Category Archives: misc

Additional Workspaces in Gnome

Posted on February 24, 2019 by Matthias

I use Gnome on Ubuntu 18.04 with static workspaces and switch between them using keyboard shortcuts – for example, ALT+1 takes me to workspace one. Unfortunately, using the graphical settings editor, I was only able to assign keyboard shortcuts to … Continue reading →

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DNS Over HTTPS

Posted on April 8, 2018 by Matthias

With much of the web switching to HTTPS and at least some people becoming more concerned about privacy, DNS has recently come into the spotlight because it provides an ISP with the ability to monitor which websites a user visits. … Continue reading →

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Migrating to HTTPS

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Matthias

There’s more to migrating a complex site to HTTPS than just enabling TLS in your web server or reverse proxy. All links to embedded resources like style sheets, images, or scripts need to be served via HTTPS and potentially have … Continue reading →

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Frontend Engineering

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Matthias

Despite all its shortcomings as a programming language, JavaScript isn’t a dirty word anymore. A decade ago, most self-respecting developers would refuse to even touch it, so it was left to web designers and junior developers who spiced up a few HTML pages … Continue reading →

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Web Service Security

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Matthias

As a developer, I’ve used lots of web services and also implemented plenty myself. I’ve seen services with IP-based security provided by network firewalls, services protected by standard HTTP Authentication, TLS with client and server certificates and custom mechanisms using … Continue reading →

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Two-Factor Authentication

Posted on May 30, 2015 by Matthias

With more and more of my personal data being hosted in the cloud, I felt that I needed to take security more seriously. Since passwords are the weakest link in most systems, I was looking for a better solution. While … Continue reading →

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Google Music

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Matthias

My Nexus 4 and 7 devices don’t ship with an old school MP3 player anymore. After trying lots and lots of players (all of which I didn’t like), I ended up with Google Music, which is pre-installed on all Nexus … Continue reading →

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Your Quick Guide to Promoting Technology

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Matthias

So you found an awesome new technology and it changed your life. Two weeks in and it feels like you’ve been taken from stone age to space age. Good for you, but better still if you can help others see … Continue reading →

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