The curious case of the disappearing PDF text
A case of disappearing text in an auto-generated PDF document led me to dig deeper and learn more about ReportLab: a PDF generation library. Here’s the stor...
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Adventures in collating text in Linux, Docker and Postgres
It’s interesting how bugs can lead to a deeper understanding of how computer systems work. It’s also amazing how nuanced some technical topics can be. For i...
Installation, setup and basic use of the SourceTree Git client
Recently I’ve been investing more time in documentation at work to try and make it easier for new staff members to come up to speed. The following HOWTO has...
Migrating project management software from Redmine to GitLab
Migrating tickets, comments, roadmaps and wiki pages from Redmine to GitLab is a lot of work if you do it by hand. Fortunately, one can automate this proces...
Tunneling through a gateway server via SSH
Some of the servers I manage are hidden behind a corporate firewall and hence not accessible from the open internet. In order to access them from my office ...