We recently spent a few days in Athens and wanted to share some practical tips and impressions from our trip. Internet Access Reliable internet is essential for navigating Athens — from maps and reservations to taxis and tickets. This time, we tried out the eSIM provider manet.travel, purchasing 3GB of data for just €3.50 (valid…
I recently came across QuickRef.me, and it’s quickly earned a place in my bookmarks. It’s a simple, no-frills site offering quick reference cheat sheets for a wide range of programming languages, tools, and frameworks — all in one place. Whether you’re brushing up on Git commands, revisiting regular expressions, or jumping between languages like Python,…
While browsing the web recently, I found myself on Killed by Google — a fascinating, if slightly melancholic, online graveyard for the many products and services Google has launched and eventually shut down.From ambitious social networks like Google+ to handy tools like Google Reader, it’s a stark reminder of how even the biggest tech giants…
By chance, I recently stumbled upon the concept of rubber duck debugging — also known simply as rubberducking — and I instantly connected with it.Looking back, I realize there have been countless times when simply explaining a problem out loud, whether to a colleague or even just to myself, has led me to the solution.It’s…
Context In order to expose containerized apps and make them available from the public internet with HTTPS/TLS enabled, a reverse proxy is a powerful and essential tool. It acts as a gateway that routes external requests to the appropriate internal services, all while handling encryption, domain mapping, and other network-layer concerns. Let’s Encrypt is a…
Context and Requirements To capture and feed sensor data into Home Assistant, Zigbee is a popular and reliable choice. As a standard in the Smart Home ecosystem, Zigbee continues to grow in popularity, with many devices now supporting it out of the box. Examples include: For a comprehensive list of supported Zigbee devices (along with…
Just tossing my thoughts into the void like everyone else.