerability (CVE-2016-0777) that could allow a malicious server to steal private keys.
A guide to building a Docker container cluster using Raspberry Pi hardware, demonstrating Docker's overlay networking and clustering features.
A developer's experience and lessons learned from using Kubernetes for Docker container orchestration in a data processing project.
Explains the difference between CSS units 'em' and 'rem' for relative sizing, with practical examples.
Introducing Govspeak, an open-source markup language extension for Markdown, created by the UK Government Digital Service for technical and government writing.
An introduction to Docker, explaining containerization, how it differs from virtual machines, and its practical applications in software deployment.
A guide on using a Raspberry Pi and a USB DVB-T tuner to capture ADS-B flight data and feed it to the Flightradar24 tracking service.
Explains how to add a 'suggest an edit' link to Jekyll blog posts, enabling readers to easily submit corrections via GitHub pull requests.
How to add a simple reading time estimate to articles in a Jekyll blog using Liquid templating.
A guide to setting up automated testing for a Jekyll blog using Travis CI and HTML Proofer to check for broken links, missing alt tags, and HTML validation.
A technical guide on installing and configuring the inadyn DynDNS client as a service on CentOS 6.
A personal roundup of the software, hardware, games, and books used by the author throughout the year, with a focus on technology and tools.
A guide to installing VMware Tools on CentOS 6 using the yum package manager for streamlined and automated system management.
Guide to configuring OpenVPN on a non-standard port with SELinux on CentOS 6, resolving permission and binding errors.
A guide on configuring proxy settings for Python package managers easy_install and pip to enable installations behind a proxy server.
Guide to fixing .NET Framework 3.5 error when installing vSphere 5.5 Client on Windows 8, with online and offline solutions.
A tutorial showing how to create a simple HTML redirect page, with both a PHP-enhanced version and a plain HTML/JavaScript version.
