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Apple

Emulating Mac OS 9 on macOS 10.15
Several years ago, I bought an old, colorful iMac G3 running Mac OS 9. It runs my old software wonderfully, but an emulated version of Mac OS 9 on my modern MacBook Pro is just so much more convenient.
Design

Why Changing an Interface Too Often Is Bad for Users
Despite what a lot of application developers think, changing a user interface too often is bad for users. It confuses users and generally generates distrust in your product.
Development

WordPress vs a Custom-Made Website
There are valid reasons for choosing WordPress to power your website, but there are also many good reasons for creating a custom-made website. In this article, we will explore some of them.
DevOps

Using Redis Sentinel with Docker and Marathon
Using Redis Sentinel with Docker and Marathon is a relatively complex procedure that requires every instance of Redis to be able to communicate with all other instances.
Docker

Debugging Node.js Remotely with Visual Studio Code
Visual Studio Code is a tool with many talents. Among those is the ability to not just debug Node.js applications, but also to debug them remotely.
Editorials

WordPress vs a Custom-Made Website
There are valid reasons for choosing WordPress to power your website, but there are also many good reasons for creating a custom-made website. In this article, we will explore some of them.
Featured

Windows 95 as an Electron App
An operating system that was released 25 years ago and required an entire computer to run can now instead be run in a browser window with an interpreted language.
Hardware

Using Modern Technology to Upgrade Retro Computers
The internet is rife with tutorials of people upgrading old computers with modern technology. How much sense does that make and is it reasonable?
Health

Podcast #1: Coping with Long Meetings at Work
The very first episode of the Developer’s Notebook Podcast will explore a topic I have already written about: coping with long meetings at work. It is a deeply personal topic for me, but I am certainly not alone when it comes to my difficulties with long meetings. I often feel anxious, stressed and distracted. They often leave me so exhausted that I am not able to work properly afterwards. In this episode, I will go into a bit more detail than I did in the written article and also share a few horror stories from my own, personal meeting-experience.
Linux

Why I Use Virtual Machines for Projects
I don’t like clutter. In fact, I am very picky about what I install on my computer which is one reason I love virtual machines to experiment with new technologies.
Microsoft

Windows 95 as an Electron App
An operating system that was released 25 years ago and required an entire computer to run can now instead be run in a browser window with an interpreted language.
Node.js and TypeScript

Windows 95 as an Electron App
An operating system that was released 25 years ago and required an entire computer to run can now instead be run in a browser window with an interpreted language.
Podcast

Podcast #2: Is Software as a Service a Good Idea?
The second episode of the Developer’s Notebook Podcast will look at whether or not software as a service is a really good idea. I have already written about this topic on Developer’s Notebook, but in this podcast episode, I will strike a more conversational tone and go into a bit more depth than in the article.
Programs and Tools

Podcast #2: Is Software as a Service a Good Idea?
The second episode of the Developer’s Notebook Podcast will look at whether or not software as a service is a really good idea. I have already written about this topic on Developer’s Notebook, but in this podcast episode, I will strike a more conversational tone and go into a bit more depth than in the article.
Retro Software

Windows 95 as an Electron App
An operating system that was released 25 years ago and required an entire computer to run can now instead be run in a browser window with an interpreted language.
Web Development

WordPress vs a Custom-Made Website
There are valid reasons for choosing WordPress to power your website, but there are also many good reasons for creating a custom-made website. In this article, we will explore some of them.
Workplace

Podcast #1: Coping with Long Meetings at Work
The very first episode of the Developer’s Notebook Podcast will explore a topic I have already written about: coping with long meetings at work. It is a deeply personal topic for me, but I am certainly not alone when it comes to my difficulties with long meetings. I often feel anxious, stressed and distracted. They often leave me so exhausted that I am not able to work properly afterwards. In this episode, I will go into a bit more detail than I did in the written article and also share a few horror stories from my own, personal meeting-experience.