Fix case for titles when exporting from Zotero to BibLaTeX
While writing up another paper, I stumbled upon an issue with some of the entries in the list of references. Specificially, I want to cite some automatic spe...
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2025
How to Use S/MIME Certificates in Okular for Signing PDF Files
Did you know that Okular supports S/MIME certificates for digitally signing PDF files? It can access the certificate store of popular mail clients like Thund...
2024
Configuration of Thunderbird / Betterbird
For some reason that I cannot remember, I transitioned from Thunderbird to Betterbird. Ususally, I install it via Flatpak.
30 Day Map Challenge 2024 - Day 7: Vintage
For day seven , the theme Vintage: Map something modern in a vintage aesthetic. Create a map that captures the look and feel of historical cartography but...
30 Day Map Challenge 2024 - Day 6: Raster
The theme for day six is Raster: A map using raster data. Rasters are everywhere, but today’s focus is purely on grids and pixels - satellite imagery, hea...
30 Day Map Challenge 2024 - Day 5: A journey
On day five, the theme is A journey: Map any journey. Personal or not. Trace a journey - this could be a daily commute, a long-distance trip, or something...
30 Day Map Challenge 2024 - Day 4: Hexagons
On day four, the theme is Hexagons: Maps using hexagonal grids. Step away from square grids and try mapping with hexagons. A fun way to show density or sp...
30 Day Map Challenge 2024 - Day 3: Polygons
The theme of the third day is Polygons: A map with polygons. Regions, countries, lakes—this day is for defined shapes that fill space.
30 Day Map Challenge 2024 - Day 2: Lines
The theme of the second day is Lines: A map with focus on lines. Roads, rivers, routes, or borders - this day is all about mapping connections and divisio...
30 Day Map Challenge 2024 - Day 1: Points
This is day one of the 2024 #30daymapchallenge, a “Daily social mapping project happening every November.”
Scanning for and fixing an Open Redirect Vulnerability
At work, I am responsible for managing some web-services hosted on VMs at the company’s data center. Yesterday, I received a mail from the CERT department ab...
Install most recent git-annex on Ubuntu
Problem Description
Setup automount using systemd
Install cifs, e.g. on Ubuntu: 1 sudo apt install cifs-utils
Set default editor system-wide
Set vim as default editor for everything and everyone (instead of setting EDITOR, SYSTEMD_EDITOR, etc. separately for users and make sure to preserve them wh...
Setting up i3
Gnome Keyring
2020
Setting up my Terminal
Prerequisites
2018
Customizing the Ubuntu Dock
Just installed Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. Here I will collect the changes I made to customize it to fit my needs. This post will be updated on irregular base.